Woodside Priory School
Portola Valley · San Mateo County · Religious-affiliated
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- The UC pipeline here is real. 52 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 74 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 3% of California high schools.
- Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 9 of this class's 250 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
- One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.
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📋 At a glance
- 📚 10 AP courses offered (school profile)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
🎓 Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
Getting in is step one. The cost above is the average family's net price — yours depends on your income — and your child's odds depend on their GPA + scores. See your family's real numbers at these campuses:
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How Woodside Priory School compares for families
One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 70 — 52 points above the California median of 18. Ahead of 97% of California high schools.
- ▸ Locally🎓 Top 5% in California on UC Reach — plus 1 more top-rank.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 70 vs a 52 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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California's Smarter Balanced (CAASPP) assessment is administered by the state, by statute, to public & charter schools only. Private schools don't sit for it. That's why the SBAC card is missing on this profile — not a data gap on our side, a deliberate scope of the state's testing program.
For private schools, UC Reach is the stronger academic signal anyway. SBAC measures grade-11 inputs (proficiency on a state standard); UC Reach measures outputs (who actually got into the most selective UCs). For private-school families weighing tuition against college outcomes, the outputs are the relevant signal.
Scroll up to the UC Reach card for Woodside Priory School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+1.8%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~444 | +8 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~459 | +23 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~476 | +40 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
How does Woodside Priory School really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #3 of 9 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.
Your similar-school group includes
Granada Islamic School · Fremont Christian High School · Castilleja School · Notre Dame High School · Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit Hs · California Crosspoint High School · +4 more
Woodside Priory School sent 250 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 20.8% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 70 — 52 points above the California median of 18, higher than 97% of California high schools. The school produces 12.2 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
+19 pts above peer median (52) · Ranked #3 of 9 similar schools
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Higher than 97% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Woodside Priory School's UC Reach Score of 70 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (51) — meaning roughly 70 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
In San Mateo County — a competitive market where the median is already 32 — this still clears the county top-10% bar (65).
Against similar schools, Woodside Priory School stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 52.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 27 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Woodside Priory School's UC Reach is higher than 97% of California high schools (980 ranked).
Private-school figures come from the California Private School Affidavit. Per CDE, inclusion in private-school data is not an evaluation, approval, or endorsement of a school.
GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.
UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA
Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.
| Campus | 4.00+ GPA | 3.70–3.99 GPA | 3.30–3.69 GPA | < 3.30 GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UCLA | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UC San Diego | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Santa Barbara | Strong shot | Moderate | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Irvine | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Davis | Strong shot | Real shot | Moderate | Filtered out |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 4.10 | 4.22 | +0.12 | 16.7% | Peers +0.18 · wider |
| UCLA (2023) | 4.12 | 4.29 | +0.17 | 10.9% | Peers +0.19 · matches |
| UC San Diego | 4.10 | 4.24 | +0.13 | 34.3% | Peers +0.20 · wider |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.09 | 4.24 | +0.14 | 34.3% | Peers +0.20 · wider |
| UC Irvine | 4.11 | 4.22 | +0.11 | 33.3% | Peers +0.14 · matches |
| UC Davis | 4.09 | 4.21 | +0.12 | 32.0% | Peers +0.16 · wider |
📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2024 (for reference)
| GPA band | UCB | UCLA | UCSD | UCSB | UCI | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00+ | 17.1% | 14.4% | 43.5% | 57.3% | 46.0% | 64.1% |
| 3.70–3.99 | 2.8% | 1.5% | 11.2% | 9.2% | 16.5% | 27.5% |
| 3.30–3.69 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 9.1% |
| 3.00–3.29 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
| < 3.00 | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Where Woodside Priory School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (26.5% actual vs. 22.4% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 41 | 5 | —† | 12.2% | 7 | — | 4.10 | 4.22 |
| UCLA → Elite | 46 | 4 | —† | 8.7% | 5 | — | 4.10 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 43 | 10 | —† | 23.3% | 14 | — | 4.10 | 4.24 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 48 | 18 | —† | 37.5% | 24 | — | 4.09 | 4.24 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 39 | 6 | —† | 15.4% | 8 | — | 4.11 | 4.22 |
| UC Davis → | 33 | 9 | —† | 27.3% | 12 | — | 4.09 | 4.21 |