The Bishop's School Class of 2026 College Profile: How to Read Outcomes Without AP

Short answer: Bishop's has 129 students in the Class of 2026, and its official profile provides current curriculum and GPA context. As of August 22, 2026, however, the school had not published final Class of 2026 destinations. Its live matriculation table covers the Class of 2025 and a 2022–2025 four-class history, not 2026 outcomes.

This is not a trophy-school list. It is a guide to separating current Class of 2026 facts from prior-year and historical data—and to comparing a no-AP independent school with CCA, TPHS, and LJCDS on the right terms.

Separate the data years first

Data	Population	What it can show	What it cannot show
129 students; weighted middle-50% GPA of 3.62–4.22	Bishop's Class of 2026	Current cohort size and in-school GPA distribution	Final Class of 2026 college destinations
SAT 1350–1540; ACT 30–35	Class of 2025 students who took each test	Prior-year test-taker ranges	Class of 2026 or full-class scores
Class of 2025 matriculation	Prior-year destinations listed in the table	Where listed students ultimately enrolled	Class of 2026 admission or enrollment results
2022–2025 four-year total	Four graduating classes combined	Longer-term breadth of destinations	A single-year admit rate or future guarantee

On the verification date, the Bishop's College Counseling page still linked “College Profile & Matriculation” to the 2025–2026 Profile. Neither that PDF nor the public site provided a Class of 2026 matriculation table.

What is current for the Class of 2026?

The official profile states that:

the Class of 2026 has 129 students;
its weighted middle-50% GPA through junior year is 3.62–4.22;
Bishop's calculates GPA but does not calculate class rank;
Honors and Advanced Honors courses receive one additional GPA point; and
non-Bishop's courses, including Global Online Academy courses, are excluded from the school GPA.

The GPA range only makes sense inside Bishop's own calculation rules. It should not be ranked directly against CCA or TPHS GPAs, and it does not map a particular GPA to a particular college.

Why does Bishop's have no AP courses?

Bishop's completed a multi-year phase-out of AP courses in 2021–2022. It no longer offers AP classes. The school still administers AP exams for students who voluntarily seek college credit or placement, but it does not expect students to take them.

The school communicates rigor through its own advanced-course system:

Course marker	Official meaning	What families should evaluate
Honors	The school says these courses meet or exceed AP rigor	Prerequisites, depth, and sustainable workload
Advanced Honors	The most advanced or intensive seminar work in a subject	Coherence with the student's interests and direction
`+`	Former AP course or AP-equivalent	Course context, not proof that a student took an AP exam
`‡`	Post-AP or among the most rigorous courses in the field	Appropriate prior preparation, not maximum quantity

That makes a direct AP-count comparison with CCA or TPHS misleading. Colleges receive a School Profile explaining what the school offers and can evaluate a student's choices within that context.

The SAT and ACT ranges are easy to misread

The testing section describes the Class of 2025:

Test	Test takers	Middle 50% range
SAT	94 of 128	1350–1540
ACT	27 of 128	30–35

The two groups may overlap and should not be added. More importantly, each range describes students who took that test. It is neither a full-class distribution nor Class of 2026 data.

What does the Class of 2025 matriculation table show?

EdCommGlobal's row-by-row reconciliation of the official table produces 124 listed placements across 69 institutions for the Class of 2025:

Students per institution	Number of institutions
1	33
2	22
3	10
4	3
5	1
Total	69 institutions, 124 placements

MIT is the largest single destination with five students, about 4.0% of the 124 listed placements. Stanford, the University of Chicago, and USC each have four. The useful pattern is dispersion: 33 of the 69 institutions have only one student.

One unresolved denominator matters. The same profile uses 128 students in the Class of 2025 testing table, while the one-year matriculation counts total 124. The school does not explain the other four students' plans. This article therefore does not infer gap years, service, or another pathway, and it calls the table “124 listed placements” rather than a complete 128-student list.

Use the four-year total for breadth, not prediction

The official 2022–2025 column reconciles to 518 placements across 149 institutions. Bishop's explains that no single year represents its matriculation trends, which is why it also publishes a four-class total.

That history can answer which types and regions of colleges appear over time. It cannot establish:

final Class of 2026 destinations;
how many students a college admitted;
an application admit rate; or
an individual student's chance at a college.

Matriculation means final enrollment. It is not the same as admits or an admission rate.

The small-school advantage must connect to planning

Bishop's says college counselors work with ninth- and tenth-grade classes, begin individual student and family meetings in the spring of tenth grade, and develop an initial college list with each junior and family early in the second semester. Support continues through graduation.

The value is not that an adult applies on a student's behalf. It is the chance to connect courses, activities, and college direction on one timeline earlier. Families still need to see whether the student can articulate interests, use feedback, and take ownership.

Family situation	Planning priority
Entering Bishop's in Grade 9	Verify math, English, and world-language placement; do not focus only on ISEE/SSAT preparation
Transferring in Grade 10	Map Honors prerequisites and activity continuity before choosing course rigor
Interested in STEM or advanced math	Review the actual sequence into Advanced Honors, post-AP, and independent study
Still developing academic English	Evaluate seminar discussion, reading, and writing demands despite the small class size
Applying mainly because of historical destinations	Return to student fit, course choices, and a four-year budget; college names are not a plan

How should families compare Bishop's, LJCDS, CCA, and TPHS?

Compare the data systems before comparing the numbers:

Bishop's: a 129-student cohort, no AP courses, and rigor communicated through Honors and Advanced Honors; public destinations currently cover 2025 and four-year history.
LJCDS: an official Class of 2026 matriculation list for 108 graduates, useful for current enrollment patterns but still not an admit rate. See the LJCDS Class of 2026 review.
CCA and TPHS: large public high schools with AP, UC source-school, NSC, or CDE structural data; their schedules and counseling models differ from those of a small independent school.

Different school types publish different evidence. Start with the environment a student needs, then decide which numbers deserve comparison.

FAQ

Has Bishop's published final Class of 2026 college destinations?

Not as of August 22, 2026. The live College Profile link still serves the 2025–2026 document, whose matriculation table covers the Class of 2025 and the Classes of 2022–2025 combined.

Will having no AP courses hurt a Bishop's student's college application?

AP count alone cannot answer that question. The School Profile explains the AP phase-out and the Honors, Advanced Honors, AP-equivalent, and post-AP curriculum. What matters is whether a student makes appropriately challenging and sustainable choices among the courses the school offers.

Is 1350–1540 the SAT range for the full Class of 2026?

No. It is the middle-50% range for 94 SAT test takers in the Class of 2025. It is neither Class of 2026 data nor a distribution for all 128 students.

Do the 124 Class of 2025 placements equal the full class size?

That cannot be claimed. The testing table uses a denominator of 128, but the matriculation counts total 124, and the profile does not explain the difference. This article reports only “124 listed placements.”

Can historical college names predict an individual admission chance?

No. Matriculation data omits applicant counts, admit counts, individual coursework, grades, activities, and family choices. It cannot produce an individual probability.

Sources and verification notes

Information	Source	How this article uses it
129 students, GPA, curriculum and AP policy, 2025 testing, matriculation	Bishop's 2025–2026 College Profile & Matriculation	Official school PDF; separates Class of 2026 profile facts, Class of 2025 testing, and historical enrollment.
Counseling timeline	Bishop's College Counseling	Official description of class programs and individual meetings.
Current courses	Bishop's 2026–2027 Curriculum	Confirms current Honors and Advanced Honors offerings; not used as an outcome source.
124, 69, 518, 149, and calculated shares	EdCommGlobal arithmetic from the official table	Transparent calculations, not separate school-published summary metrics.