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UP Academy
San Mateo, CA · Independent school
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
UP Academy shows signs of real financial distress. On the latest filing, net assets are negative on the latest filing — liabilities exceed total assets, so there is no reserve cushion. Revenue is unusually diversified at 64% tuition-dependent (peer median 79%). Staff compensation runs 59% of expenses, leaner than the peer median. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: -0.1 / 10, distressed.
UP Academy reported $1.3M in revenue against $1.3M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at -$2K.
Operating margin landed at 2.5%, with 63.7% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts UP Academy at the p36 on operating margin.
$1.3M
REVENUE FY2024
2.5%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2024
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WHERE THIS SCHOOL SITS · REVENUE SCALE VS PEERS
Among 20 similar peer schools, UP Academy ranks 11th by latest 990 revenue.
Revenue scale
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- Financials — IRS Form 990, up to nine years on file.
- Enrollment & demand — IRS 990 tuition revenue + U.S. Census county births.
- Competition — NCES private (PSS) + public (CCD) school inventory.
- Demographics — U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates.
- Local economy — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW and CES.
- Peer set — 1,620 independent schools with verified financials.
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