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How we grew enrollment by 300 percent in ten months at a 114-year-old private school in Los Angeles.

Page Academy is a K through 8 arts-integrated private school founded in 1908 and operating in one of the most saturated private school markets in the country. Over two decades the school had quietly lost market share to a digital footprint that no longer reflected the program, and to admissions operations that had not kept pace with the way families were now researching schools. EnrollmentGenius rebuilt the public-facing brand, the paid acquisition program, and the admissions function inside ten months.

300%
Enrollment growth in ten months
$1.8M
Tuition revenue generated
7,400%
Ten-month return on investment
+90
New students enrolled
The Context

A 114-year-old school competing for visibility in the Los Angeles market.

Page Academy has served families in Los Angeles since 1908 as a K through 8 arts-integrated program. The school's program reputation remained strong, but two decades of market share erosion had left the brand operating below its actual quality. A neglected website, no paid acquisition or remarketing presence, weak search engine fundamentals, and an admissions operation built around paper applications were each limiting growth at the same time.

Inside a ten-month engagement EnrollmentGenius rebuilt the school's digital presence, the paid acquisition program, and the admissions operation underneath it. A $24,000 total marketing investment converted to $1.8 million in tuition revenue, and the school grew enrollment by ninety students against a starting base that had been declining for years.

The Challenges

What the engagement inherited.

Two structural problems were limiting enrollment in parallel, and neither one was being addressed at the operational level.

An outdated website with inconsistent branding

The website had not been substantively updated in more than a decade. Color schemes and messaging were inconsistent across pages and did not reflect the school's actual program identity. Mobile optimization was lacking. The site supported no paid acquisition or remarketing, and search engine fundamentals were largely absent, which limited organic discovery in a market where most family research begins online.

A paper-driven enrollment process

Enrollment relied on paper applications with no tracking systems for prospective families. Application materials carried inconsistent branding. No dedicated admissions staff held end-to-end responsibility for the family experience, which meant qualified inquiries routinely fell through the cracks in a market where families have many options.

The Approach

A three-part rebuild across discovery, acquisition, and operations.

Each component was designed to reinforce the others, and the program was built to measure across every funnel stage from organic search through enrolled student.

01 / Search Engine Optimization

Website rebuild and organic discovery

Full website redesign with modern aesthetics and mobile-optimized navigation, structured to maximize tour request conversion. Built alongside the rebuild was the search engine infrastructure that allowed the school to reach top rankings inside an extremely competitive Los Angeles search environment.

02 / Paid Acquisition

Smart-bid, geo-targeted ad strategy

Campaign architecture leveraged the school's existing data, Smart Bidding, and geo-targeting to reach conversion-likely families. Age-group segmentation delivered the right message to the right family. The first ninety days generated approximately $300,000 in new enrollment revenue, with a 5.2 percent click-through rate across paid channels.

03 / Enrollment Operations

Twelve-touchpoint lead nurturing

End-to-end nurturing across more than twelve touchpoints through the family enrollment journey. Application digitization and rebuilt customer service standards rebuilt the admissions function around the way families actually move through enrollment decisions in a competitive market.

The Outcome

Ten months later.

The numbers below are measured against the position the school held at the start of the partnership.

Total digital marketing investment$24,000
Average monthly spend$1,200
Tuition revenue generated$1,800,000
Return on investment7,400% (75:1)
New students enrolled+90
Total revenue opportunities generated$11.74M
Web-generated tour requests↑ 1,181%
Average click-through rate on paid ads5.2%
Ninety-day enrollment revenue~$300,000
Partnership duration10 months
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