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Reach Report · by Test Prep Gurus

Los Alamitos High School

Los Alamitos · Orange County · Enrollment & Outcomes Intelligence

Prepared 2026-06-14 · benchmarked against 6 similar nearby schools

Executive summary

This report benchmarks Los Alamitos High School against 6 similar nearby schools on enrollment retention and college outcomes. Its student retention (96.5%) runs +4.7 points above the Orange County median — a competitive strength to defend. On the current trajectory, enrollment is projected to fall by 237 students over five years.

Diagnosis

Demand problem, not retention

Enrollment is shrinking even though retention holds at or above the county norm. The students you have are staying — fewer are choosing you in the first place. This is a competitive/marketing problem, not a climate one.

Student retention — are families staying?

96.5%

of students stayed enrolled into the 2024-25 school year (CDE stability rate). County median: 91.8% (4.7pts above).

Los Alamitos High School retained 96.5% of its students into the 2024-25 school year.

Year	Retention
2017-18	96.5%
2018-19	95.1%
2019-20	96.8%
2020-21	96.7%
2022-23	95.7%
2023-24	96.1%
2024-25	96.5%

Retention by student group — the equity lens

2024-25 retention by subgroup (≥20 students). The LCAP requires you to act on the widest gaps; this surfaces them.

Widest gap: Pacific Islander retain at 73.9% — 22.6 points below the school average.

Student group	Retention	vs. school avg	Students
White	97.3%	+0.8	1,193
Hispanic / Latino	97.0%	+0.5	896
Socioecon. disadvantaged	93.4%	-3.1	533
Asian	98.8%	+2.3	404
Students w/ disabilities	94.5%	-2.0	255
Two or more races	93.3%	-3.2	253
Black / African Am.	86.0%	-10.5	107
Filipino	97.6%	+1.1	82

Outcomes vs. your closest competitors

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors. UC 6-yr grad = share of this school's UC enrollees who graduate within six years. Your school is highlighted.

School	UC Reach	UC 6-yr grad	Enrollment
Los Alamitos High School (you)	32.8%	95.2%	2,809
Cypress High School	30.5%	84.6%	2,548
Millikan High School	21.5%	—	3,358
Westminster High School	21.1%	91.5%	2,436
Wilson High School	—	—	3,334
Mayfair High School	10.0%	75.0%	2,293
Lakewood High School	11.9%	85.1%	2,092

On UC Reach (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors), Los Alamitos High School scores 32.8% — ahead of 5 of its 5 closest competitors. This is the outcome metric families compare most directly when choosing between nearby schools.

5-year enrollment forecast

Enrollment moved from 3,235 (2018) to 2,809 (2026) — -1.7%/yr. Projected forward at that rate:

Year	2027	2029	2031
Projected enrollment	2,760	2,664	2,572

Net 5-year change: -237 students. Simple CAGR extrapolation — see "What's next" for the demographic-floor scenario.

Community context

Orange County demographics (2022 ACS). County-level context for your enrollment picture — the district-catchment child-population decomposition is in "What's next."

Median household income	$109,361
Adults with a bachelor's+	42.76%
Below poverty line	9.68%
County population	3,175,227

Recommendations

0–90 days

Enrollment is projected to decline. Quantify the per-student revenue at risk and brief leadership on the 5-year trajectory.

Multi-year

Publish your UC Reach and college destinations prominently — it's the outcome families weigh most when comparing you to the schools in this report.

What's next in this report

Market-share decomposition — splits your enrollment change into demographic (county child-population) vs. competitive causes. Unlocks once Census ACS + CA Dept. of Finance projections are integrated.

Destination inference — identifies which specific competitors your departing students transferred to. Unlocks with per-grade enrollment ingestion.

Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · reach.prepgurus.com
Sources: UCOP Admissions & Graduation by Source School, CDE Stability Rate & Census Day enrollment. Every figure traces to a primary public dataset. Not affiliated with the University of California.