Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Arlington High School
Public · Riverside · Riverside County · 1,877 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 25% of California high schools
On the peer median (12.6%)
· Ranked #5 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 15.2%
2025 · 11.6%
-2%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+0.4 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~1862
5-yr projected enrollment (15 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Arlington High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 9): 12% vs. a peer median of 13%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Arlington High School is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.833) alone would predict (28% actual vs. 21% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 2% (473→462 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -5%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.3%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1862 by 2029 — about 15 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norte Vista Senior High School | Public | 11.1% | -11% |
| Norte Vista High | Public | — | -17% |
| Ramona High | Public | 15.9% | +9% |
| Hillcrest High School | Public | 19.5% | -2% |
| Norco High School | Public | 9.3% | +1% |
| John W North High School | Public | 17.8% | -8% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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