Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Avenal High School
Public · Avenal · Kings County · 738 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
20%
Higher than 54% of California high schools
+5.2 pp above peer median (14.7%)
· Ranked #3 of 7 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 22.1%
2025 · 19.9%
+12%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-2.2 pp
vs. Kings County baseline (+14%)
~784
5-yr projected enrollment (+2.0%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Avenal High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 7): 20% vs. a peer median of 15%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 9 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Avenal High School is admitting at roughly +30 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.852) alone would predict (53% actual vs. 23% 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 up 12% (155→174 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +24%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+2.0%/yr); projects to ~784 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coalinga High School | Public | 7.0% | +18% |
| Corcoran High School | Public | 15.9% | +20% |
| Valley Life Charter | Public | — | +300% |
| Kings Valley Academy Ii | Public | — | +223% |
| Templeton High School | Public | 21.6% | +0% |
| Fowler High School | Public | 25.6% | +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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