Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Barstow High School
Public · Barstow · San Bernardino County · 1,500 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
4%
Higher than 2% of California high schools
-9.2 pp vs. peer median (13.1%)
· Ranked #8 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 3.5%
2025 · 3.9%
+15%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+14.8 pp
vs. San Bernardino County baseline (+0%)
~1548
5-yr projected enrollment (+1.1%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Barstow High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 8): 4% vs. a peer median of 13%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Barstow High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.571) alone would predict (36% actual vs. 27% 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 15% (305→350 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +12%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.1%/yr); projects to ~1548 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain | Public | — | +64% |
| Academy For Academic Excellence | Public | 16.2% | +13% |
| Granite Hills High School | Public | 12.0% | +22% |
| Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto | Public | — | -79% |
| Silver Valley High School | Public | — | +32% |
| Riverside Preparatory | Public | 13.1% | +49% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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