Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Bassett High School
Public · La Puente · Los Angeles County · 703 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 28% of California high schools
-5.8 pp vs. peer median (18.1%)
· Ranked #9 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 7.1%
2025 · 12.3%
-25%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-16.8 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~613
5-yr projected enrollment (90 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Bassett High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 11): 12% vs. a peer median of 18%.
- ▸Bassett High School's UC Reach has stepped down from a peak of 17% in 2024 to 12% in 2025 — a 5-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Bassett High School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.703) alone would predict (28% actual vs. 20% 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 25% (272→204 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -11%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-4.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~613 by 2029 — about 90 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood High School | Public | 14.4% | -9% |
| William Workman High | Public | 8.2% | -43% |
| LA Puente High School | Public | 15.1% | -27% |
| Duarte High School | Public | 17.5% | -1% |
| Mountain View High School | Public | 113.6% | -9% |
| Covina High School | Public | 21.8% | -13% |
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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