Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Bear River High School
Public · Grass Valley · Nevada County · 653 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
5%
Higher than 3% of California high schools
On the peer median (4.9%)
· Ranked #5 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 6.3%
2025 · 4.6%
-15%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+26.0 pp
vs. Nevada County baseline (-41%)
~669
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.8%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Bear River High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 8): 5% vs. a peer median of 5%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 11 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 15% (142→121 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -4%.
- ▸In business terms, this is market-share growth during a market contraction. Nevada County's senior population shrank 41% over the same window — Bear River High School only shrank 15%. So Bear River High School picked up about 26 percentage points of relative share — families chose it over the alternatives even as the overall pool got smaller. That's overperforming the market in a shrinking market.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.8%/yr); projects to ~669 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax High School | Public | 26.1% | -4% |
| John Muir Charter | Public | — | -90% |
| Horizon Charter School | Public | 4.9% | -3% |
| Placer High School | Public | 10.4% | -3% |
| Western Sierra Collegiate Academy | Public | — | +5% |
| Sky Mountain Charter School | Public | 3.4% | +16% |
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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