Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Cabrillo High School
Public · Lompoc · Santa Barbara County · 1,064 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 29% of California high schools
On the peer median (11.5%)
· Ranked #5 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 6.0%
2025 · 12.3%
-14%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-16.8 pp
vs. Santa Barbara County baseline (+3%)
~990
5-yr projected enrollment (74 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Cabrillo High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 10): 12% vs. a peer median of 12%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 4 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Cabrillo High School is admitting at roughly +15 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.989) alone would predict (43% actual vs. 28% 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 14% (331→286 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +7%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~990 by 2029 — about 74 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lompoc High School | Public | 11.5% | +13% |
| Orcutt Academy Charter High School | Public | 32.5% | +22% |
| Nipomo High School | Public | 8.9% | +3% |
| Ernest Righetti High School | Public | 13.7% | +24% |
| Santa Ynez Valley Union Hs | Public | 19.5% | -15% |
| Vista Real Charter High School | Public | — | -57% |
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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