Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Calexico High School
Public · Calexico · Imperial County · 2,703 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 27% of California high schools
-2.0 pp vs. peer median (13.9%)
· Ranked #7 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 16.1%
2025 · 11.9%
-6%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-15.3 pp
vs. Imperial County baseline (+9%)
~2580
5-yr projected enrollment (123 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Calexico High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 11): 12% vs. a peer median of 14%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 3 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Calexico High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.768) alone would predict (29% 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 6% (682→641 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -1%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2580 by 2029 — about 123 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Union High School | Public | 9.6% | +8% |
| Southwest High School | Public | 13.2% | -1% |
| Imperial High School | Public | 10.2% | +40% |
| Brawley Union High School | Public | 11.7% | +18% |
| Eastlake High School | Public | 21.3% | -30% |
| LA Quinta High School | Public | 18.5% | -1% |
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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