Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Carmel High School
Public · Carmel · Monterey County · 736 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
44%
Higher than 85% of California high schools
+18.4 pp above peer median (25.6%)
· Ranked #1 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 49.3%
2025 · 44.0%
-7%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-17.2 pp
vs. Monterey County baseline (+10%)
~692
5-yr projected enrollment (44 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Carmel High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 9): 44% vs. a peer median of 26%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 13 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Carmel High School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.088) alone would predict (32% actual vs. 23% 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 7% (204→189 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~692 by 2029 — about 44 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Grove High School | Public | 39.8% | -5% |
| Marina High | Public | 9.2% | +43% |
| Seaside High School | Public | 4.3% | -11% |
| Monterey High School | Public | 38.0% | +27% |
| Gonzales High School | Public | 23.0% | -9% |
| North Monterey County High Sch | Public | 21.8% | +14% |
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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