Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Chowchilla Union High School
Public · Chowchilla · Madera County · 1,038 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 27% of California high schools
-1.6 pp vs. peer median (13.5%)
· Ranked #8 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 9.9%
2025 · 11.9%
+1%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-6.0 pp
vs. Madera County baseline (+7%)
~1019
5-yr projected enrollment (19 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Chowchilla Union High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 10): 12% vs. a peer median of 14%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 9 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Chowchilla Union High School is admitting at roughly +17 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.803) alone would predict (42% actual vs. 25% 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 up 1% (228→230 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +5%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1019 by 2029 — about 19 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Grand High | Public | — | +0% |
| Mendota High School | Public | 13.5% | +6% |
| Matilda Torres High School | Public | 17.0% | +34% |
| Madera South High School | Public | 14.0% | -31% |
| Madera High School | Public | 14.9% | -20% |
| Golden Valley High | Public | 15.2% | +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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