Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Chula Vista Senior High
Public · San Diego County · 1,806 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
19%
Higher than 53% of California high schools
-1.5 pp vs. peer median (20.9%)
· Ranked #6 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 9.3%
2025 · 19.4%
-34%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-26.7 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~1618
5-yr projected enrollment (188 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Chula Vista Senior High sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 8): 19% vs. a peer median of 21%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 8 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Chula Vista Senior High is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.821) alone would predict (28% 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 34% (666→436 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -19%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1618 by 2029 — about 188 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chula Vista Senior High School | Public | 15.0% | -19% |
| Hilltop High School | Public | 20.9% | -19% |
| Mueller Charter (robert L.) | Public | — | +64% |
| San Ysidro High School | Public | 23.3% | -29% |
| The O'farrell Charter | Public | — | +50% |
| Montgomery High School | Public | 21.7% | -19% |
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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