Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Coachella Valley High School
Public · Thermal · Riverside County · 2,282 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
16%
Higher than 45% of California high schools
-1.7 pp vs. peer median (17.9%)
· Ranked #7 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 12.2%
2025 · 16.2%
-17%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-14.6 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~2147
5-yr projected enrollment (135 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Coachella Valley High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 11): 16% vs. a peer median of 18%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 4 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Coachella Valley High School is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.793) alone would predict (27% 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 17% (629→520 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2147 by 2029 — about 135 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA Quinta High School | Public | 18.5% | -1% |
| Indio High School | Public | 17.2% | +18% |
| Desert Mirage High School | Public | 23.6% | -16% |
| Palm Desert High School | Public | 29.1% | +7% |
| Shadow Hills High School | Public | 11.5% | -23% |
| Rancho Mirage High School | Public | 9.6% | -14% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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