No UC admissions data on file for Community Roots Academy.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
667 (2018)738 (2026)
+10.6%

If this trend holds (+1.3%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~747 +9 $0
3 yr (2029) ~767 +29 $0
5 yr (2031) ~786 +48 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Orange County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
95.8%
761 of 794 students

33 of 794 students who enrolled at Community Roots Academy this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (4.2% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Orange County median
91.8% · school is in the 91st percentile of 144 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 90th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

White (508) 96.5%
Socio. disadvantaged (123) 93.5%
Hispanic / Latino (119) 93.3%
Students w/ disabilities (116) 95.7%
Two or more races (114) 95.6%
Asian (42) 97.6%

Nearest peer high schools

Laguna Beach High School 95.9% Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County 95.1% Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle 93.6% Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley 93.2% Laguna Hills High School 92.8%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
6.8%
53 of 782 students

Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.

Orange County median
16.4% · school is better than 91% of 143 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

District financial profile — Capistrano Unified (FY2020)

From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.

Total revenue
$715.9M
+23.7% since FY2017
Per-pupil revenue
$16,375
43,719 students enrolled
Revenue mix
State: 37.2%
Local: 56.4%
Federal: 6.4%
Instruction share
60.6%
of current spending · $8,022/pupil
Long-term debt
$41.2M
-24.4% since FY2017
Total revenue by year ($M)
Total expenditure by year ($M)

Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Capistrano Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).

Community Roots Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • Enrollment has been growing (+1.3%/yr); projects to ~767 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

738 students (2026)
~767 projected (2029)
at +1.3%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Community Roots Academy Public 738
Peer-group median 46.9% -10%
Laguna Beach High School Public 820 46.9% -21%
Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County Public 715
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle Public 514
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley Public 573
Laguna Hills High School Public 1241 28.5% -10%
Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy Public 652
Irvine International Academy Public 594
Orange County Academy Of Sciences And Arts Public 300
Legacy Magnet Academy Public 988 86.8% +35%
Orange County Educational Arts Academy Public 663

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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