Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Cordova High School
Public · Rancho Cordova · Sacramento County · 2,043 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
8%
Higher than 11% of California high schools
-6.8 pp vs. peer median (14.6%)
· Ranked #10 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 6.7%
2025 · 7.8%
+11%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+8.1 pp
vs. Sacramento County baseline (+3%)
~2155
5-yr projected enrollment (+1.8%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Cordova High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 11): 8% vs. a peer median of 15%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Cordova High School is admitting at roughly +5 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.66) alone would predict (32% actual vs. 26% 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 11% (406→451 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +7%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.8%/yr); projects to ~2155 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Americano High School | Public | 22.8% | +25% |
| Bella Vista High School | Public | 14.3% | +2% |
| Grant Union High | Public | 15.7% | +20% |
| Mira Loma High School | Public | 45.4% | -5% |
| Del Campo High School | Public | 7.7% | -4% |
| Granite Bay High School | Public | 39.1% | -2% |
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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