Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Da Vinci Design High School
Public · El Segundo · Los Angeles County · 539 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
11%
Higher than 23% of California high schools
-15.1 pp vs. peer median (26.5%)
· Ranked #5 of 5 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 17.9%
2025 · 11.4%
-28%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-20.3 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~520
5-yr projected enrollment (19 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Da Vinci Design High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 5): 11% vs. a peer median of 26%.
- ▸Da Vinci Design High School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 35% in 2024 to 11% in 2025 — a 24-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 28% (179→128 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +4%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~520 by 2029 — about 19 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Da Vinci Communications Hs | Public | 25.5% | +46% |
| Da Vinci Science High School | Public | 27.5% | +4% |
| Hawthorne Math And Science Academy | Public | — | -5% |
| Family First Charter | Public | — | -73% |
| Environmental Charter High - Lawndale | Public | 53.3% | +6% |
| Lennox Mathematics, Science And Technology Academy | Public | — | +1% |
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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