Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
De Anza High School
Public · Richmond · Contra Costa County · 1,023 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 29% of California high schools
-12.0 pp vs. peer median (24.5%)
· Ranked #9 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 26.8%
2025 · 12.5%
-20%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-17.0 pp
vs. Contra Costa County baseline (-3%)
~914
5-yr projected enrollment (109 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, De Anza High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 10): 12% vs. a peer median of 24%.
- ▸De Anza High School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 30% in 2022 to 12% in 2025 — a 18-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 20% (336→268 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -8%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~914 by 2029 — about 109 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Making Waves Academy | Public | 38.2% | +63% |
| Pinole Valley High School | Public | 13.2% | +10% |
| Albany High School | Public | 48.3% | +15% |
| Richmond High School | Public | 14.2% | -12% |
| Hercules High School | Public | 24.5% | -23% |
| Alhambra Senior High | Public | 12.8% | -11% |
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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