Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Desert Mirage High School
Public · Thermal · Riverside County · 1,818 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
24%
Higher than 62% of California high schools
+6.9 pp above peer median (16.7%)
· Ranked #3 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 18.9%
2025 · 23.6%
-16%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-13.0 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~1744
5-yr projected enrollment (74 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Desert Mirage High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 11): 24% vs. a peer median of 17%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 14 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Desert Mirage High School is admitting at roughly +15 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.901) alone would predict (35% 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 16% (490→413 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1744 by 2029 — about 74 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coachella Valley High School | Public | 16.2% | -17% |
| Indio High School | Public | 17.2% | +18% |
| Shadow Hills High School | Public | 11.5% | -23% |
| LA Quinta High School | Public | 18.5% | -1% |
| Palm Desert High School | Public | 29.1% | +7% |
| 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. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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