Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
East Palo Alto Academy
Public · East Palo Alto · San Mateo County · 245 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
4%
Higher than 3% of California high schools
-5.9 pp vs. peer median (10.3%)
· Ranked #6 of 6 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2020 · 12.0%
2025 · 4.4%
-9%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-4.0 pp
vs. San Mateo County baseline (-5%)
~222
5-yr projected enrollment (23 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, East Palo Alto Academy sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 6): 4% vs. a peer median of 10%.
- ▸East Palo Alto Academy's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 15% in 2021 to 4% in 2025 — a 10-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 9% (75→68 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -24%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.3%/yr), enrollment projects to ~222 by 2029 — about 23 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everest Public High School | Public | 11.5% | -46% |
| Kipp Esperanza High School | Public | 7.0% | -39% |
| Tide Academy | Public | 10.3% | -43% |
| Aspire East Palo Alto Charter | Public | — | -46% |
| Summit Preparatory Charter High | Public | — | +38% |
| Mission Early College High Sch | Public | 40.7% | +92% |
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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