Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
El Dorado High
Public · El Dorado County · 1,085 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
10%
Higher than 16% of California high schools
-1.2 pp vs. peer median (10.9%)
· Ranked #7 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 5.6%
2025 · 9.7%
-7%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-15.9 pp
vs. El Dorado County baseline (+9%)
~1070
5-yr projected enrollment (15 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, El Dorado High sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 10): 10% vs. a peer median of 11%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 3 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, El Dorado High is admitting at roughly +18 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.885) alone would predict (47% actual vs. 29% 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 7% (302→280 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1070 by 2029 — about 15 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Mine High School | Public | 7.2% | -0% |
| Sky Mountain Charter School | Public | 3.4% | +16% |
| Ponderosa High School | Public | 13.8% | -10% |
| Placer High School | Public | 10.4% | -3% |
| John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills | Public | — | +104% |
| Casa Roble Fundamental Hs | Public | 10.9% | +4% |
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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