Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Escondido High School
Public · Escondido · San Diego County · 1,510 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
13%
Higher than 32% of California high schools
-6.1 pp vs. peer median (18.9%)
· Ranked #10 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 13.7%
2025 · 12.8%
-32%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-24.1 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~1273
5-yr projected enrollment (237 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Escondido High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 10): 13% vs. a peer median of 19%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 2 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Escondido High School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.771) alone would predict (31% actual vs. 24% 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 32% (605→412 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -9%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-5.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1273 by 2029 — about 237 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Academy High School | Public | 13.7% | +2% |
| Orange Glen High School | Public | 18.9% | -15% |
| San Pasqual High School | Public | 19.6% | -26% |
| Vista High School | Public | 13.0% | -25% |
| Escondido Charter High School | Public | 15.7% | -5% |
| Rancho Buena Vista High School | Public | 16.0% | -24% |
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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