Eureka Senior High School

Eureka · Humboldt County · Public

Public Humboldt County ~286 seniors

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📋 At a glance

Programs & features

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Academic signals

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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Eureka Senior High School compares for families

Real college outcomes data available below.

▸ Statewide3.8% UC Reach — 14.3 points below the California median of 18.1%.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsRight at the peer median (6.2% UC Reach) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Eureka Senior High School sent 68 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 16.2% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 3.8% — 14.3 percentage points below the California median of 18.1%, higher than 2% of California high schools..

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach ⓘ

11 admits / 286 seniors
-2.4 pp vs. peer median (6.2%) · Ranked #6 of 8 similar schools

5-year trend

2019 · 5.1% 2025 · 3.8%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.1%

Peer median
6.2%

Top 10%
51.2%

This school
3.8%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 3.8%

Higher than 2% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Eureka Senior High School's UC Reach of 3.8% is below the California median (18.1%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51.2% or higher.

Overall, Eureka Senior High School's UC Reach is higher than 2% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

23.8%

68 applications

In context: CA median 74.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241.0% · higher than 5% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

16.2%

11 / 68 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 3% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

None enrolled of 11 admitted

Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.

UC Enrollment Reach ⓘ

N/A

None enrollees / 286 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

1.7

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 0% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

286

CDE grade 12 (exact)

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

1,162

All grades · CDE Census Day

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.08

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.23

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Eureka Senior High School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Moderate	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Real shot	Moderate	Filtered out

Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2024.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC San Diego	4.04	4.27	+0.23	46.2%	Peers +0.23 · matches
UC Santa Barbara	4.10	4.21	+0.11	64.3%	Peers +0.20 · wider
UC Davis	3.96	4.23	+0.27	47.8%	Peers +0.23 · steeper

📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2024 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	17.1%	14.4%	43.5%	57.3%	46.0%	64.1%
3.70–3.99	2.8%	1.5%	11.2%	9.2%	16.5%	27.5%
3.30–3.69	0.8%	0.9%	1.4%	2.3%	3.4%	9.1%
3.00–3.29	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	2.1%
< 3.00	0.6%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%

How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

Where Eureka Senior High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 22.6 points above what their GPAs predict (52.0% actual vs. 29.4% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2019–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach % (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach	Yield	Avg GPA (App) '24	Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite	13	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.15	—^†
UCLA → Elite	13	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.11	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	7	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.04	4.27
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	6	5	—^†	83.3%	1.7%	—	4.10	4.21
UC Irvine → Selective	10	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.14	—^†
UC Davis →	19	6	—^†	31.6%	2.1%	—	3.96	4.23

† = UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once; Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

1,226 (2019) → 1,159 (2026)

-5.5%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

293 (2019) → 275 (2026)

-6.1%

If this trend holds (-0.8%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027)	~1,150	-9	$0
3 yr (2029)	~1,131	-28	$0
5 yr (2031)	~1,113	-46	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Eureka Senior High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · Eureka · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Eureka Senior High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 8): 4% vs. a peer median of 6%.
▸Eureka Senior High School's UC Reach has stepped down from a peak of 9% in 2024 to 4% in 2025 — a 5-point decline worth tracking.
▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Eureka Senior High School is admitting at roughly +23 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.02) alone would predict (52% 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 6% (293→275 from 2019 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +18%.
▸At its recent rate (-0.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1131 by 2029 — about 28 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

1159 students (2026)

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~1131 projected (2029)

at -0.8%/yr

That's about 28 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.

Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Eureka Senior High School	Public	1159	3.8%	-6%
Peer-group median			6.2%	+18%
Eureka Senior High	Public	1159	3.8%	+25%
Arcata High School	Public	972	22.0%	+36%
Alder Grove Charter School 2	Public	503	—	-38%
Fortuna Union High School	Public	832	6.2%	+5%
Mckinleyville High School	Public	574	2.5%	-4%
Northern United - Humboldt Charter	Public	349	—	-6%
Enterprise High School	Public	1123	4.8%	+23%
Shasta High School	Public	1267	8.2%	+13%
University Preparatory School	Public	1004	34.7%	+24%
Redwood Coast Montessori	Public	205	—	+150%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

What This Means

Fewer than 15% of seniors are earning UC admission. This may reflect a high non-UC college-going rate, significant A-G completion gaps, or an early-stage UC pipeline. A deeper review of A-G readiness and counseling capacity is warranted.

UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.

Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.

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