Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Gardena High School
Public · Gardena · Los Angeles County · 1,270 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
14%
Higher than 35% of California high schools
-9.5 pp vs. peer median (23.1%)
· Ranked #9 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 15.3%
2025 · 13.6%
+5%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+13.5 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~1214
5-yr projected enrollment (56 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Gardena High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 10): 14% vs. a peer median of 23%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 4 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Gardena High School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.744) alone would predict (27% actual vs. 18% 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 up 5% (318→335 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -13%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1214 by 2029 — about 56 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High | Public | 23.1% | -30% |
| Lawndale High School | Public | 29.4% | -29% |
| Carson High School | Public | 20.9% | -10% |
| King/Drew Medical Magnet High | Public | — | -12% |
| Hawthorne High School | Public | 15.0% | -23% |
| Inglewood High School | Public | 10.9% | +42% |
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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