Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Golden West High School
Public · Visalia · Tulare County · 2,014 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
6%
Higher than 6% of California high schools
-7.4 pp vs. peer median (13.3%)
· Ranked #9 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2020 · 3.4%
2025 · 5.9%
+15%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+12.6 pp
vs. Tulare County baseline (+2%)
~2126
5-yr projected enrollment (+1.8%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Golden West High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 9): 6% vs. a peer median of 13%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 4 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Golden West High School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.771) alone would predict (35% actual vs. 27% 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 15% (398→457 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +10%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.8%/yr); projects to ~2126 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Whitney High | Public | — | +9% |
| El Diamante High School | Public | 13.6% | -8% |
| Redwood High | Public | 15.2% | +18% |
| Tulare Western High School | Public | 14.7% | -19% |
| Tulare Union High School | Public | 13.0% | +4% |
| Dinuba High School | Public | 11.3% | +16% |
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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