Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Heritage High
Public · Riverside County · 2,396 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
14%
Higher than 37% of California high schools
+2.4 pp above peer median (11.6%)
· Ranked #4 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 12.8%
2025 · 14.0%
-16%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-12.8 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~2251
5-yr projected enrollment (145 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Heritage High sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 11): 14% vs. a peer median of 12%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 4 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Heritage High is admitting at roughly +19 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.891) alone would predict (41% actual vs. 22% 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 16% (653→552 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -5%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.1%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2251 by 2029 — about 145 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty High | Public | 19.2% | +34% |
| Paloma Valley High School | Public | 11.7% | -17% |
| Orange Vista High School | Public | 20.3% | +25% |
| Perris High School | Public | 10.3% | -17% |
| San Jacinto High School | Public | 11.6% | -5% |
| Santa Rosa Academy | Public | 2.5% | -9% |
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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