Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Hillcrest High School
Public · Riverside · Riverside County · 1,798 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
20%
Higher than 53% of California high schools
+5.3 pp above peer median (14.2%)
· Ranked #2 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 16.0%
2025 · 19.5%
-2%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+1.1 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~1822
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.4%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Hillcrest High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 10): 20% vs. a peer median of 14%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 3 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Hillcrest High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.877) alone would predict (26% actual vs. 20% 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 2% (442→435 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -9%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.4%/yr); projects to ~1822 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington High School | Public | 11.6% | -2% |
| Norte Vista Senior High School | Public | 11.1% | -11% |
| Norte Vista High | Public | — | -17% |
| LA Sierra High School | Public | 14.2% | -10% |
| Norco High School | Public | 9.3% | +1% |
| Ramona High | Public | 15.9% | +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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