Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Hollister High School
Public · Hollister · San Benito County · 3,330 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
11%
Higher than 20% of California high schools
-5.8 pp vs. peer median (16.5%)
· Ranked #10 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 7.3%
2025 · 10.7%
+22%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+8.2 pp
vs. San Benito County baseline (+14%)
~3474
5-yr projected enrollment (+1.4%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Hollister High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 11): 11% vs. a peer median of 16%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 2 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Hollister High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.771) alone would predict (27% actual vs. 21% 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 22% (719→880 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +1%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.4%/yr); projects to ~3474 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alisal High School | Public | 20.1% | +0% |
| Salinas High School | Public | 24.2% | -8% |
| North Salinas High School | Public | 11.6% | +15% |
| Everett Alvarez High School | Public | 18.9% | -11% |
| Watsonville High School | Public | 14.2% | +1% |
| Gilroy High School | Public | 9.8% | +23% |
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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