Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Hoover High
Public · San Diego County · 1,878 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
18%
Higher than 50% of California high schools
On the peer median (19.4%)
· Ranked #6 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 24.6%
2025 · 18.4%
-1%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+7.0 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~1774
5-yr projected enrollment (104 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Hoover High sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 10): 18% vs. a peer median of 19%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 11 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 1% (478→474 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -4%.
- ▸In business terms, this is market-share growth during a market contraction. San Diego County's senior population shrank 8% over the same window — Hoover High only shrank 1%. So Hoover High picked up about 7 percentage points of relative share — families chose it over the alternatives even as the overall pool got smaller. That's overperforming the market in a shrinking market.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1774 by 2029 — about 104 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The O'farrell Charter | Public | — | +50% |
| Morse High School | Public | 20.4% | -4% |
| Crawford High School | Public | 21.4% | +22% |
| Point Loma High School | Public | 24.5% | -5% |
| Lincoln High | Public | 12.4% | +6% |
| Sweetwater High | Public | 15.2% | -25% |
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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