Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Hughson High School
Public · Hughson · Stanislaus County · 902 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 28% of California high schools
+2.8 pp above peer median (9.4%)
· Ranked #3 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 1.7%
2025 · 12.2%
+55%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+52.4 pp
vs. Stanislaus County baseline (+2%)
~994
5-yr projected enrollment (+3.3%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Hughson High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 8): 12% vs. a peer median of 9%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Hughson High School is admitting at roughly +20 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.068) alone would predict (49% actual vs. 28% 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 55% (137→212 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +8%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+3.3%/yr); projects to ~994 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley | Public | — | +1633% |
| Connecting Waters Charter Sch | Public | 7.0% | -66% |
| Riverbank High School | Public | 11.8% | +23% |
| Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy | Public | — | +191% |
| Waterford High School | Public | 2.4% | +36% |
| Delhi High School | Public | 25.3% | -15% |
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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