Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Imperial High School
Public · Imperial · Imperial County · 1,449 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
10%
Higher than 20% of California high schools
On the peer median (10.6%)
· Ranked #6 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 15.6%
2025 · 10.2%
+40%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+30.3 pp
vs. Imperial County baseline (+9%)
~1532
5-yr projected enrollment (+1.9%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Imperial High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 11): 10% vs. a peer median of 11%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 2 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Imperial High School is admitting at roughly +25 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.032) alone would predict (46% 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 40% (255→356 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +2%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.9%/yr); projects to ~1532 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest High School | Public | 13.2% | -1% |
| Central Union High School | Public | 9.6% | +8% |
| Brawley Union High School | Public | 11.7% | +18% |
| Calexico High School | Public | 11.9% | -6% |
| Holtville High School | Public | 11.8% | +19% |
| Monte Vista High | Public | 7.8% | +4% |
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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