Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
James Lick High School
Public · San Jose · Santa Clara County · 788 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
8%
Higher than 12% of California high schools
-16.3 pp vs. peer median (24.3%)
· Ranked #5 of 6 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 13.5%
2025 · 8.0%
-9%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-3.1 pp
vs. Santa Clara County baseline (-6%)
~696
5-yr projected enrollment (92 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, James Lick High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 6): 8% vs. a peer median of 24%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, James Lick High School is admitting at roughly +21 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.091) alone would predict (41% 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 9% (248→225 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-4.1%/yr), enrollment projects to ~696 by 2029 — about 92 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Pleasant High | Public | — | -15% |
| San Jose High School | Public | 7.9% | -11% |
| University Preparatory Academy Charter | Public | — | +12% |
| Kathleen Macdonald High | Public | — | +20100% |
| Gunderson High | Public | — | -24% |
| Kipp San Jose Collegiate | Public | 42.3% | +38% |
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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