Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
John F. Kennedy High
Public · Contra Costa County · 625 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
7%
Higher than 9% of California high schools
-12.1 pp vs. peer median (19.5%)
· Ranked #7 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 7.3%
2025 · 7.4%
-34%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-31.3 pp
vs. Contra Costa County baseline (-3%)
~550
5-yr projected enrollment (75 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, John F. Kennedy High sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 9): 7% vs. a peer median of 20%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 2 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, John F. Kennedy High is admitting at roughly +12 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.71) alone would predict (35% actual vs. 22% 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 34% (232→152 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -5%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-4.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~550 by 2029 — about 75 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Public School K2 | Public | 5.1% | -5% |
| Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy | Public | — | +38% |
| Invictus Academy Of Richmond | Public | 6.6% | -7% |
| Piedmont High School | Public | 53.7% | -5% |
| Oakland Military Institute, College Preparatory Academy | Public | — | -52% |
| Hercules High School | Public | 24.5% | -23% |
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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