Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
John W North High School
Public · Riverside · Riverside County · 1,989 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
18%
Higher than 49% of California high schools
+6.2 pp above peer median (11.6%)
· Ranked #1 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 21.2%
2025 · 17.8%
-8%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-5.6 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~1885
5-yr projected enrollment (104 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, John W North High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 8): 18% vs. a peer median of 12%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 2 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, John W North High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.841) alone would predict (26% 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 8% (509→467 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -5%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1885 by 2029 — about 104 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramona High | Public | 15.9% | +9% |
| Canyon Springs High School | Public | 16.6% | -8% |
| Polytechnic High | Public | — | +1% |
| Moreno Valley High School | Public | 13.7% | -2% |
| Grand Terrace High School At The Ray Abril Jr. Educational Complex | Public | — | -33% |
| Arlington High School | Public | 11.6% | -2% |
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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