Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Kearny College Connections
Public · San Diego · San Diego County · 319 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
19%
Higher than 52% of California high schools
+1.6 pp above peer median (17.5%)
· Ranked #4 of 7 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 55.3%
2025 · 19.1%
-8%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+0.1 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~294
5-yr projected enrollment (25 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Kearny College Connections sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 7): 19% vs. a peer median of 18%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 6 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Kearny College Connections is admitting at roughly +19 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.921) alone would predict (40% 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 down 8% (91→84 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~294 by 2029 — about 25 fewer students than today.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Kearny Digital Media & Design | Public | 15.7% | +2% |
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| High Tech High International | Public | 19.3% | -13% |
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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