Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
LA Quinta High School
Public · La Quinta · Riverside County · 2,445 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
18%
Higher than 50% of California high schools
On the peer median (18.2%)
· Ranked #6 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 14.2%
2025 · 18.5%
-1%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+1.3 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~2359
5-yr projected enrollment (86 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, LA Quinta High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 11): 18% vs. a peer median of 18%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 3 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, LA Quinta High School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.882) alone would predict (28% 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 1% (584→576 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -11%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2359 by 2029 — about 86 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indio High School | Public | 17.2% | +18% |
| Palm Desert High School | Public | 29.1% | +7% |
| Coachella Valley High School | Public | 16.2% | -17% |
| Shadow Hills High School | Public | 11.5% | -23% |
| Desert Mirage High School | Public | 23.6% | -16% |
| Rancho Mirage High School | Public | 9.6% | -14% |
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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