Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Laguna Hills High School
Public · Laguna Hills · Orange County · 1,241 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
28%
Higher than 72% of California high schools
+10.9 pp above peer median (17.6%)
· Ranked #5 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 20.2%
2025 · 28.5%
-10%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-3.3 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-7%)
~1128
5-yr projected enrollment (113 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Laguna Hills High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 11): 28% vs. a peer median of 18%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Laguna Hills High School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.99) alone would predict (29% 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 10% (412→369 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -22%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.1%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1128 by 2029 — about 113 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Viejo High School | Public | 15.2% | -40% |
| El Toro High School | Public | 10.4% | -25% |
| Dana Hills High School | Public | 19.0% | -31% |
| Capistrano Valley High School | Public | 35.5% | -9% |
| Century High School | Public | 8.2% | +18% |
| Laguna Beach High School | Public | 46.9% | -21% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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