Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Mendocino High School
Public · Mendocino · Mendocino County · 159 students · Class of 2025
★ Top 10% UC Reach
UC Reach · Class of 2025
63%
Higher than 94% of California high schools
+42.1 pp above peer median (20.9%)
· Ranked #1 of 3 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 26.8%
2025 · 63.0%
-25%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-25.3 pp
vs. Mendocino County baseline (+0%)
~152
5-yr projected enrollment (7 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Mendocino High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 3): 63% vs. a peer median of 21%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 46 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Mendocino High School is admitting at roughly +26 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.124) alone would predict (54% actual vs. 28% 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 25% (48→36 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -7%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~152 by 2029 — about 7 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers Charter | Public | — | +50% |
| Willits Charter | Public | — | -29% |
| Point Arena High School | Public | — | +6% |
| Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High | Public | — | +38% |
| Fort Bragg High School | Public | 25.8% | -13% |
| Redwood Collegiate Academy | Public | 16.0% | -8% |
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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