Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Metwest High School
Public · Oakland · Alameda County · 193 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
27%
Higher than 67% of California high schools
+17.2 pp above peer median (9.6%)
· Ranked #3 of 6 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2018 · 41.9%
2025 · 26.8%
+16%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+15.7 pp
vs. Alameda County baseline (+1%)
~201
5-yr projected enrollment (+1.3%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Metwest High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 6): 27% vs. a peer median of 10%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 15 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Metwest High School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.74) alone would predict (34% actual vs. 27% 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 up 16% (43→50 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -12%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.3%/yr); projects to ~201 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Envision Academy For Arts & Technology | Public | — | -58% |
| Oakland International High Sch | Public | 9.6% | -12% |
| Emery Secondary School | Public | 31.1% | +6% |
| Dewey High School | Public | — | -52% |
| Downtown High | Public | — | +352% |
| Kipp San Francisco College Preparatory | Public | — | -40% |
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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