Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Mission Viejo High School
Public · Mission Viejo · Orange County · 1,519 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
15%
Higher than 42% of California high schools
-10.7 pp vs. peer median (25.9%)
· Ranked #9 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 17.6%
2025 · 15.2%
-40%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-33.0 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-7%)
~1317
5-yr projected enrollment (202 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Mission Viejo High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 11): 15% vs. a peer median of 26%.
- ▸Mission Viejo High School's UC Reach has stepped down from a peak of 24% in 2024 to 15% in 2025 — a 9-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 40% (559→335 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -14%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-4.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1317 by 2029 — about 202 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna Hills High School | Public | 28.5% | -10% |
| El Toro High School | Public | 10.4% | -25% |
| Tesoro High School | Public | 31.5% | -24% |
| Capistrano Valley High School | Public | 35.5% | -9% |
| Dana Hills High School | Public | 19.0% | -31% |
| Tustin High School | Public | 16.2% | -29% |
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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