Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Montclair High School
Public · Montclair · San Bernardino County · 2,588 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 30% of California high schools
-10.5 pp vs. peer median (23.0%)
· Ranked #8 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 16.3%
2025 · 12.5%
-1%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-0.7 pp
vs. San Bernardino County baseline (+0%)
~2480
5-yr projected enrollment (108 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Montclair High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 11): 12% vs. a peer median of 23%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 7 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Montclair High School is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.842) alone would predict (26% actual vs. 19% 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% (672→667 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -7%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2480 by 2029 — about 108 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upland High School | Public | 18.7% | -9% |
| Ruben S Ayala High School | Public | 44.8% | -6% |
| Chaffey High School | Public | 10.0% | -4% |
| Chino High School | Public | 14.7% | +1% |
| Alta Loma High School | Public | 10.7% | +8% |
| Claremont High School | Public | 31.4% | -17% |
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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