Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Montgomery High School
Public · San Diego · San Diego County · 1,546 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
22%
Higher than 58% of California high schools
+1.8 pp above peer median (19.9%)
· Ranked #2 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 16.9%
2025 · 21.7%
-19%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-11.1 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~1457
5-yr projected enrollment (89 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Montgomery High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 9): 22% vs. a peer median of 20%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 13 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Montgomery High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.811) alone would predict (26% actual vs. 20% 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 19% (445→361 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of -19%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1457 by 2029 — about 89 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Senior High | Public | 20.5% | -27% |
| Mueller Charter (robert L.) | Public | — | +64% |
| Castle Park High School | Public | 17.1% | -2% |
| Chula Vista Learning Community Charter | Public | — | +40% |
| Chula Vista Senior High School | Public | 15.0% | -19% |
| Chula Vista Senior High | Public | 19.4% | -34% |
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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