Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Morro Bay High School
Public · Morro Bay · San Luis Obispo County · 771 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
26%
Higher than 67% of California high schools
+5.8 pp above peer median (19.9%)
· Ranked #3 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 9.4%
2025 · 25.7%
-8%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-6.9 pp
vs. San Luis Obispo County baseline (-1%)
~753
5-yr projected enrollment (18 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Morro Bay High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 10): 26% vs. a peer median of 20%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 9 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Morro Bay High School is admitting at roughly +5 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.936) alone would predict (28% actual vs. 23% 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 8% (206→189 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~753 by 2029 — about 18 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Templeton High School | Public | 21.6% | +0% |
| Atascadero High School | Public | 8.5% | -4% |
| San Luis Obispo High School | Public | 35.6% | +12% |
| Nipomo High School | Public | 8.9% | +3% |
| Grizzly Challenge Charter | Public | — | -28% |
| Orcutt Academy Charter High School | Public | 32.5% | +22% |
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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