Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Newport Harbor High School
Public · Newport Beach · Orange County · 2,044 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
26%
Higher than 66% of California high schools
-5.3 pp vs. peer median (30.8%)
· Ranked #6 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 19.7%
2025 · 25.5%
+4%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+11.0 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-7%)
~1944
5-yr projected enrollment (100 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Newport Harbor High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 11): 26% vs. a peer median of 31%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 8 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Newport Harbor High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.988) alone would predict (27% actual vs. 21% 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 4% (513→533 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1944 by 2029 — about 100 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corona Del Mar High School | Public | 47.8% | -14% |
| Edison High | Public | 21.3% | -3% |
| Segerstrom High School | Public | 20.0% | -5% |
| Costa Mesa High School | Public | 14.5% | -8% |
| La Quinta High | Public | 40.2% | -7% |
| University High | Public | 67.3% | -15% |
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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