Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Nipomo High School
Public · Nipomo · San Luis Obispo County · 833 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
9%
Higher than 13% of California high schools
-6.1 pp vs. peer median (15.0%)
· Ranked #9 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 10.1%
2025 · 8.9%
+3%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+4.6 pp
vs. San Luis Obispo County baseline (-1%)
~803
5-yr projected enrollment (30 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Nipomo High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 10): 9% vs. a peer median of 15%.
- ▸Nipomo High School's UC Reach has stepped down from a peak of 16% in 2024 to 9% in 2025 — a 7-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Nipomo High School is admitting at roughly +18 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.976) alone would predict (46% actual vs. 28% 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 3% (190→196 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of +4%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~803 by 2029 — about 30 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orcutt Academy Charter High School | Public | 32.5% | +22% |
| Central Coast New Tech High | Public | — | -4% |
| Arroyo Grande High School | Public | 19.2% | -9% |
| Cabrillo High School | Public | 12.3% | -14% |
| Morro Bay High School | Public | 25.7% | -8% |
| San Luis Obispo High School | Public | 35.6% | +12% |
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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