Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Orestimba High School
Public · Newman · Stanislaus County · 902 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
15%
Higher than 42% of California high schools
+3.2 pp above peer median (12.0%)
· Ranked #2 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 15.4%
2025 · 15.2%
+21%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+18.3 pp
vs. Stanislaus County baseline (+2%)
~896
5-yr projected enrollment (6 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Orestimba High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 9): 15% vs. a peer median of 12%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 5 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Orestimba High School is admitting at roughly +12 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.755) alone would predict (39% actual vs. 27% 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 21% (194→234 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +16%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~896 by 2029 — about 6 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gustine High School | Public | 5.5% | -18% |
| Hilmar High School | Public | 9.0% | +21% |
| Delhi High School | Public | 25.3% | -15% |
| Hughson High School | Public | 12.2% | +55% |
| Livingston High School | Public | 9.8% | +1% |
| Patterson High School | Public | 12.8% | +11% |
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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