Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Palmdale Aerospace Academy
Public · Palmdale · Los Angeles County · 2,303 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
22%
Higher than 58% of California high schools
+11.5 pp above peer median (10.0%)
· Ranked #1 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 13.7%
2025 · 21.5%
+30%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+38.1 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~2629
5-yr projected enrollment (+4.5%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Palmdale Aerospace Academy sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 10): 22% vs. a peer median of 10%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 4 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Palmdale Aerospace Academy is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.973) alone would predict (28% 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 up 30% (177→230 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -2%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+4.5%/yr); projects to ~2629 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmdale High School | Public | 10.4% | -13% |
| William J Pete Knight High Sch | Public | 15.1% | -14% |
| Highland High | Public | 9.8% | -4% |
| Eastside High School | Public | 8.6% | +21% |
| Assurance Learning Academy | Public | — | -8% |
| Lancaster High School | Public | 7.5% | +26% |
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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