Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Piedmont High School
Public · Piedmont · Alameda County · 713 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
54%
Higher than 90% of California high schools
+36.6 pp above peer median (17.1%)
· Ranked #1 of 7 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 72.5%
2025 · 53.7%
-5%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-5.4 pp
vs. Alameda County baseline (+1%)
~679
5-yr projected enrollment (34 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Piedmont High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 7): 54% vs. a peer median of 17%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 5 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Piedmont High School is admitting at roughly -6 percentage points below what its average applicant GPA (4.003) alone would predict (16% actual vs. 22% expected). That's worth understanding — it can reflect grade inflation that UC sees through, weaker holistic-review materials at the margin, or applicants concentrating at more selective campuses than typical. Not a verdict; a signal.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 5% (188→179 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +10%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~679 by 2029 — about 34 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland School for the Arts | Public | 26.8% | +9% |
| Castlemont High School | Public | 5.8% | +12% |
| Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public | Public | — | +15% |
| Oakland Military Institute, College Preparatory Academy | Public | — | -52% |
| Madison Park Academy 6-12 | Public | — | +20% |
| Coliseum College Prep Academy | Public | 46.5% | +75% |
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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