Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Placer High School
Public · Auburn · Placer County · 1,239 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
10%
Higher than 20% of California high schools
-3.7 pp vs. peer median (14.1%)
· Ranked #7 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 4.6%
2025 · 10.4%
-3%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-19.0 pp
vs. Placer County baseline (+16%)
~1215
5-yr projected enrollment (24 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Placer High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 9): 10% vs. a peer median of 14%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Placer High School is admitting at roughly +19 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.066) alone would predict (50% actual vs. 31% 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 down 3% (305→297 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -8%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1215 by 2029 — about 24 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Oro High School | Public | 15.4% | -11% |
| Twelve Bridges High School | Public | 14.8% | +28% |
| Lincoln High School | Public | 3.9% | -34% |
| John Adams Academy - Lincoln | Public | — | +14% |
| Casa Roble Fundamental Hs | Public | 10.9% | +4% |
| Oakmont High School | Public | 15.7% | -30% |
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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