Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Ponderosa High School
Public · Shingle Springs · El Dorado County · 1,634 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
14%
Higher than 36% of California high schools
-1.1 pp vs. peer median (14.9%)
· Ranked #6 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 10.7%
2025 · 13.8%
-10%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-18.8 pp
vs. El Dorado County baseline (+9%)
~1567
5-yr projected enrollment (67 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Ponderosa High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 9): 14% vs. a peer median of 15%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 6 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Ponderosa High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.027) alone would predict (35% actual vs. 26% 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 10% (420→377 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +1%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1567 by 2029 — about 67 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills | Public | — | +104% |
| Vista Del Lago High | Public | 41.3% | +11% |
| Oak Ridge High School | Public | 31.5% | +3% |
| Union Mine High School | Public | 7.2% | -0% |
| Del Oro High School | Public | 15.4% | -11% |
| El Dorado High | Public | 9.7% | -7% |
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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