Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Rancho Cotate High School
Public · Rohnert Park · Sonoma County · 1,679 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
8%
Higher than 11% of California high schools
-4.5 pp vs. peer median (12.3%)
· Ranked #8 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 7.0%
2025 · 7.8%
+13%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+13.4 pp
vs. Sonoma County baseline (-0%)
~1755
5-yr projected enrollment (+1.5%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Rancho Cotate High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 10): 8% vs. a peer median of 12%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 5 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Rancho Cotate High School is admitting at roughly +16 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.852) alone would predict (44% actual vs. 28% 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 13% (332→376 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +5%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.5%/yr); projects to ~1755 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Grande High School | Public | 16.5% | +14% |
| Maria Carrillo High School | Public | 28.5% | +6% |
| Santa Rosa High School | Public | 8.1% | -22% |
| Piner High School | Public | 7.8% | +14% |
| Analy High School | Public | 11.8% | +26% |
| Montgomery High | Public | 12.3% | -20% |
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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