Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Rancho Mirage High School
Public · Rancho Mirage · Riverside County · 1,435 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
10%
Higher than 15% of California high schools
-8.3 pp vs. peer median (17.9%)
· Ranked #10 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 11.7%
2025 · 9.6%
-14%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-11.6 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~1381
5-yr projected enrollment (54 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Rancho Mirage High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 11): 10% vs. a peer median of 18%.
- ▸Rancho Mirage High School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 23% in 2024 to 10% in 2025 — a 13-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 14% (370→317 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -12%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.3%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1381 by 2029 — about 54 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral City High School | Public | 25.1% | -28% |
| Palm Springs High School | Public | 21.4% | -5% |
| Shadow Hills High School | Public | 11.5% | -23% |
| Desert Hot Springs Hs | Public | 15.9% | -7% |
| Palm Desert High School | Public | 29.1% | +7% |
| Indio High School | Public | 17.2% | +18% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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