Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Rancho San Juan High School
Public · Salinas · Monterey County · 1,559 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
29%
Higher than 72% of California high schools
+12.5 pp above peer median (16.5%)
· Ranked #2 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2022 · 1.4%
2025 · 29.0%
+31%
Senior-class enrollment (2022–2026)
+36.4 pp
vs. Monterey County baseline (-6%)
~1518
5-yr projected enrollment (41 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Rancho San Juan High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 11): 29% vs. a peer median of 16%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 28 points since 2022.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Rancho San Juan High School is admitting at roughly +10 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.805) alone would predict (31% actual vs. 21% 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 31% (280→366 from 2022 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +1%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1518 by 2029 — about 41 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Alvarez High School | Public | 18.9% | -11% |
| North Salinas High School | Public | 11.6% | +15% |
| North Monterey County High Sch | Public | 21.8% | +14% |
| Salinas High School | Public | 24.2% | -8% |
| Alisal High School | Public | 20.1% | +0% |
| Gilroy High School | Public | 9.8% | +23% |
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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