Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
San Ysidro High School
Public · San Diego · San Diego County · 1,816 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
23%
Higher than 63% of California high schools
+2.0 pp above peer median (21.3%)
· Ranked #3 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 14.8%
2025 · 23.3%
-29%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-21.0 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~1611
5-yr projected enrollment (205 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, San Ysidro High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 9): 23% vs. a peer median of 21%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 14 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, San Ysidro High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.841) alone would predict (29% actual vs. 20% 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 29% (674→480 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -19%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1611 by 2029 — about 205 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chula Vista Senior High School | Public | 19.4% | -19% |
| Chula Vista Senior High | Public | 19.4% | -34% |
| Hilltop High School | Public | 20.9% | -19% |
| Montgomery High School | Public | 21.7% | -19% |
| Southwest Senior High | Public | 20.5% | -27% |
| Bonita Vista High School | Public | 29.4% | -23% |
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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