Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Santa Paula High School
Public · Santa Paula · Ventura County · 1,456 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
20%
Higher than 54% of California high schools
On the peer median (19.4%)
· Ranked #5 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 15.1%
2025 · 19.8%
+2%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+12.6 pp
vs. Ventura County baseline (-10%)
~1411
5-yr projected enrollment (45 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Santa Paula High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 10): 20% vs. a peer median of 19%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 4 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Santa Paula High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.839) alone would predict (28% 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 2% (344→352 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -11%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1411 by 2029 — about 45 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena High School | Public | 7.5% | -20% |
| Rio Mesa High School | Public | 10.1% | -3% |
| Moorpark High School | Public | 13.4% | -8% |
| Fillmore High School | Public | 21.9% | +2% |
| Adolfo Camarillo High School | Public | 25.0% | -17% |
| Thousand Oaks High School | Public | 19.4% | -31% |
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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