Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Santa Ynez Valley Union Hs
Public · Santa Ynez · Santa Barbara County · 729 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
20%
Higher than 53% of California high schools
-3.7 pp vs. peer median (23.2%)
· Ranked #6 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 16.4%
2025 · 19.5%
-15%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-18.6 pp
vs. Santa Barbara County baseline (+3%)
~665
5-yr projected enrollment (64 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Santa Ynez Valley Union Hs sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 9): 20% vs. a peer median of 23%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Santa Ynez Valley Union Hs is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.981) alone would predict (33% actual vs. 25% 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 15% (234→198 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~665 by 2029 — about 64 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orcutt Academy Charter High School | Public | 32.5% | +22% |
| Cabrillo High School | Public | 12.3% | -14% |
| Lompoc High School | Public | 11.5% | +13% |
| Morro Bay High School | Public | 25.7% | -8% |
| Golden Valley Charter | Public | — | -45% |
| Rancho Campana High School | Public | 37.0% | +58% |
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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