Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Santiago High
Public · Orange County · 1,557 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
21%
Higher than 57% of California high schools
+5.0 pp above peer median (15.6%)
· Ranked #2 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 13.2%
2025 · 20.6%
-16%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-8.9 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-7%)
~1408
5-yr projected enrollment (149 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Santiago High sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 11): 21% vs. a peer median of 16%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 6 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Santiago High is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.873) alone would predict (27% 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 16% (481→404 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of -17%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.3%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1408 by 2029 — about 149 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolsa Grande High School | Public | 27.1% | -16% |
| Loara High School | Public | 13.5% | -20% |
| Magnolia High School | Public | 9.2% | -17% |
| Valley High | Public | 14.8% | +4% |
| Orange High School | Public | 6.6% | +8% |
| Tustin High School | Public | 16.2% | -29% |
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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