Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Soledad High School
Public · Soledad · Monterey County · 1,500 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 24% of California high schools
-11.4 pp vs. peer median (23.0%)
· Ranked #8 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 15.6%
2025 · 11.6%
+0%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-9.8 pp
vs. Monterey County baseline (+10%)
~1524
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.5%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Soledad High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 10): 12% vs. a peer median of 23%.
- ▸Soledad High School's UC Reach has stepped down from a peak of 20% in 2018 to 12% in 2025 — a 9-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Soledad High School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.813) alone would predict (32% actual vs. 24% 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 0% (334→334 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +8%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.5%/yr); projects to ~1524 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield High School | Public | 11.6% | +39% |
| King City High | Public | — | +15% |
| Gonzales High School | Public | 23.0% | -9% |
| Rancho San Juan High School | Public | 29.0% | +31% |
| Everett Alvarez High School | Public | 18.9% | -11% |
| North Salinas High School | Public | 11.6% | +15% |
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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