Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Sonoma Valley High School
Public · Sonoma · Sonoma County · 1,055 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
24%
Higher than 64% of California high schools
+8.7 pp above peer median (15.5%)
· Ranked #2 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 15.6%
2025 · 24.2%
-22%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-21.4 pp
vs. Sonoma County baseline (-0%)
~969
5-yr projected enrollment (86 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Sonoma Valley High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 10): 24% vs. a peer median of 16%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 10 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Sonoma Valley High School is admitting at roughly +13 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.892) alone would predict (37% 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 down 22% (303→238 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -5%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~969 by 2029 — about 86 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petaluma High School | Public | 21.6% | -14% |
| Novato High School | Public | 25.1% | +2% |
| San Marin High School | Public | 23.3% | +5% |
| Casa Grande High School | Public | 16.5% | +14% |
| Vintage High School | Public | 15.5% | -12% |
| Napa High School | Public | 9.2% | +2% |
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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