Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Sonora High
Public · Tuolumne County · 837 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
13%
Higher than 32% of California high schools
+5.6 pp above peer median (7.3%)
· Ranked #1 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 5.9%
2025 · 12.9%
-8%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-2.7 pp
vs. Tuolumne County baseline (-6%)
~789
5-yr projected enrollment (48 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Sonora High sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 8): 13% vs. a peer median of 7%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 5 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Sonora High is admitting at roughly +23 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.135) alone would predict (53% actual vs. 30% 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 8% (202→185 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~789 by 2029 — about 48 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerville High | Public | — | +9% |
| Bret Harte Union High School | Public | 3.1% | -18% |
| Gold Rush Home Study Charter | Public | — | -15% |
| Calaveras High School | Public | 3.2% | -35% |
| Riverbank High School | Public | 11.8% | +23% |
| Connecting Waters Charter Sch | Public | 7.0% | -66% |
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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