Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Southwest Senior High
Public · San Diego County · 1,567 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
20%
Higher than 56% of California high schools
On the peer median (19.9%)
· Ranked #4 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 20.6%
2025 · 20.5%
-27%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-18.9 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~1458
5-yr projected enrollment (109 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Southwest Senior High sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 9): 20% vs. a peer median of 20%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 9 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Southwest Senior High is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.805) alone would predict (30% 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 27% (532→390 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -19%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1458 by 2029 — about 109 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery High School | Public | 21.7% | -19% |
| Mueller Charter (robert L.) | Public | — | +64% |
| Chula Vista Learning Community Charter | Public | — | +40% |
| Chula Vista Senior High School | Public | 15.0% | -19% |
| Chula Vista Senior High | Public | 19.4% | -34% |
| Castle Park High School | Public | 17.1% | -2% |
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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