Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Sun Valley Magnet School
Public · Sun Valley · Los Angeles County · 387 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
42%
Higher than 83% of California high schools
+8.3 pp above peer median (33.9%)
· Ranked #2 of 5 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2024 · 45.2%
2025 · 42.2%
+18%
Senior-class enrollment (2024–2026)
+30.0 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-12%)
~350
5-yr projected enrollment (37 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Sun Valley Magnet School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 5): 42% vs. a peer median of 34%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 3 points since 2024 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Sun Valley Magnet School is admitting at roughly +13 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.863) alone would predict (34% actual vs. 21% 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 18% (84→99 from 2024 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.3%/yr), enrollment projects to ~350 by 2029 — about 37 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champs - Charter Hs Of Arts-Multimedia & Performing | Public | — | -30% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Academy Of Scientific Exploration (ase) | Public | — | -17% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Social Justice Humanitas Academy | Public | — | -24% |
| Science Academy STEM Magnet | Public | 109.3% | +27% |
| Magnolia Science Academy 2 | Public | 40.9% | +14% |
| East Valley High School | Public | 8.8% | +9% |
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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