Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Susan Miller Dorsey High Schl
Public · Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · 756 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
11%
Higher than 21% of California high schools
-8.9 pp vs. peer median (19.5%)
· Ranked #5 of 5 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 10.9%
2025 · 10.6%
-29%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-21.1 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~688
5-yr projected enrollment (68 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Susan Miller Dorsey High Schl sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 5): 11% vs. a peer median of 20%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 3 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Susan Miller Dorsey High Schl is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.683) alone would predict (27% actual vs. 22% 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 29% (270→191 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -0%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.1%/yr), enrollment projects to ~688 by 2029 — about 68 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Adams Preparatory Hs | Public | 18.9% | -33% |
| New Open World Academy K-12 | Public | — | +17% |
| Girls Academic Leadership Academy, Dr. Michelle King School For Sci, Tech, Eng And Math | Public | — | +84% |
| Thirty-Second Street Usc Performing Arts | Public | — | -14% |
| Los Angeles Senior High School | Public | 20.2% | +14% |
| Los Angeles Senior High | Public | — | +6% |
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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