Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Templeton High School
Public · Templeton · San Luis Obispo County · 698 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
22%
Higher than 59% of California high schools
+1.7 pp above peer median (19.9%)
· Ranked #4 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 17.3%
2025 · 21.6%
+0%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+1.4 pp
vs. San Luis Obispo County baseline (-1%)
~683
5-yr projected enrollment (15 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Templeton High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 8): 22% vs. a peer median of 20%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 3 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Templeton High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.084) alone would predict (37% actual vs. 27% 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 0% (196→196 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~683 by 2029 — about 15 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atascadero High School | Public | 8.5% | -4% |
| Morro Bay High School | Public | 25.7% | -8% |
| Paso Robles High School | Public | 13.6% | -8% |
| Liberty High (continuation) | Public | — | +82% |
| Grizzly Challenge Charter | Public | — | -28% |
| San Luis Obispo High School | Public | 35.6% | +12% |
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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