Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Tennyson High School
Public · Hayward · Alameda County · 1,367 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
5%
Higher than 4% of California high schools
-19.3 pp vs. peer median (24.6%)
· Ranked #10 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 9.1%
2025 · 5.3%
+4%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+3.6 pp
vs. Alameda County baseline (+1%)
~1339
5-yr projected enrollment (28 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Tennyson High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 10): 5% vs. a peer median of 25%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 6 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Tennyson High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.706) alone would predict (32% 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 up 4% (353→368 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -14%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1339 by 2029 — about 28 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward High School | Public | 7.5% | +2% |
| Arroyo High | Public | 29.8% | -14% |
| Mt. Eden High | Public | — | +6% |
| Newark Memorial High School | Public | 24.6% | -21% |
| John F. Kennedy High | Public | 21.1% | -14% |
| San Lorenzo High School | Public | 10.9% | -15% |
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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