University Preparatory School

Redding · Shasta County

Public Shasta County ~124 seniors CDS 4570136…

Data Year

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

975 (2018) → 1,004 (2026)

+3.0%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

106 (2018) → 131 (2026)

+23.6%

If this trend holds (+0.4%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027)	~1,008	+4	$0
3 yr (2029)	~1,015	+11	$0
5 yr (2031)	~1,023	+19	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Shasta County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Healthy

Best in class — winning on demand and retention.

University Preparatory School outperformed Shasta County on enrollment (school +23.6% vs. county +12.3%) AND maintains 96.5% stability. Replicable model — worth documenting what's working.

+23.6% school enrollment (2018–2026)

+12.3% Shasta County baseline

+11.3pp gap vs. county

96.5% retention (county median 79.1%)

Enrollment — indexed to 100 at 2018

Stability rate by year (raw %)

Stability rate

96.5%

528 of 547 students

19 of 547 students who enrolled at University Preparatory School this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (3.5% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Shasta County median

79.1% · school is in the 100th percentile of 20 HS

Statewide median

87.2% · in the 96th percentile of 1,688 HS

Stability by student group

White (700) 95.3%

Socio. disadvantaged (330) 94.2%

Hispanic / Latino (123) 99.2%

Two or more races (101) 96.0%

Asian (60) 95.0%

Students w/ disabilities (29) 79.3%

Nearest peer high schools

Shasta High School 85.6% Enterprise High School 85.5% Redding School Of The Arts 79.8% Central Valley High 82.3% West Valley Early College High 84.7%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.

Chronic absent

2.7%

15 of 546 students

Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.

Shasta County median

25.2% · school is better than 90% of 20 HS

Statewide median

22.9%

Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025

Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.

ELA — met or exceeded

n = 133

85.0%

incl. 40.6% exceeded

★ Top 10% CA

+29.6 pts above Shasta County median (55.4%) · CA median 54.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 79.3%

Math — met or exceeded

n = 133

57.1%

incl. 30.8% exceeded

★ Top 10% CA

+24.0 pts above Shasta County median (33.1%) · CA median 21.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 53.6%

Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.

Student composition — 2025-26

HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.

Race / ethnicity

White 67% -2.9

Hispanic / Latino 14% +1.3

Two or more 10%

Asian 6%

Filipino 1%

Black / African Am. 1%

American Indian 1%

Program subgroups

Students w/ disabilities 29%

Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach ⓘ

35%

43 admits / 124 seniors
+29.9 pp above peer median (4.8%) · Ranked #1 of 6 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 41.8% 2025 · 34.7%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.5%

Peer median
4.8%

Top 10%
53.3%

This school
34.7%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 34.7%

Higher than 78% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

University Preparatory School's UC Reach of 34.7% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.5%; top 25% bar 32.0%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.3%.

Against similar schools, University Preparatory School stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 4.8%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 68 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, University Preparatory School's UC Reach is higher than 78% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

97.6%

121 applications

In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · higher than 61% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

35.5%

43 / 121 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 83% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

18.6%

8 enrolled of 43 admitted

Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.

UC Enrollment Reach ⓘ

6.5%

8 enrollees / 124 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.

A-G Completion ⓘ

87%

106 of 122 graduates · 2024-25 cohort

In context: CA median 55.9% · +31.0 pp above · Shasta Co. 38.0%.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

24.2

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 71% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

5.6

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 69% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

124

CDE grade 12 (exact)

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

1,009

All grades · CDE Census Day

University Preparatory School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · Redding · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, University Preparatory School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 6): 35% vs. a peer median of 5%.
▸Its UC Reach has risen 12 points since 2018.
▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, University Preparatory School is admitting at roughly +11 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.077) alone would predict (36% 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 24% (106→131 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +12%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.4%/yr); projects to ~1015 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

1004 students (2026)

→

~1015 projected (2029)

at +0.4%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
University Preparatory School	Public	1004	34.7%	+24%
Peer-group median			4.8%	+12%
Shasta High School	Public	1267	8.2%	+13%
Enterprise High School	Public	1123	4.8%	+23%
Redding School Of The Arts	Public	664	—	+29%
Central Valley High	Public	598	2.9%	+10%
West Valley Early College High	Public	766	—	-22%
Shasta View Academy	Public	538	—	+15%
Foothill High	Public	1627	7.3%	+26%
Anderson High	Public	497	—	-15%
Shasta Charter Academy	Public	280	3.8%	-16%
Phoenix Charter Academy College View	Public	262	—	-19%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.08

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.20

Admit rate vs. CA peer average, by campus ⓘ

How does this school's admit rate at each UC compare to other CA schools whose applicant pool averages the same GPA?

Campus	Applicant GPA (avg)	Actual admit rate	CA peer avg	Δ	Verdict
UC Berkeley	4.17	17.6%	16.7%	+1.0pp	On target
UCLA	4.16	26.7%	10.3%	+16.4pp	Over
UC San Diego	4.11	41.7%	17.8%	+23.8pp	Over
UC Santa Barbara	3.99	50.0%	32.4%	+17.6pp	Over
UC Irvine	4.07	18.8%	29.5%	-10.8pp	Under
UC Davis	4.01	44.8%	32.9%	+11.9pp	Over

"Applicant GPA" is the average GPA of this school's UC applicant pool — not an individual student GPA. "CA peer avg" is the application-weighted statewide admit rate at this school-pool GPA, fit separately per campus. At any given pool GPA, real admit rates span widely (UCSD ranges 8% → 65% across CA schools) because UCs use comprehensive review — context-of-opportunity, geography, demographics, and applicant essays all weigh in beyond GPA. A large negative residual flags this school is admitted at a meaningfully lower rate than other CA schools at the same pool GPA — not that students here were "rejected at expected rate X." "Over" / "Under" use a ±5-point band. Campuses with fewer than 5 applicants are omitted.

Where University Preparatory School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 11.2 points above what their GPAs predict (35.5% actual vs. 24.3% expected).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach % (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	17	3	—	17.6%	2.4%	—	4.17	—
UCLA → Elite	15	4	—	26.7%	3.2%	—	4.16	—
UC San Diego → Selective	24	10	—	41.7%	8.1%	—	4.11	4.27
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	20	10	3	50.0%	8.1%	30.0%	3.99	4.17
UC Irvine → Selective	16	3	—	18.8%	2.4%	—	4.07	—
UC Davis →	29	13	5	44.8%	10.5%	38.5%	4.01	4.16

⚠ Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once. Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.

A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.

UC Reach is solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.

Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.

The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.

Berkeley/UCLA admit volume is modest relative to overall UC reach. This is common and reflects the highly selective nature of those campuses, but may be a target area for the school's highest-performing students.

UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.

Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.

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