Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Valhalla High School
Public · El Cajon · San Diego County · 1,692 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
18%
Higher than 47% of California high schools
+5.4 pp above peer median (12.1%)
· Ranked #2 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 15.1%
2025 · 17.5%
-18%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-10.2 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~1553
5-yr projected enrollment (139 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Valhalla High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 9): 18% vs. a peer median of 12%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Valhalla High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.887) alone would predict (25% actual vs. 20% 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 18% (557→457 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +1%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1553 by 2029 — about 139 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Cajon Valley High School | Public | 7.5% | -9% |
| Monte Vista High | Public | 7.8% | +4% |
| Literacy First Charter | Public | — | -14% |
| Santana High School | Public | 7.8% | +26% |
| Steele Canyon High School | Public | 14.7% | -2% |
| El Capitan High School | Public | 12.8% | +22% |
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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