Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Valley Center High School
Public · Valley Center · San Diego County · 1,019 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
10%
Higher than 21% of California high schools
-4.2 pp vs. peer median (14.7%)
· Ranked #6 of 7 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 10.3%
2025 · 10.5%
-12%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-4.3 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~992
5-yr projected enrollment (27 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Valley Center High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 7): 10% vs. a peer median of 15%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 2 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Valley Center High School is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.948) alone would predict (33% actual vs. 26% 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 12% (281→247 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -9%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~992 by 2029 — about 27 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escondido Charter High School | Public | 15.7% | -5% |
| Classical Academy High School | Public | 13.7% | +2% |
| Escondido High School | Public | 12.8% | -32% |
| Guajome Park Academy Charter | Public | — | -13% |
| Del Lago Academy - Campus Of Applied Science | Public | — | +4% |
| River Springs Charter School | Public | 4.3% | -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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