Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Valley High
Public · Orange County · 1,737 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
15%
Higher than 40% of California high schools
-2.8 pp vs. peer median (17.6%)
· Ranked #7 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 18.4%
2025 · 14.8%
+4%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+10.6 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-7%)
~1614
5-yr projected enrollment (123 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Valley High sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 11): 15% vs. a peer median of 18%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 4 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Valley High is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.753) alone would predict (28% 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 up 4% (424→439 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1614 by 2029 — about 123 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County School of the Arts | Public | 96.2% | +46% |
| Costa Mesa High School | Public | 14.5% | -8% |
| Santiago High | Public | 20.6% | -16% |
| La Quinta High | Public | 40.2% | -7% |
| Bolsa Grande High School | Public | 27.1% | -16% |
| Orange High School | Public | 6.6% | +8% |
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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