Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
West Adams Preparatory Hs
Public · Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · 799 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
19%
Higher than 52% of California high schools
-1.3 pp vs. peer median (20.2%)
· Ranked #3 of 4 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 15.1%
2025 · 18.9%
-33%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-25.2 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~632
5-yr projected enrollment (167 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, West Adams Preparatory Hs sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 4): 19% vs. a peer median of 20%.
- ▸West Adams Preparatory Hs's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 34% in 2024 to 19% in 2025 — a 15-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 33% (305→203 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -8%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-7.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~632 by 2029 — about 167 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Open World Academy K-12 | Public | — | +17% |
| Thirty-Second Street Usc Performing Arts | Public | — | -14% |
| Downtown Business High | Public | — | -10% |
| Girls Academic Leadership Academy, Dr. Michelle King School For Sci, Tech, Eng And Math | Public | — | +84% |
| Youthbuild Charter School Of California | Public | — | -60% |
| Susan Miller Dorsey High Schl | Public | 10.6% | -29% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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