Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
West Hills High School
Public · Santee · San Diego County · 1,616 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
15%
Higher than 40% of California high schools
+2.5 pp above peer median (12.1%)
· Ranked #4 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 10.1%
2025 · 14.6%
-25%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-17.2 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~1578
5-yr projected enrollment (38 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, West Hills High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 9): 15% vs. a peer median of 12%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, West Hills High School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.033) alone would predict (29% actual vs. 21% 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 25% (440→330 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +0%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1578 by 2029 — about 38 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santana High School | Public | 7.8% | +26% |
| El Cajon Valley High School | Public | 7.5% | -9% |
| El Capitan High School | Public | 12.8% | +22% |
| Valhalla High School | Public | 17.5% | -18% |
| Monte Vista High | Public | 7.8% | +4% |
| Mount Miguel High School | Public | 11.3% | +42% |
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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