Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Western High School
Public · Anaheim · Orange County · 1,399 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
13%
Higher than 30% of California high schools
-4.4 pp vs. peer median (17.1%)
· Ranked #8 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 8.7%
2025 · 12.7%
-24%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-17.3 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-7%)
~1223
5-yr projected enrollment (176 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Western High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 11): 13% vs. a peer median of 17%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 3 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Western High School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.782) alone would predict (27% 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 24% (476→360 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -16%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-4.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1223 by 2029 — about 176 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savanna High School | Public | 10.8% | -23% |
| Rancho Alamitos High School | Public | 20.4% | -17% |
| Oxford Academy | Public | 84.1% | -4% |
| Magnolia High School | Public | 9.2% | -17% |
| Loara High School | Public | 13.5% | -20% |
| Buena Park High School | Public | 16.0% | -12% |
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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