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- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Westlake Charter compares for families
Above-average college outcomes statewide.
- ▸ Statewide38.1% UC Reach — 20.0 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 82% of California high schools.
- ▸ Locally🎓 Top 5 in Sacramento County on UC Reach.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (38.1% UC Reach vs 10.0% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Westlake Charter sent 163 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 26.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 38.1% — 20.0 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 82% of California high schools. The school produces 6.2 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
+28.1 pp above peer median (10.0%) · Ranked #2 of 10 similar schools
18.1%
10.0%
51.2%
38.1%
Higher than 82% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Westlake Charter's UC Reach of 38.1% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.1%; top 25% bar 30.5%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 51.2%.
Against similar schools, Westlake Charter stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 10.0%.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 59 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Westlake Charter's UC Reach is higher than 82% of California high schools (978 ranked).
UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA
Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.
| Campus | 4.00+ GPA | 3.70–3.99 GPA | 3.30–3.69 GPA | < 3.30 GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego | Strong shot | Moderate | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Santa Barbara | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Davis | Strong shot | Strong shot | Real shot | Filtered out |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego | 4.03 | 4.25 | +0.23 | 29.6% | Peers +0.25 · matches |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.02 | 4.23 | +0.21 | 47.6% | Peers +0.26 · wider |
| UC Davis | 3.94 | 4.17 | +0.23 | 51.4% | Peers +0.24 · matches |
📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)
| GPA band | UCB | UCLA | UCSD | UCSB | UCI | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00+ | 17.0% | 15.1% | 45.2% | 62.3% | 46.3% | 65.9% |
| 3.70–3.99 | 3.1% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 17.6% | 17.0% | 31.1% |
| 3.30–3.69 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 10.3% |
| 3.00–3.29 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| < 3.00 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Where Westlake Charter sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 9.0 points above what their GPAs predict (30.5% actual vs. 21.5% expected).
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 29 | 4 | —† | 13.8% | 3.5% | — | 4.06 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 29 | 3 | 3 | 10.3% | 2.7% | 100.0% | 4.01 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 27 | 8 | —† | 29.6% | 7.1% | — | 4.03 | 4.25 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 21 | 10 | —† | 47.6% | 8.8% | — | 4.02 | 4.23 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 22 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.03 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 35 | 18 | 7 | 51.4% | 15.9% | 38.9% | 3.94 | 4.17 |
SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is in the typical CA HS range. Worth monitoring alongside the demand and retention signals above.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+6.2%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~1,585 | +93 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~1,789 | +297 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~2,020 | +528 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Westlake Charter — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Westlake Charter sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 10): 38% vs. a peer median of 10%.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Westlake Charter is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.007) alone would predict (30% actual vs. 22% 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 17% (113→94 from 2025 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +2%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+6.2%/yr); projects to ~1789 by 2029.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westlake Charter | Public | 1492 | 38.1% | -17% |
| Peer-group median | 10.0% | +2% | ||
| Natomas Charter | Public | 1899 | 29.1% | +17% |
| Rio Linda Senior High School | Public | 1641 | 9.4% | +1% |
| Rio Linda High | Public | 1641 | — | -1% |
| Inderkum High School | Public | 2169 | 28.5% | -1% |
| Natomas High School | Public | 1094 | 10.0% | +30% |
| Foothill High | Public | 1432 | 11.2% | +34% |
| Mira Loma High School | Public | 1679 | 45.4% | -5% |
| Center High School | Public | 1257 | 8.8% | +3% |
| Del Campo High School | Public | 1531 | 7.7% | -4% |
| Hiram W Johnson High School | Public | 1637 | 8.3% | +18% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Sacramento County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Families who enroll at Westlake Charter stay (92.3% stability — elite). But enrollment is dropping 2.3× the county rate (school -16.8% vs. county -7.4%). The audit question isn't why students leave — it's why fewer families are choosing to enroll in the first place.
39 of 509 students who enrolled at Westlake Charter this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (7.7% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
District financial profile — Natomas Unified (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 29.9%
Federal: 12.0%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Natomas Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).