Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Westminster High School
Public · Westminster · Orange County · 2,436 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
21%
Higher than 58% of California high schools
-6.5 pp vs. peer median (27.6%)
· Ranked #8 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 13.5%
2025 · 21.1%
-11%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-3.7 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-7%)
~2304
5-yr projected enrollment (132 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Westminster High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 11): 21% vs. a peer median of 28%.
- ▸Westminster High School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 32% in 2024 to 21% in 2025 — a 10-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 11% (722→644 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of -11%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2304 by 2029 — about 132 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress High School | Public | 30.5% | -2% |
| Huntington Beach High School | Public | 26.8% | -6% |
| Marina High School | Public | 23.7% | -20% |
| Garden Grove High School | Public | 33.6% | -19% |
| La Quinta High | Public | 40.2% | -7% |
| Los Alamitos High School | Public | 32.8% | -14% |
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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