Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
William C. Overfelt High
Public · Santa Clara County · 1,357 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 26% of California high schools
-18.5 pp vs. peer median (30.3%)
· Ranked #9 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 12.6%
2025 · 11.8%
-9%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-3.2 pp
vs. Santa Clara County baseline (-6%)
~1303
5-yr projected enrollment (54 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, William C. Overfelt High sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 10): 12% vs. a peer median of 30%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 6 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, William C. Overfelt High is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.79) alone would predict (26% 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 9% (372→337 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of -9%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.3%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1303 by 2029 — about 54 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerba Buena High School | Public | 33.6% | -5% |
| Andrew P Hill High School | Public | 12.0% | -7% |
| Del Mar High School | Public | 10.4% | +22% |
| Oak Grove High School | Public | 14.4% | -21% |
| Pioneer High School | Public | 35.4% | -10% |
| Willow Glen High School | Public | 30.3% | -8% |
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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