Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Yosemite High School
Public · Oakhurst · Madera County · 509 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
18%
Higher than 49% of California high schools
+8.3 pp above peer median (9.8%)
· Ranked #2 of 5 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 21.8%
2025 · 18.1%
-37%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-43.6 pp
vs. Madera County baseline (+7%)
~456
5-yr projected enrollment (53 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Yosemite High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 5): 18% vs. a peer median of 10%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 2 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Yosemite High School is admitting at roughly +25 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.136) alone would predict (57% actual vs. 32% 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 37% (158→100 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~456 by 2029 — about 53 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariposa County High School | Public | 3.6% | +45% |
| Minarets High School | Public | — | +56% |
| Sierra High | Public | 7.5% | -38% |
| Le Grand High | Public | — | +0% |
| University High School | Public | 106.6% | +4% |
| Glacier High School Charter | Public | — | -23% |
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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