Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Blair High School
Public · Pasadena · Los Angeles County · 951 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
25%
Higher than 66% of California high schools
On the peer median (25.6%)
· Ranked #5 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 10.4%
2025 · 25.4%
+4%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+12.1 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~901
5-yr projected enrollment (50 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Blair High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 9): 25% vs. a peer median of 26%.
- ▸Blair High School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 39% in 2023 to 25% in 2025 — a 13-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.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Blair High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.887) alone would predict (26% actual vs. 19% 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 up 4% (154→160 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -12%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~901 by 2029 — about 50 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Marino High School | Public | 72.2% | -27% |
| Benjamin Franklin High School | Public | 21.2% | +2% |
| City of Angels School | Public | 0.9% | -54% |
| Pasadena High School | Public | 27.1% | -20% |
| Woodrow Wilson High School | Public | 24.1% | -7% |
| Ramon C. Cortines School Of Visual And Performing Arts | Public | — | -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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