Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Bret Harte Union High School
Public · Altaville · Calaveras County · 572 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
3
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 1% of California high schools
-3.7 pp vs. peer median (7)
· Ranked #7 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 3
2025 · 3
-18%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-1.3 pp
vs. Calaveras County baseline (-16%)
~546
5-yr projected enrollment (26 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Bret Harte Union High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 8): 3 vs. a peer median of 7.
- ▸Bret Harte Union High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 14 in 2020 to 3 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 18% (142→117 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -9%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~546 by 2029 — about 26 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calaveras High School | Public | 3 | -35% |
| Summerville High | Public | — | +9% |
| Sonora High | Public | 13 | -8% |
| Gold Rush Home Study Charter | Public | — | -15% |
| Argonaut High School | Public | 7 | -10% |
| Amador High School | Public | 6 | +2% |
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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