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California Academy of Mathematics & Science

Public · Carson · Los Angeles County · 662 students · Class of 2025

★ Elite — Top 1% #3 in California
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
129
Incredible top 1% in California
Higher than 99% of California high schools
+108.2 pp above peer median (21) · Ranked #1 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 136 2025 · 129
-4%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+1.6 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-5%)
~663
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.0%/yr)
  • On UC Reach Score, California Academy of Mathematics & Science sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 11): 129 vs. a peer median of 21.
  • California Academy of Mathematics & Science's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 147 in 2022 to 129 in 2025 — a 18-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, California Academy of Mathematics & Science is admitting at roughly +13 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.104) alone would predict (35% actual vs. 22% 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 4% (163→157 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +3%.
  • Enrollment has been growing (+0.0%/yr); projects to ~663 by 2029.

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Animo Watts Collge Prep Academy Public 30 -4%
Compton Early College High School Public 55 +85%

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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