Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Canyon Hills High School
Public · San Diego · San Diego County · 1,160 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
21
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 57% of California high schools
-3.0 pp vs. peer median (24)
· Ranked #7 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 25
2025 · 21
-26%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-17.8 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~1033
5-yr projected enrollment (127 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Canyon Hills High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 11): 21 vs. a peer median of 24.
- ▸Canyon Hills High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 40 in 2024 to 21 in 2025 — a 20-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 26% (399→297 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -5%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1033 by 2029 — about 127 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gompers Preparatory Academy | Public | 47 | +26% |
| Crawford High School | Public | 21 | +22% |
| Charter School of San Diego | Public | 2 | -77% |
| Mission Bay High | Public | 26 | +38% |
| LA Jolla High | Public | 62 | -22% |
| University City High | Public | 33 | -26% |
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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