Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Cathedral City High School
Public · Cathedral City · Riverside County · 1,267 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
25
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 65% of California high schools
+9.0 pp above peer median (16)
· Ranked #2 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 20
2025 · 25
-28%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-25.1 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~1156
5-yr projected enrollment (111 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Cathedral City High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 11): 25 vs. a peer median of 16.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 11 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Cathedral City High School is admitting at roughly +12 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.882) alone would predict (33% actual vs. 21% 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 28% (406→293 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1156 by 2029 — about 111 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Mirage High School | Public | 10 | -14% |
| Palm Springs High School | Public | 21 | -5% |
| Shadow Hills High School | Public | 12 | -23% |
| Desert Hot Springs Hs | Public | 16 | -7% |
| Palm Desert High School | Public | 29 | +7% |
| Indio High School | Public | 17 | +18% |
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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