Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy
Public · Watsonville · Santa Cruz County · 494 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
9
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 13% of California high schools
-13.2 pp vs. peer median (22)
· Ranked #9 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 10
2025 · 9
-26%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-29.3 pp
vs. Santa Cruz County baseline (+3%)
~485
5-yr projected enrollment (9 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Ceiba College Preparatory Academy sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 10): 9 vs. a peer median of 22.
- ▸Ceiba College Preparatory Academy's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 21 in 2020 to 9 in 2025 — a 12-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% (65→48 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -5%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~485 by 2029 — about 9 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Public | — | +390% |
| Pacific Collegiate School | Public | 94 | -14% |
| Martin Luther King High School | Public | 19 | — |
| Scotts Valley High School | Public | 45 | -10% |
| Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy | Public | 67 | +22% |
| Pajaro Valley High School | Public | 11 | -4% |
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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