Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Centennial High
Public · Riverside County · 2,600 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
23
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 62% of California high schools
+6.7 pp above peer median (16)
· Ranked #3 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 25
2025 · 23
-9%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-6.2 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~2432
5-yr projected enrollment (168 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Centennial High sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 10): 23 vs. a peer median of 16.
- ▸Centennial High's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 31 in 2024 to 23 in 2025 — a 8-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Centennial High is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.87) alone would predict (26% actual vs. 20% 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 9% (693→631 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2432 by 2029 — about 168 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corona High School | Public | 15 | -14% |
| Santiago High School | Public | 20 | -3% |
| Norco High School | Public | 9 | +1% |
| Chino Hills High School | Public | 29 | -1% |
| Hillcrest High School | Public | 20 | -2% |
| Polytechnic High | Public | — | +1% |
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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