Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
City Arts and Leadership Academy
Public · San Francisco · San Francisco County · 393 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
19
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 51% of California high schools
-16.1 pp vs. peer median (35)
· Ranked #7 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 6
2025 · 19
+33%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+34.9 pp
vs. San Francisco County baseline (-2%)
~477
5-yr projected enrollment (+6.7%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, City Arts and Leadership Academy sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 11): 19 vs. a peer median of 35.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 10 points since 2019.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, City Arts and Leadership Academy is admitting at roughly +13 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.777) alone would predict (43% actual vs. 30% 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 up 33% (63→84 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -4%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+6.7%/yr); projects to ~477 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall Academic High School | Public | 14 | +15% |
| John O'Connell High School | Public | 11 | -12% |
| Summit Public School: Shasta | Public | 67 | +2% |
| Gateway High School | Public | 39 | -1% |
| Oceana High School | Public | 51 | -26% |
| Raoul Wallenberg Traditional | Public | 32 | -21% |
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
Scan for full profile