Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Colfax High School
Public · Colfax · Placer County · 602 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
26
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 67% of California high schools
+21.2 pp above peer median (5)
· Ranked #1 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 19
2025 · 26
-4%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-20.5 pp
vs. Placer County baseline (+16%)
~602
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.0%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Colfax High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 8): 26 vs. a peer median of 5.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 15 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Colfax High School is admitting at roughly +18 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.143) alone would predict (43% actual vs. 26% 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 4% (146→140 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of -3%.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear River High School | Public | 5 | -15% |
| John Muir Charter | Public | — | -90% |
| Horizon Charter School | Public | 5 | -3% |
| Forest Charter School | Public | 5 | -9% |
| Golden Sierra Junior Senior High | Public | — | -27% |
| Sky Mountain Charter School | Public | 3 | +16% |
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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