Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Da Vinci Design High School
Public · El Segundo · Los Angeles County · 539 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
11
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 22% of California high schools
-15.7 pp vs. peer median (27)
· Ranked #10 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 18
2025 · 11
-28%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-23.2 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-5%)
~516
5-yr projected enrollment (23 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Da Vinci Design High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 10): 11 vs. a peer median of 27.
- ▸Da Vinci Design High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 35 in 2024 to 11 in 2025 — a 24-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 28% (179→128 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +4%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~516 by 2029 — about 23 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Da Vinci Communications High School | Public | 26 | +46% |
| Da Vinci Science High School | Public | 28 | +4% |
| Hawthorne Math & Science Academy | Public | 39 | -5% |
| Family First Charter | Public | — | -73% |
| Environmental Charter High - Lawndale | Public | 53 | +6% |
| Lennox Math Science Tech Academy | Public | 27 | +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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