Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Damien High School
Private · Catholic · La Verne · Los Angeles County · 696 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
22
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 61% of California high schools
-3.9 pp vs. peer median (26)
· Ranked #6 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 30
2025 · 22
-31%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
-31.0 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-0%)
~624
5-yr projected enrollment (72 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Damien High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 9): 22 vs. a peer median of 26.
- ▸Damien High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 35 in 2020 to 22 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 31% (227→156 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of -3%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~624 by 2028 — about 72 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Christian Schools | Private · Other religious | 19 | -9% |
| LA Salle High School | Private · Catholic | 51 | -8% |
| Lutheran High School | Private · Other religious | — | -3% |
| Bishop Amat Memorial Hs | Private · Catholic | 28 | -28% |
| Servite High School | Private · Catholic | 25 | -2% |
| Ontario Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 10 | +22% |
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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