Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Del Lago Academy
Public · Escondido · San Diego County · 762 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
42
Above average
top 25% in California
Higher than 84% of California high schools
+23.4 pp above peer median (19)
· Ranked #2 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 25
2025 · 42
+4%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+11.0 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-7%)
~744
5-yr projected enrollment (18 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Del Lago Academy sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 10): 42 vs. a peer median of 19.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 13 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Del Lago Academy is admitting at roughly +10 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.908) alone would predict (30% actual vs. 21% 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 4% (170→177 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -14%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~744 by 2029 — about 18 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escondido Charter High School | Public | 16 | -5% |
| Siatech | Public | — | -81% |
| Classical Academy High School | Public | 14 | +2% |
| Escondido High School | Public | 13 | -32% |
| Preuss School UCSD | Public | 86 | +17% |
| High Tech High - North County | Public | 29 | -18% |
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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