Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Downtown Magnets High School
Public · Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · 791 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
45
Above average
top 25% in California
Higher than 86% of California high schools
+21.8 pp above peer median (23)
· Ranked #2 of 7 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 50
2025 · 45
-10%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-4.3 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-5%)
~702
5-yr projected enrollment (89 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Downtown Magnets High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 7): 45 vs. a peer median of 23.
- ▸Downtown Magnets High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 64 in 2020 to 45 in 2025 — a 19-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 10% (219→198 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -14%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~702 by 2029 — about 89 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Open World Academy | Public | 14 | +17% |
| West Adams Preparatory High School | Public | 19 | -33% |
| Youthbuild Charter School Of California | Public | — | -60% |
| Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts | Public | — | -14% |
| Girls Academic Leadership Academy | Public | 98 | +84% |
| Manual Arts Senior High School | Public | 27 | -6% |
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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