Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Dunn School
Private · secular · Los Olivos · Santa Barbara County · 219 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
23%
Higher than 62% of California high schools
-18.0 pp vs. peer median (40.6%)
· Ranked #8 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2020 · 35.7%
2025 · 22.6%
-26%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
-37.6 pp
vs. Santa Barbara County baseline (+11%)
~195
5-yr projected enrollment (24 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Dunn School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 8): 23% vs. a peer median of 41%.
- ▸Dunn School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 36% in 2020 to 23% in 2025 — a 13-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 26% (42→31 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of -1%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~195 by 2028 — about 24 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmark School | Private · secular | — | +53% |
| Oak Grove School | Private · secular | — | +260% |
| Highland Hall Waldorf School | Private · secular | — | -40% |
| Thacher School the | Private · secular | 24.6% | +2% |
| Midland School | Private | 45.5% | +20% |
| Bishop Garcia Diego High Sch | Private · Catholic | 40.3% | +13% |
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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