Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Estancia High School
Public · Costa Mesa · Orange County · 954 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
13
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 31% of California high schools
-2.2 pp vs. peer median (15)
· Ranked #8 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 14
2025 · 13
-15%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-7.7 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-7%)
~857
5-yr projected enrollment (97 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Estancia High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 10): 13 vs. a peer median of 15.
- ▸Estancia High School's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 21 in 2024 to 13 in 2025 — a 8-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Estancia High School is admitting at roughly +11 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.853) alone would predict (35% actual vs. 24% 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 down 15% (291→248 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~857 by 2029 — about 97 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean View High School | Public | 12 | -26% |
| Legacy Magnet Academy | Public | 87 | +35% |
| Samueli Academy | Public | 40 | +8% |
| Los Amigos High School | Public | 17 | -21% |
| Costa Mesa High School | Public | 14 | -8% |
| Saddleback High School | Public | 15 | -3% |
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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