Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Garden Grove High School
Public · Garden Grove · Orange County · 2,103 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
34
Above average
top 25% in California
Higher than 78% of California high schools
+12.7 pp above peer median (21)
· Ranked #3 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 18
2025 · 34
-19%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-12.0 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-7%)
~2019
5-yr projected enrollment (84 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Garden Grove High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 11): 34 vs. a peer median of 21.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 12 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Garden Grove High School is admitting at roughly +10 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.911) alone would predict (30% actual vs. 20% 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 19% (643→520 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -12%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2019 by 2029 — about 84 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Quinta High | Public | 40 | -7% |
| Katella High School | Public | 11 | -20% |
| Santa Ana High School | Public | 14 | -4% |
| Orange County School of the Arts | Public | 96 | +46% |
| Segerstrom High School | Public | 20 | -5% |
| Westminster High School | Public | 21 | -11% |
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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