Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
High Tech High Chula Vista
Public · Chula Vista · San Diego County · 628 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
36
Above average
top 25% in California
Higher than 80% of California high schools
+20.6 pp above peer median (16)
· Ranked #2 of 5 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 71
2025 · 36
-12%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-4.1 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~635
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.4%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, High Tech High Chula Vista sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 5): 36 vs. a peer median of 16.
- ▸High Tech High Chula Vista's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 71 in 2021 to 36 in 2025 — a 35-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 12% (159→140 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -7%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.4%/yr); projects to ~635 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista | Public | — | -7% |
| The Learning Choice Academy - East County | Public | — | +12% |
| Health Sciences High And Middle College | Public | — | -13% |
| Castle Park High School | Public | 17 | -2% |
| Diego Valley East Public Charter | Public | — | -70% |
| Gompers Preparatory Academy | Public | 47 | +26% |
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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