Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
High Tech High LA
Public · Van Nuys · Los Angeles County · 351 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
18
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 50% of California high schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 24
2025 · 18
+5%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+13.1 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~336
5-yr projected enrollment (15 fewer than today)
- ▸High Tech High LA's most recent UC Reach Score is 18 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors).
- ▸High Tech High LA's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 48 in 2020 to 18 in 2025 — a 30-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.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, High Tech High LA is admitting at roughly -6 percentage points below what its average applicant GPA (3.901) alone would predict (22% actual vs. 27% expected). That's worth understanding — it can reflect grade inflation that UC sees through, weaker holistic-review materials at the margin, or applicants concentrating at more selective campuses than typical. Not a verdict; a signal.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 5% (82→86 from 2018 to 2026).
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~336 by 2029 — about 15 fewer students than today.
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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