Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
High Tech High Media Arts
Public · San Diego · San Diego County · 346 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
37
Above average
top 25% in California
Higher than 79% of California high schools
+17.6 pp above peer median (19)
· Ranked #2 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 58
2025 · 37
-6%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+1.3 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-7%)
~331
5-yr projected enrollment (15 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, High Tech High Media Arts sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 8): 37 vs. a peer median of 19.
- ▸High Tech High Media Arts's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 64 in 2024 to 37 in 2025 — a 27-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 6% (89→84 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -8%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~331 by 2029 — about 15 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Tech High International | Public | 19 | -13% |
| High Tech High School | Public | 41 | -18% |
| E3 Civic High | Public | 10 | -7% |
| Kearny Digital Media & Design | Public | 16 | +2% |
| Urban Discovery Academy Charter | Public | — | -33% |
| Kearny School Biomed Science Tech | Public | 26 | -15% |
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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