James C Enochs High School

Modesto · Stanislaus County · Modesto City High · Public

Public Stanislaus County 🏛 Modesto City High → ~591 seniors CDS 5071175…
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🎓26 UC Reach Score · Around the CA median 📚AP rigor: 76th percentile nationally 📖13 AP courses 🎓96% 4-yr grad rate 📘Top 5 ELA proficiency in Stanislaus 🧮Top 8 Math proficiency in Stanislaus +1 more

📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • 📚 13 AP courses offered — Elite
  • ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • ✅ Gifted & talented program
  • 🔢 5 calculus classes · 12 physics · 25 chemistry
Academic signals
  • 🎓 AP rigor: 76th percentile nationally
  • 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 28% by test-taker volume
  • 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 96% (82nd percentile nationally)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score
26
Around the CA median near the state median
Top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025 — counts each campus admit, so a student admitted to several UCs counts more than once (which is why a strong school can score over 100).

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCB
8 admitted
3 enrolled
Net $13,481/yr avg
Grads earn $92,446 @10yr
UCLA
10 admitted
7 enrolled
Net $12,548/yr avg
Grads earn $82,511 @10yr
UCSD
22 admitted
3 enrolled
Net $12,470/yr avg
Grads earn $84,943 @10yr
UCSB
24 admitted
Net $16,109/yr avg
Grads earn $74,915 @10yr
UCI
42 admitted
15 enrolled
Net $14,251/yr avg
Grads earn $80,735 @10yr
UCD
47 admitted
7 enrolled
Net $14,741/yr avg
Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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How James C Enochs High School compares for families

Above-average college outcomes statewide.

  • StatewideUC Reach Score of 268 points above the California median of 18. Ahead of 67% of California high schools.
  • Locally🎓 #1 in Stanislaus County on UC Reach — plus 3 more top-ranks.
  • vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 26 vs a 12 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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🎓 Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth

76th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
13
Subject breadth not reported
Students taking AP courses
217
≈9 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
25
5 calculus · 20 advanced
Lab science classes
37
12 physics · 25 chemistry
Other rigor signals
✅ Dual-enrollment program
✅ Gifted/talented program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 28% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
25
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
1.1
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

82nd percentile nationally

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
96%
Single-point estimate
4-year cohort size
547
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

🏛️ Federal Title I context

Title I Schoolwide eligible

≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program

45.5%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025

Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.

About 6 in 10 students read and write at grade level — above the state norm.
About 1 in 3 students do math at grade level — above the state norm.
ELA — met or exceeded
n = 535
60.6%
incl. 29.4% exceeded
+10.9 pts above Stanislaus County median (49.7%) · CA median 54.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 79.3%
Math — met or exceeded
n = 537
32.6%
incl. 16.2% exceeded
+12.7 pts above Stanislaus County median (19.9%) · CA median 21.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 53.6%

Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.

Student composition — 2025-26

HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.

Race / ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino 46%
White 25% -2.4
Asian 8%
Not reported 7% +2.0
Two or more 6%
Filipino 4%
Black / African Am. 2%
Pacific Islander 1%

Program subgroups

Students w/ disabilities 48% +5.2
Socioeconomically disadv. 9%
English learners 4%

Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.

Kids show up: 13% are chronically absent versus about 23% statewide — engagement most schools would envy.
Chronic absent
12.8%
299 of 2,340 students

Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.

Stanislaus County median
22.2% · school is better than 90% of 30 HS
Statewide median
22.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
2,383 (2018)2,332 (2026)
-2.1%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
565 (2018)554 (2026)
-1.9%

If this trend holds (-0.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~2,328 -4 $0
3 yr (2029) ~2,319 -13 $0
5 yr (2031) ~2,311 -21 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

How does James C Enochs High School really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #1 of 10 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.

The full head-to-head table — every peer school's UC Reach, side by side.
Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?
The plain-English read on what it all means for your family.

Your similar-school group includes

Thomas Downey High School · Modesto High School · Peter Johansen High · Central Valley High School · Joseph a Gregori High School · Grace M Davis High School · +4 more

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Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Stanislaus County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

94% of students who start the year here finish it here.
Action needed
Strong inside, weak at the gate.

Families who enroll at James C Enochs High School stay (93.6% stability — elite). But enrollment is dropping faster than Stanislaus County (school -1.9% vs. county +2.3%). The audit question isn't why students leave — it's why fewer families are choosing to enroll in the first place.

-1.9%  school enrollment (2018–2026)
+2.3%  Stanislaus County baseline
-4.2pp  gap vs. county
93.6%  retention (county median 87.8%)
Enrollment — indexed to 100 at 2018
Stability rate by year (raw %)
Stability rate
93.6%
2,225 of 2,377 students

152 of 2,377 students who enrolled at James C Enochs High School this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (6.4% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Stanislaus County median
87.8% · school is in the 100th percentile of 31 HS
Statewide median
87.2% · in the 83rd percentile of 1,689 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (1,130) 90.9%
Hispanic / Latino (1,100) 91.5%
White (641) 95.3%
Students w/ disabilities (229) 87.3%
Asian (164) 95.7%
Two or more races (143) 93.7%

Nearest peer high schools

Thomas Downey High School 86.1% Modesto High School 86.3% Peter Johansen High 85.2% Central Valley High School 89.7% Joseph a Gregori High School 93.2%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

James C Enochs High School sent 477 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 32.1% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 268 points above the California median of 18, higher than 67% of California high schools. The school produces 3.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score
26
Around the CA median Top 33% of CA high schools
153 admits / 591 seniors
+14 pts above peer median (12) · Ranked #1 of 10 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 6 2025 · 26
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18
Peer median
12
Top 10%
51
This school
26
050100
CA median 18 Top 10% ≥ 51 This school 26

Higher than 67% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

James C Enochs High School's UC Reach Score of 26 is above the California median (18). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51 or higher.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 71 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, James C Enochs High School's UC Reach is higher than 67% of California high schools (980 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score
81
477 applications
In context: CA median 75 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241 · higher than 53% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
32.1%
153 / 477 applications
In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 74% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
22.9%
35 enrolled of 153 admitted
Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.
UC Enrollment Reach Score
6
35 enrollees / 591 seniors
Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what share ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.
Student-Counselor Ratio
Each counselor juggles about 466 students — above the level experts recommend. Ask how junior-year college advising is handled.
466:1
5.0 FTE counselors · 2,332 students
In context: CA median 338:1 · 128 more students per counselor · ASCA target 250:1.
A-G Completion
About half of graduates finish the UC/CSU course requirements — about the state norm.
53%
308 of 582 graduates · 2024-25 cohort
In context: CA median 55.9% · -3.0 pp vs. median · Stanislaus Co. 41.3%.
UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
90% of this school's UC entrants earn the degree within six years — about the norm.
90%
83% finished in 4 yrs · N=29 entered 2019
In context: CA median 88.6% · +1.1 pp above.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
17.9
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 59% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
3.0
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 47% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
591
CDE grade 12 (exact)
Total School Enrollment
2,304
All grades · CDE Census Day
Economic Connectedness
1.28
69th percentile in CA · cross‑class friendships
Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs
3.98
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.22

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from James C Enochs High School
Campus 4.00+ GPA 3.70–3.99 GPA 3.30–3.69 GPA < 3.30 GPA
UC Berkeley Real shot Long odds Filtered out Filtered out
UCLA Real shot Long odds Filtered out Filtered out
UC San Diego Strong shot Moderate Long odds Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara Strong shot Real shot Long odds Filtered out
UC Irvine Strong shot Real shot Long odds Filtered out
UC Davis Strong shot Strong shot Real shot Filtered out
Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2025.

The numbers behind it

Campus Applicant GPA Admit GPA Lift Admit rate vs peer schools @ same GPA
UC Berkeley 3.98 4.29 +0.31 10.3% Peers +0.24 · steeper
UCLA 4.00 4.23 +0.24 13.9% Peers +0.27 · matches
UC San Diego 4.02 4.24 +0.23 32.4% Peers +0.26 · matches
UC Santa Barbara 3.94 4.26 +0.32 31.6% Peers +0.29 · matches
UC Irvine 4.00 4.19 +0.19 52.5% Peers +0.22 · matches
UC Davis 3.93 4.20 +0.26 45.6% Peers +0.24 · matches
📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)
GPA band UCB UCLA UCSD UCSB UCI UCD
4.00+ 17.0% 15.1% 45.2% 62.3% 46.3% 65.9%
3.70–3.99 3.1% 1.6% 9.3% 17.6% 17.0% 31.1%
3.30–3.69 0.8% 0.5% 1.5% 2.8% 2.4% 10.3%
3.00–3.29 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 1.9%
< 3.00 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.7%
How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

Where James C Enochs High School sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 9.6 points above what their GPAs predict (32.1% actual vs. 22.4% expected).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %
UC Reach Score (where available)
UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus Applicants Admits Enrollees Admit Rate UC Reach Score Yield Avg GPA (App) Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite 78 8 3 10.3% 1 37.5% 3.98 4.29
UCLA → Elite 72 10 7 13.9% 2 70.0% 4.00 4.23
UC San Diego → Selective 68 22 3 32.4% 4 13.6% 4.02 4.24
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 76 24 31.6% 4 3.94 4.26
UC Irvine → Selective 80 42 15 52.5% 7 35.7% 4.00 4.19
UC Davis → 103 47 7 45.6% 8 14.9% 3.93 4.20
= UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once; Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.
A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.
Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.
The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.
Berkeley/UCLA admit volume is modest relative to overall UC reach. This is common and reflects the highly selective nature of those campuses, but may be a target area for the school's highest-performing students.
UC Reach has improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.
Note: the UC Reach Score sums campus-level admits across the top-six UC campuses, so a student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted at each. It reflects competitive admit volume relative to class size — admit-events, not distinct students — which is why a Score can exceed 100.
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