Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
James Lick High School
Public · San Jose · Santa Clara County · 788 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
8
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 11% of California high schools
-6.7 pp vs. peer median (15)
· Ranked #9 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 14
2025 · 8
-9%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-6.2 pp
vs. Santa Clara County baseline (-3%)
~706
5-yr projected enrollment (82 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, James Lick High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 10): 8 vs. a peer median of 15.
- ▸James Lick High School's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 14 in 2020 to 8 in 2025 — a 6-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, James Lick High School is admitting at roughly +21 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.091) alone would predict (41% 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 9% (248→225 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~706 by 2029 — about 82 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant High School | Public | 13 | -15% |
| San Jose High School | Public | 8 | -11% |
| University Prep Academy | Public | 47 | +12% |
| Kathleen Macdonald High | Public | — | +20100% |
| Henry T Gunderson High School | Public | 14 | -24% |
| KIPP San Jose Collegiate | Public | 42 | +38% |
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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