John Glenn High School

Norwalk · Los Angeles County · Public

Public Los Angeles County ~198 seniors

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📋 At a glance

Programs & features

Program details not reported to CRDC

Academic signals

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

🎓 Where grads go

16.2% UC Reach — top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025. Counts each campus admit, so multi-admits count more than once.

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCB

3 admitted

UCSD

9 admitted

UCSB

8 admitted

UCI

6 admitted

UCD

6 admitted

Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How John Glenn High School compares for families

Mid-pack college outcomes within California.

▸ Statewide16.2% UC Reach — right around the California median of 18.1%.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (16.2% UC Reach vs 36.9% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

1,322 (2018) → 819 (2026)

-38.0%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

294 (2018) → 194 (2026)

-34.0%

If this trend holds (-5.9%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027)	~771	-48	$0
3 yr (2029)	~683	-136	$0
5 yr (2031)	~605	-214	$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.

John Glenn High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · Norwalk · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, John Glenn High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 9): 16% vs. a peer median of 37%.
▸Its UC Reach has risen 7 points since 2018.
▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, John Glenn High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.681) alone would predict (33% actual vs. 23% 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 34% (294→194 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -2%.
▸At its recent rate (-5.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~684 by 2029 — about 135 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

819 students (2026)

→

~684 projected (2029)

at -5.8%/yr

That's about 135 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.

Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
John Glenn High School	Public	819	16.2%	-34%
Peer-group median			36.9%	-2%
Gretchen Whitney High School	Public	1009	126.1%	+4%
Pioneer High	Public	945	22.3%	-27%
International Studies Learning Center At Legacy High School Complex	Public	847	—	+18%
Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl	Public	649	51.4%	-1%
Artesia High School	Public	1317	12.4%	-1%
Elizabeth Learning Center	Public	1127	16.2%	-8%
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	Public	527	21.3%	-3%
Abraham Lincoln High School	Public	501	110.0%	-4%
Oxford Academy	Public	1353	84.1%	-4%
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts And Mathematics At Legacy High School Complex	Public	509	—	+9%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

John Glenn High School sent 126 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 25.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 16.2% — 1.9 percentage points below the California median of 18.1%, higher than 45% of California high schools. The school produces 1.5 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach ⓘ

16%

32 admits / 198 seniors
-20.7 pp vs. peer median (36.9%) · Ranked #7 of 9 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 10.2% 2025 · 16.2%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.1%

Peer median
36.9%

Top 10%
51.2%

This school
16.2%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 16.2%

Higher than 45% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

John Glenn High School's UC Reach of 16.2% is below the California median (18.1%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51.2% or higher.

Against similar schools, John Glenn High School trails the peer-group median (36.9%) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.

Overall, John Glenn High School's UC Reach is higher than 45% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

63.6%

126 applications

In context: CA median 74.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241.0% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252.0% · higher than 42% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

25.4%

32 / 126 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 46% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

None enrolled of 32 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 ⓘ

N/A

None enrollees / 198 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % 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.

UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ

82%

59% finished in 4 yrs · N=22 entered 2013

In context: CA median 87.9% · -6.1 pp vs. median.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

13.1

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 42% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

1.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 17% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

198

CDE grade 12 (exact)

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

882

All grades · CDE Census Day

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

3.70

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.00

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 John Glenn High School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
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 San Diego	3.72	4.08	+0.37	40.9%	Peers +0.41 · wider
UC Santa Barbara	3.54	3.83	+0.29	80.0%	Peers +0.48 · wider
UC Irvine	3.68	4.09	+0.41	17.6%	Peers +0.40 · matches
UC Davis	3.76	4.01	+0.25	35.3%	Peers +0.33 · wider

📊 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 John Glenn High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 9.3 points above what their GPAs predict (32.7% actual vs. 23.3% expected).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach % (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	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	15	3	—^†	20.0%	1.5%	—	3.63	—^†
UCLA → Elite	28	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.78	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	22	9	—^†	40.9%	4.5%	—	3.72	4.08
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	10	8	—^†	80.0%	4.0%	—	3.54	3.83
UC Irvine → Selective	34	6	—^†	17.6%	3.0%	—	3.68	4.09
UC Davis →	17	6	—^†	35.3%	3.0%	—	3.76	4.01

† = 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.

UC Reach has improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.

Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.

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