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UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
How King-Chavez Community High compares for families
Real college outcomes data available below.
- ▸ Statewide4.8% UC Reach — 13.3 points below the California median of 18.1%.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (4.8% UC Reach vs 9.1% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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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.
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
Program subgroups
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.
Absenteeism is down 8.6 pp since 2016-17. Engagement improving — a positive trajectory worth understanding and reinforcing.
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
If this trend holds (-7.8%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~235 | -20 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~200 | -55 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~170 | -85 | $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.
King-Chavez Community High — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach Score, King-Chavez Community High sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 3): 5 vs. a peer median of 9.
- ▸King-Chavez Community High's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 15 in 2024 to 5 in 2025 — a 10-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 66% (136→46 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -27%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-8.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~197 by 2029 — about 58 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 58 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 Score | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King-Chavez Community High | Public | 255 | 5 | -66% |
| Peer-group median | 9 | -27% | ||
| Urban Discovery Academy Charter | Public | 310 | — | -33% |
| Twain High | Public | 236 | — | -5% |
| America's Finest Charter | Public | 334 | — | -6% |
| E3 Civic High | Public | 344 | 10 | -7% |
| Diego Hills Central Public Charter | Public | 301 | — | -54% |
| Kearny Eng Innov & Design | Public | 283 | 8 | +10% |
| Urban Corps Of San Diego County Charter | Public | 215 | — | -60% |
| Jcs Manzanita | Public | 245 | — | -78% |
| Garfield High | Public | 164 | — | -36% |
| Palomar High | Public | 222 | — | -21% |
UC Reach Score = 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 →
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the San Diego County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Enrollment -66.2% vs. county -7.8% AND stability (85.5%) below the county median. Recruitment and retention both under pressure — likely a foundational rather than tactical problem. Chronic absenteeism is also at 33.9% (up -8.6 pts from 2016-17) — engagement and demand are both signaling decline.
35 of 241 students who enrolled at King-Chavez Community High this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (14.5% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
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.
District financial profile — San Diego Unified (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 65.2%
Federal: 10.6%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the San Diego Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
King-Chavez Community High sent 38 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 7.9% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 5 — 13 points below the California median of 18, higher than 3% of California high schools..
-4 pts vs. peer median (9) · Ranked #3 of 3 similar schools
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Higher than 3% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
King-Chavez Community High's UC Reach Score of 5 is below the California median (18). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51 or higher.
Overall, King-Chavez Community High's UC Reach is higher than 3% of California high schools (978 ranked).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA → Elite | 6 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | — | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 14 | 3 | —† | 21.4% | 5 | — | — | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 6 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | — | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 12 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | — | —† |
What This Means
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