Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Life Academy High School
Public · Oakland · Alameda County · 434 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
27%
Higher than 69% of California high schools
On the peer median (26.5%)
· Ranked #4 of 7 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 20.0%
2025 · 27.4%
-5%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-5.2 pp
vs. Alameda County baseline (+1%)
~431
5-yr projected enrollment (3 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Life Academy High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 7): 27% vs. a peer median of 26%.
- ▸Life Academy High School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 43% in 2019 to 27% in 2025 — a 16-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.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Life Academy High School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.578) alone would predict (34% actual vs. 26% 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 5% (65→62 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~431 by 2029 — about 3 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arise High School | Public | 19.4% | +77% |
| Latitude 37.8 High | Public | — | +129% |
| Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy | Public | — | -19% |
| Nea Community Learning Center | Public | 16.0% | +7% |
| Aims College Prep High School | Public | 30.1% | +6% |
| Oakland Charter High School | Public | 55.8% | -12% |
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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