Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Los Altos High
Public · Santa Clara County · 2,203 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
54
Strong
top 10% in California
Higher than 92% of California high schools
-3.3 pp vs. peer median (58)
· Ranked #6 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 54
2025 · 54
+4%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+10.7 pp
vs. Santa Clara County baseline (-6%)
~2191
5-yr projected enrollment (12 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Los Altos High sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 9): 54 vs. a peer median of 58.
- ▸Los Altos High's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 74 in 2020 to 54 in 2025 — a 20-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 up 4% (532→556 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -5%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2191 by 2029 — about 12 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead High School | Public | 55 | -1% |
| Fremont High | Public | 24 | +4% |
| Menlo Atherton High School | Public | 30 | -1% |
| Henry M. Gunn High | Public | — | -16% |
| Palo Alto Senior High School | Public | 70 | -8% |
| Palo Alto High | Public | — | -2% |
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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