Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Madison High
Public · San Diego County · 753 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
-19.3 pp vs. peer median (28)
· Ranked #8 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 15
2025 · 8
-16%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-8.2 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~671
5-yr projected enrollment (82 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Madison High sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 9): 8 vs. a peer median of 28.
- ▸Madison High's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 21 in 2018 to 8 in 2025 — a 13-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 16% (243→204 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -13%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~671 by 2029 — about 82 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clairemont High School | Public | 12 | -6% |
| Preuss School UCSD | Public | 86 | +17% |
| High Tech High Mesa | Public | 39 | +3% |
| Health Sciences High And Middle College | Public | — | -13% |
| Canyon Hills High School | Public | 21 | -26% |
| John Muir Language Academy | Public | — | — |
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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