Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Mckinleyville High School
Public · Mckinleyville · Humboldt County · 574 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
2%
Higher than 0% of California high schools
-3.7 pp vs. peer median (6.2%)
· Ranked #8 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 7.3%
2025 · 2.5%
-4%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-45.3 pp
vs. Humboldt County baseline (+41%)
~581
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.4%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Mckinleyville High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 8): 2% vs. a peer median of 6%.
- ▸Mckinleyville High School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 23% in 2023 to 2% in 2025 — a 21-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 4% (141→135 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +15%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.4%/yr); projects to ~581 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Grove Charter School 2 | Public | — | -38% |
| Arcata High School | Public | 22.0% | +36% |
| Northern United - Humboldt Charter | Public | — | -6% |
| Eureka Senior High | Public | 3.8% | +25% |
| Eureka Senior High School | Public | 3.8% | -6% |
| Redwood Coast Montessori | Public | — | +150% |
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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