Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Middle College High
Public · Contra Costa County · 290 students · Class of 2025
★ Top 5% UC Reach
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
71
Excellent
top 6% in California
Higher than 97% of California high schools
+62.3 pp above peer median (8)
· Ranked #1 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 83
2025 · 71
-4%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-1.0 pp
vs. Contra Costa County baseline (-3%)
~288
5-yr projected enrollment (2 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Middle College High sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 9): 71 vs. a peer median of 8.
- ▸Middle College High's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 126 in 2023 to 71 in 2025 — a 56-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% (72→69 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -9%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.3%/yr), enrollment projects to ~288 by 2029 — about 2 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry High School | Public | 14 | +36% |
| Invictus Academy Of Richmond | Public | 7 | -7% |
| Mcclymonds High School | Public | 5 | -11% |
| John Swett High School | Public | 19 | -24% |
| Oakland International High Sch | Public | 10 | -12% |
| Greenwood Academy | Public | — | -59% |
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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