Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Mira Mesa High School
Public · San Diego · San Diego County · 2,147 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
22
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 58% of California high schools
-18.1 pp vs. peer median (40)
· Ranked #10 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 29
2025 · 22
-0%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+6.5 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-7%)
~2069
5-yr projected enrollment (78 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Mira Mesa High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 11): 22 vs. a peer median of 40.
- ▸Mira Mesa High School's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 32 in 2018 to 22 in 2025 — a 10-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 0% (537→535 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of -1%.
- ▸In business terms, this is market-share growth during a market contraction. San Diego County's senior population shrank 7% over the same window — Mira Mesa High School only shrank 0%. So Mira Mesa High School picked up about 6 percentage points of relative share — families chose it over the alternatives even as the overall pool got smaller. That's overperforming the market in a shrinking market.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2069 by 2029 — about 78 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Ranch High | Public | 43 | -3% |
| Westview High School | Public | 74 | -9% |
| Canyon Crest Academy | Public | 93 | -5% |
| Mt Carmel High School | Public | 39 | +2% |
| Rancho Bernardo High School | Public | 34 | +4% |
| Poway High School | Public | 28 | -9% |
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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