Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Mount Pleasant High School
Public · San Jose · Santa Clara County · 931 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
13
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 31% of California high schools
+1.1 pp above peer median (12)
· Ranked #5 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 7
2025 · 13
-15%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-11.7 pp
vs. Santa Clara County baseline (-3%)
~826
5-yr projected enrollment (105 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Mount Pleasant High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 10): 13 vs. a peer median of 12.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 3 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Mount Pleasant High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.948) alone would predict (32% actual vs. 24% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 15% (325→277 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -8%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~826 by 2029 — about 105 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose High School | Public | 8 | -11% |
| James Lick High School | Public | 8 | -9% |
| William C. Overfelt High | Public | 12 | -9% |
| Kathleen Macdonald High | Public | — | +20100% |
| University Prep Academy | Public | 47 | +12% |
| Henry T Gunderson High School | Public | 14 | -24% |
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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