Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Mount Whitney High School
Public · Visalia · Tulare County · 1,627 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
9
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 14% of California high schools
-2.8 pp vs. peer median (12)
· Ranked #7 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 4
2025 · 9
+9%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+6.1 pp
vs. Tulare County baseline (+3%)
~1619
5-yr projected enrollment (8 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Mount Whitney High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 9): 9 vs. a peer median of 12.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 6 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Mount Whitney High School is admitting at roughly +16 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.788) alone would predict (42% actual vs. 26% 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 up 9% (303→330 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +16%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1619 by 2029 — about 8 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Diamante High School | Public | 14 | -8% |
| Golden West High School | Public | 6 | +15% |
| Tulare Union High School | Public | 13 | +4% |
| Redwood High | Public | 15 | +18% |
| Tulare Western High School | Public | 15 | -19% |
| Crescent Valley Public Charter Ii | Public | — | +231% |
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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