Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High
Public · Harbor City · Los Angeles County · 1,328 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
23
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 60% of California high schools
-6.0 pp vs. peer median (29)
· Ranked #8 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 18
2025 · 23
-30%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-24.4 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-5%)
~1108
5-yr projected enrollment (220 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 11): 23 vs. a peer median of 29.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 11 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.868) alone would predict (26% actual vs. 20% 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 30% (485→341 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -12%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-5.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1108 by 2029 — about 220 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson High School | Public | 21 | -10% |
| Gardena High School | Public | 14 | +5% |
| Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School | Public | 10 | -35% |
| South High | Public | 36 | -14% |
| Lawndale High School | Public | 29 | -29% |
| King Drew Magnet High School Med/Science | Public | 39 | -12% |
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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