Ocasa College Prep
Aliso Viejo · Orange County · Capistrano Unified · Public
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Ocasa College Prep compares for families
What families should know about Ocasa College Prep.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Capistrano Union High, Creekside High School, Back Bay High and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Student composition — 2024-25
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2024-25 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is up 9.5 pp since 2020-21. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-8.5%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~76 | -7 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~64 | -19 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~53 | -30 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Ocasa College Prep — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Aliso Viejo · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 33% (6→4 from 2024 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of -26%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-8.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~64 by 2028 — about 19 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 19 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.
Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocasa College Prep | Public | 83 | — | -33% |
| Peer-group median | 36.5% | -26% | ||
| Capistrano Union High | Public | 82 | — | -45% |
| Creekside High School | Public | 73 | — | -25% |
| Back Bay High | Public | 101 | — | -34% |
| Monte Vista Independent Study | Public | 65 | — | -26% |
| Silverado High | Public | 169 | — | -39% |
| Hillview High (continuation) | Public | 137 | — | -8% |
| Early College High School | Public | 148 | 36.5% | -29% |
| College And Career Preparatory Academy | Public | 170 | — | -18% |
| Coast High School | Public | 201 | — | +89% |
| Vista Meridian Global Academy | Public | 247 | — | -16% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Orange County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Enrollment -33.3% vs. county -1.8% AND stability (54.5%) below the county median. Recruitment and retention both under pressure — likely a foundational rather than tactical problem.
15 of 33 students who enrolled at Ocasa College Prep this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (45.5% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
District financial profile — Capistrano Unified (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 56.4%
Federal: 6.4%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Capistrano Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
Campus Breakdown — 2024
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCLA → Elite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UC Irvine → Selective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UC Davis → | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What This Means
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