Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Ofarrell Charter School
Public · San Diego · San Diego County · 1,833 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
27
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 65% of California high schools
+7.2 pp above peer median (19)
· Ranked #2 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 49
2025 · 27
+50%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+56.4 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-7%)
~1831
5-yr projected enrollment (2 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Ofarrell Charter School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 10): 27 vs. a peer median of 19.
- ▸Ofarrell Charter School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 49 in 2021 to 27 in 2025 — a 22-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Ofarrell Charter School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.957) alone would predict (29% 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 up 50% (109→163 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -11%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1831 by 2029 — about 2 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morse High School | Public | 20 | -4% |
| Hoover High | Public | 18 | -1% |
| Hilltop High School | Public | 21 | -19% |
| Chula Vista Senior High School | Public | 19 | -19% |
| Chula Vista Senior High | Public | 19 | -34% |
| Lincoln High | Public | 12 | +6% |
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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