Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Pacific Collegiate School
Public · Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz County · 551 students · Class of 2025
★ Top 5% UC Reach
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
94
Excellent
top 6% in California
Higher than 99% of California high schools
+65.6 pp above peer median (28)
· Ranked #1 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 85
2025 · 94
-14%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-17.2 pp
vs. Santa Cruz County baseline (+3%)
~550
5-yr projected enrollment (1 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Pacific Collegiate School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 11): 94 vs. a peer median of 28.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 12 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Pacific Collegiate School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.064) alone would predict (30% 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 14% (78→67 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~550 by 2029 — about 1 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Lorenzo Valley High School | Public | 22 | -26% |
| Scotts Valley High School | Public | 45 | -10% |
| Santa Cruz High School | Public | 45 | +2% |
| Harbor High School | Public | 28 | +2% |
| Ceiba College Preparatory Academy | Public | 9 | -26% |
| Soquel High School | Public | 28 | +7% |
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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