Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Paso Robles High School
Public · Paso Robles · San Luis Obispo County · 1,962 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
14
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 35% of California high schools
-2.8 pp vs. peer median (16)
· Ranked #6 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 7
2025 · 14
-8%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-6.7 pp
vs. San Luis Obispo County baseline (-1%)
~1898
5-yr projected enrollment (64 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Paso Robles High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 9): 14 vs. a peer median of 16.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 8 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Paso Robles High School is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.9) alone would predict (29% actual vs. 22% 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 8% (468→430 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.1%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1898 by 2029 — about 64 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atascadero High School | Public | 8 | -4% |
| San Luis Obispo High School | Public | 36 | +12% |
| Templeton High School | Public | 22 | +0% |
| Arroyo Grande High School | Public | 19 | -9% |
| Lemoore High | Public | — | +0% |
| Morro Bay High School | Public | 26 | -8% |
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
Scan for full profile