Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Rancho Dominguez Prep School
Public · Long Beach · Los Angeles County · 594 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
19
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 49% of California high schools
-12.0 pp vs. peer median (31)
· Ranked #11 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 13
2025 · 19
-8%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-2.7 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-5%)
~536
5-yr projected enrollment (58 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Rancho Dominguez Prep School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #11 of 11): 19 vs. a peer median of 31.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 9 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Rancho Dominguez Prep School is admitting at roughly +26 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.767) alone would predict (54% actual vs. 27% 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% (125→115 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~536 by 2029 — about 58 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Academy of Mathematics & Science | Public | 129 | -4% |
| Compton Early College High School | Public | 55 | +85% |
| Sato Academy of Math & Science | Public | 32 | +15% |
| Animo Watts Collge Prep Academy | Public | 30 | -4% |
| Academies Education/Empowermnt | Public | 29 | -21% |
| Lifeline Education Charter School | Public | 21 | +33% |
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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