Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
River Valley Charter School
Public · Lakeside · San Diego County · 170 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
11
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 21% of California high schools
+5.7 pp above peer median (5)
· Ranked #1 of 2 similar schools
-10%
Senior-class enrollment (2024–2026)
+2.9 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-13%)
~178
5-yr projected enrollment (+1.5%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, River Valley Charter School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 2): 11 vs. a peer median of 5.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 10% (41→37 from 2024 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -20%.
- ▸In business terms, this is market-share growth during a market contraction. San Diego County's senior population shrank 13% over the same window — River Valley Charter School only shrank 10%. So River Valley Charter School picked up about 3 percentage points of relative share — families chose it over the alternatives even as the overall pool got smaller. That's overperforming the market in a shrinking market.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.5%/yr); projects to ~178 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idea Center High School | Public | — | -25% |
| City Heights Preparatory Charter | Public | — | +175% |
| Greater San Diego Academy | Public | — | -23% |
| Mountain Valley Academy | Public | — | -48% |
| Jcs Manzanita | Public | — | -78% |
| Altus Schools East County | Public | — | -16% |
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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