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Sage Creek High School

Public · Carlsbad · San Diego County · 1,236 students · Class of 2025

UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
40
Above average top 25% in California
Higher than 83% of California high schools
+23.8 pp above peer median (16) · Ranked #2 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 42 2025 · 40
-2%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+5.9 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~1228
5-yr projected enrollment (8 fewer than today)
  • On UC Reach Score, Sage Creek High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 8): 40 vs. a peer median of 16.
  • Sage Creek High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 59 in 2020 to 40 in 2025 — a 19-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.
  • Senior-class enrollment is down 2% (318→312 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -11%.
  • In business terms, this is market-share growth during a market contraction. San Diego County's senior population shrank 8% over the same window — Sage Creek High School only shrank 2%. So Sage Creek High School picked up about 6 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.
  • At its recent rate (-0.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1228 by 2029 — about 8 fewer students than today.

Most similar nearby schools

SchoolType UC Reach ScoreEnroll.
Guajome Park Academy Charter Public -13%
Rancho Buena Vista High School Public 16 -24%
Vista High School Public 13 -25%
Classical Academy High School Public 14 +2%
Escondido High School Public 13 -32%
LA Costa Canyon High School Public 19 +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

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