Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
San Fernando High School
Public · San Fernando · Los Angeles County · 1,528 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
19
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 53% of California high schools
-6.5 pp vs. peer median (26)
· Ranked #6 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 16
2025 · 19
-35%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-26.7 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~1368
5-yr projected enrollment (160 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, San Fernando High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 8): 19 vs. a peer median of 26.
- ▸San Fernando High School's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 25 in 2024 to 19 in 2025 — a 6-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, San Fernando High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.861) alone would predict (26% actual vs. 20% 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 35% (493→321 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -12%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1368 by 2029 — about 160 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylmar Charter High | Public | — | -24% |
| James Monroe High School | Public | 14 | +1% |
| Ulysses S Grant High School | Public | 26 | -3% |
| Van Nuys High School | Public | 29 | -8% |
| Panorama High School | Public | 33 | +13% |
| John H Francis Polytechnic Hs | Public | 13 | -28% |
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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