Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Sato Academy of Math & Science
Public · Long Beach · Los Angeles County · 576 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
32
Above average
top 25% in California
Higher than 74% of California high schools
+10.4 pp above peer median (21)
· Ranked #3 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 26
2025 · 32
+15%
Senior-class enrollment (2019–2026)
+19.3 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-5%)
~708
5-yr projected enrollment (+7.1%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Sato Academy of Math & Science sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 8): 32 vs. a peer median of 21.
- ▸Sato Academy of Math & Science's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 43 in 2019 to 32 in 2025 — a 11-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 up 15% (103→118 from 2019 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -2%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+7.1%/yr); projects to ~708 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest S. McBride Sr. High School | Public | 51 | -1% |
| Rancho Dominguez Prep School | Public | 19 | -8% |
| Compton Early College High School | Public | 55 | +85% |
| Theodore Roosevelt Senior High | Public | 21 | -3% |
| Renaissance High School Arts | Public | 7 | +20% |
| Polaris High School | Public | — | +687% |
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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