Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Segerstrom High School
Public · Santa Ana · Orange County · 2,209 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
20
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 53% of California high schools
-16.9 pp vs. peer median (37)
· Ranked #9 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 22
2025 · 20
-5%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+1.2 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-6%)
~2156
5-yr projected enrollment (53 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Segerstrom High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 11): 20 vs. a peer median of 37.
- ▸Segerstrom High School's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 26 in 2019 to 20 in 2025 — a 6-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Segerstrom High School is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.809) alone would predict (27% actual vs. 19% 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 5% (651→620 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2156 by 2029 — about 53 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Ana High School | Public | 14 | -4% |
| Corona Del Mar High School | Public | 48 | -14% |
| Woodbridge High School | Public | 46 | -8% |
| La Quinta High | Public | 40 | -7% |
| Edison High | Public | 21 | -3% |
| Garden Grove High School | Public | 34 | -19% |
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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