Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Shadow Hills High School
Public · Indio · Riverside County · 1,602 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
12
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 24% of California high schools
-6.4 pp vs. peer median (18)
· Ranked #9 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 14
2025 · 12
-23%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-20.3 pp
vs. Riverside County baseline (-3%)
~1447
5-yr projected enrollment (155 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Shadow Hills High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 11): 12 vs. a peer median of 18.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Shadow Hills High School is admitting at roughly +21 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.953) alone would predict (44% actual vs. 23% 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 23% (466→359 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -11%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.3%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1447 by 2029 — about 155 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indio High School | Public | 17 | +18% |
| Palm Desert High School | Public | 29 | +7% |
| Rancho Mirage High School | Public | 10 | -14% |
| LA Quinta High School | Public | 18 | -1% |
| Cathedral City High School | Public | 25 | -28% |
| Coachella Valley High School | Public | 16 | -17% |
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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