Theodore Roosevelt Senior High

Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Paramount Unified · Public

Public Los Angeles County 🏛 Paramount Unified → ~395 seniors CDS 1964873…
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📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • ✅ Gifted & talented program
Academic signals
  • 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go

UC Reach Score
21
Around the CA median near the state median
Top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025 — counts each campus admit, so a student admitted to several UCs counts more than once (which is why a strong school can score over 100).

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCB
8 admitted
3 enrolled
UCLA
10 admitted
7 enrolled
UCSD
16 admitted
UCSB
24 admitted
8 enrolled
UCI
20 admitted
7 enrolled
UCD
6 admitted

Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Theodore Roosevelt Senior High compares for families

Mid-pack college outcomes within California.

  • Statewide21.3% UC Reach — right around the California median of 18.1%.
  • vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (21.3% UC Reach vs 34.8% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
23.9%
129 of 540 students

Absenteeism is up 17.2 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

Los Angeles County median
22.7% · school is worse than 53% of 669 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
496 (2018)527 (2026)
+6.2%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
382 (2018)369 (2026)
-3.4%

If this trend holds (+0.4%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~529 +2 $0
3 yr (2029) ~533 +6 $0
5 yr (2031) ~536 +9 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Theodore Roosevelt Senior High — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · Los Angeles · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach Score, Theodore Roosevelt Senior High sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 6): 21 vs. a peer median of 35.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Senior High's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 29 in 2024 to 21 in 2025 — a 8-point decline worth tracking.
  • Senior-class enrollment is down 3% (382→369 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +8%.
  • In business terms, this is market-share growth during a market contraction. Los Angeles County's senior population shrank 8% over the same window — Theodore Roosevelt Senior High only shrank 3%. So Theodore Roosevelt Senior High picked up about 5 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.
  • Enrollment has been growing (+0.8%/yr); projects to ~539 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

527 students (2026)
~539 projected (2029)
at +0.8%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Score Enroll. trend
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High Public 527 21 -3%
Peer-group median 35 +8%
Abraham Lincoln High School Public 501 110 -4%
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts And Mathematics At Legacy High School Complex Public 509 +9%
Compton Early College High Sch Public 539 55 +85%
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy Public 550 -4%
Alliance Cindy And Bill Simon Technology Academy High Public 463 +8%
Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High Public 590 +20%
Rancho Dominguez Prep School Public 594 19 -8%
Russell Westbrook Why Not? High Public 429 +12%
Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High Public 626 35 -6%
Lifeline Education Charter Sch Public 720 21 +33%

UC Reach Score = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100 when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Los Angeles County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Mixed signal
Demand outpacing county is masking internal churn.

Enrollment growth is beating Los Angeles County (-3.4% vs. -8.2%), but 83 of 551 students didn't maintain continuous enrollment. Why are families leaving once enrolled? Chronic absenteeism is rising (23.9%, +17.2 pts since 2016-17) — a watch signal worth monitoring as a leading indicator.

-3.4%  school enrollment (2018–2026)
-8.2%  Los Angeles County baseline
+4.8pp  gap vs. county
84.9%  retention (county median 89.1%)
Enrollment — indexed to 100 at 2018
Stability rate
84.9%
468 of 551 students

83 of 551 students who enrolled at Theodore Roosevelt Senior High this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (15.1% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Los Angeles County median
89.1% · school is in the 31st percentile of 676 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 34th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (522) 86.2%
Hispanic / Latino (461) 86.8%
English learners (149) 85.9%
Students w/ disabilities (93) 84.9%
Black / African Am. (63) 76.2%

Nearest peer high schools

Abraham Lincoln High School 89.9% Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts And Mathematics At Legacy High School Complex 90.8% Compton Early College High Sch 95.8% Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy 94.7% Alliance Cindy And Bill Simon Technology Academy High 87.9%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

District financial profile — Paramount Unified (FY2020)

From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.

Total revenue
$268.6M
+18.4% since FY2017
Per-pupil revenue
$19,518
13,761 students enrolled
Revenue mix
State: 64.5%
Local: 19.7%
Federal: 15.8%
Instruction share
57.7%
of current spending · $9,182/pupil
Long-term debt
$233.2M
+42.7% since FY2017
Total revenue by year ($M)
Total expenditure by year ($M)

Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Paramount Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Theodore Roosevelt Senior High sent 354 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 23.7% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 213 points above the California median of 18, higher than 58% of California high schools. The school produces 4.6 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score
21
Around the CA median Top 42% of CA high schools
84 admits / 395 seniors
-14 pts vs. peer median (35) · Ranked #4 of 6 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 4 2025 · 21
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18
Peer median
35
Top 10%
51
This school
21
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CA median 18 Top 10% ≥ 51 This school 21

Higher than 58% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Theodore Roosevelt Senior High's UC Reach Score of 21 is above the California median (18). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51 or higher.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 76 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Theodore Roosevelt Senior High's UC Reach is higher than 58% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score
90
354 applications
In context: CA median 75 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241 · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252 · higher than 58% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
23.7%
84 / 354 applications
In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 37% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
29.8%
25 enrolled of 84 admitted
Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.
UC Enrollment Reach Score
6
25 enrollees / 395 seniors
Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what share ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.
Student-Counselor Ratio
527:1
1.0 FTE counselors · 527 students
In context: CA median 338:1 · 189 more students per counselor · ASCA target 250:1.
UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
73%
60% finished in 4 yrs · N=30 entered 2017
In context: CA median 87.5% · -14.2 pp vs. median.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
19.7
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 64% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
4.6
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 65% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
395
CDE grade 12 (exact)
Total School Enrollment
491
All grades · CDE Census Day
Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs
3.59
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.04

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Theodore Roosevelt Senior High
Campus 4.00+ GPA 3.70–3.99 GPA 3.30–3.69 GPA < 3.30 GPA
UC Berkeley Real shot Long odds Filtered out Filtered out
UCLA Real shot Long odds Filtered out Filtered out
UC San Diego Strong shot Moderate Long odds Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara Strong shot Real shot Long odds Filtered out
UC Irvine Strong shot Real shot Long odds Filtered out
UC Davis Strong shot Strong shot Real shot Filtered out
Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2025.

The numbers behind it

Campus Applicant GPA Admit GPA Lift Admit rate vs peer schools @ same GPA
UC Berkeley 3.68 4.05 +0.37 23.5% Peers +0.45 · wider
UCLA 3.66 4.17 +0.52 13.0% Peers +0.49 · matches
UC San Diego 3.58 4.03 +0.45 29.6% Peers +0.47 · matches
UC Santa Barbara 3.56 4.05 +0.49 32.9% Peers +0.46 · matches
UC Irvine 3.61 3.99 +0.38 25.3% Peers +0.45 · wider
UC Davis 3.44 3.90 +0.46 16.2% Peers +0.46 · matches
📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)
GPA band UCB UCLA UCSD UCSB UCI UCD
4.00+ 17.0% 15.1% 45.2% 62.3% 46.3% 65.9%
3.70–3.99 3.1% 1.6% 9.3% 17.6% 17.0% 31.1%
3.30–3.69 0.8% 0.5% 1.5% 2.8% 2.4% 10.3%
3.00–3.29 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 1.9%
< 3.00 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.7%
How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

Where Theodore Roosevelt Senior High sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (23.7% actual vs. 22.0% expected).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %
UC Reach Score (where available)
UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus Applicants Admits Enrollees Admit Rate UC Reach Score Yield Avg GPA (App) Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite 34 8 3 23.5% 2 37.5% 3.68 4.05
UCLA → Elite 77 10 7 13.0% 3 70.0% 3.66 4.17
UC San Diego → Selective 54 16 29.6% 4 3.58 4.03
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 73 24 8 32.9% 6 33.3% 3.56 4.05
UC Irvine → Selective 79 20 7 25.3% 5 35.0% 3.61 3.99
UC Davis → 37 6 16.2% 2 3.44 3.90
= UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once; Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.
A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.
Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.
Berkeley/UCLA admit volume is modest relative to overall UC reach. This is common and reflects the highly selective nature of those campuses, but may be a target area for the school's highest-performing students.
UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.
Note: the UC Reach Score sums campus-level admits across the top-six UC campuses, so a student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted at each. It reflects competitive admit volume relative to class size — admit-events, not distinct students — which is why a Score can exceed 100.
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