Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Tide Academy
Public · Menlo Park · San Mateo County · 199 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
10
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 19% of California high schools
+1.1 pp above peer median (9)
· Ranked #3 of 5 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2023 · 25
2025 · 10
-43%
Senior-class enrollment (2023–2026)
-29.7 pp
vs. San Mateo County baseline (-14%)
~277
5-yr projected enrollment (+11.6%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Tide Academy sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 5): 10 vs. a peer median of 9.
- ▸Tide Academy's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 25 in 2023 to 10 in 2025 — a 15-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 down 43% (83→47 from 2023 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -4%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+11.6%/yr); projects to ~277 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everest Public High School | Public | 12 | -46% |
| Kipp Esperanza High School | Public | 7 | -39% |
| East Palo Alto Academy | Public | 4 | -9% |
| Redwood High | Public | — | -32% |
| Opportunity Academy | Public | — | +450% |
| Mission Early College High Sch | Public | 41 | +92% |
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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