Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Union Mine High School
Public · El Dorado · El Dorado County · 1,029 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
7
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 8% of California high schools
-3.7 pp vs. peer median (11)
· Ranked #8 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 12
2025 · 7
-0%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-9.0 pp
vs. El Dorado County baseline (+9%)
~1028
5-yr projected enrollment (1 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Union Mine High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 10): 7 vs. a peer median of 11.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has slipped 2 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Union Mine High School is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.855) alone would predict (35% actual vs. 29% 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 0% (239→238 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of +1%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1028 by 2029 — about 1 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado High | Public | 10 | -7% |
| Sky Mountain Charter School | Public | 3 | +16% |
| Ponderosa High School | Public | 14 | -10% |
| John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills | Public | — | +104% |
| Placer High School | Public | 10 | -3% |
| Casa Roble Fundamental Hs | Public | 11 | +4% |
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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