Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Valley Center High School
Public · Valley Center · San Diego County · 1,019 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
10
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 20% of California high schools
-4.2 pp vs. peer median (15)
· Ranked #6 of 7 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 10
2025 · 10
-12%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-4.3 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~992
5-yr projected enrollment (27 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Valley Center High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 7): 10 vs. a peer median of 15.
- ▸Valley Center High School's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 16 in 2019 to 10 in 2025 — a 5-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Valley Center High School is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.948) alone would predict (33% actual vs. 26% 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 12% (281→247 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -9%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~992 by 2029 — about 27 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escondido Charter High School | Public | 16 | -5% |
| Classical Academy High School | Public | 14 | +2% |
| Escondido High School | Public | 13 | -32% |
| Guajome Park Academy Charter | Public | — | -13% |
| Del Lago Academy - Campus Of Applied Science | Public | — | +4% |
| River Springs Charter School | Public | 4 | -6% |
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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