Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Valley Christian High School
Private · Other religious · Cerritos · Los Angeles County · 527 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
16%
Higher than 45% of California high schools
-2.2 pp vs. peer median (18.3%)
· Ranked #7 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 18.6%
2025 · 16.1%
+29%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
+29.5 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-0%)
~571
5-yr projected enrollment (+2.7%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Valley Christian High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 10): 16% vs. a peer median of 18%.
- ▸Valley Christian High School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 39% in 2020 to 16% in 2025 — a 23-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 up 29% (106→137 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -12%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+2.7%/yr); projects to ~571 by 2028.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph High School | Private · Catholic | 30.3% | -10% |
| Calvary Chapel Christian School | Private · Other religious | — | -4% |
| Saint Anthony High School | Private · Catholic | 12.9% | -15% |
| Mary Star of the Sea High Sch | Private · Catholic | 18.1% | -44% |
| Cathedral High School | Private · Other religious | 13.7% | -20% |
| Whittier Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 6.4% | -30% |
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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