Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Van Nuys High School
Public · Van Nuys · Los Angeles County · 1,773 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
29%
Higher than 72% of California high schools
+6.2 pp above peer median (22.5%)
· Ranked #3 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 23.6%
2025 · 28.7%
-8%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+0.5 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~1512
5-yr projected enrollment (261 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Van Nuys High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 8): 29% vs. a peer median of 22%.
- ▸Van Nuys High School's UC Reach has stepped down from a peak of 37% in 2024 to 29% in 2025 — a 8-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Van Nuys High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.833) alone would predict (25% actual vs. 19% 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 8% (530→489 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -15%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-5.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1512 by 2029 — about 261 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Monroe High School | Public | 14.4% | +1% |
| Ulysses S Grant High School | Public | 25.8% | -3% |
| John H Francis Polytechnic Hs | Public | 12.9% | -28% |
| San Fernando High School | Public | 19.3% | -35% |
| Robert Fulton College Preparatory | Public | — | -18% |
| Chatsworth Charter High | Public | 28.9% | -15% |
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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