Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Verdugo Hills High School
Public · Tujunga · Los Angeles County · 1,153 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
17
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 47% of California high schools
-1.2 pp vs. peer median (18)
· Ranked #5 of 7 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 24
2025 · 17
-2%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+6.5 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~1108
5-yr projected enrollment (45 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Verdugo Hills High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 7): 17 vs. a peer median of 18.
- ▸Verdugo Hills High School's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 24 in 2021 to 17 in 2025 — a 7-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 2% (293→288 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -14%.
- ▸In business terms, this is market-share growth during a market contraction. Los Angeles County's senior population shrank 8% over the same window — Verdugo Hills High School only shrank 2%. So Verdugo Hills High School picked up about 6 percentage points of relative share — families chose it over the alternatives even as the overall pool got smaller. That's overperforming the market in a shrinking market.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.3%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1108 by 2029 — about 45 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson W. Clark Magnet High | Public | — | -8% |
| Panorama High School | Public | 33 | +13% |
| Robert Fulton College Preparatory | Public | — | -18% |
| Arleta High School | Public | 12 | -25% |
| John Muir High School | Public | 18 | +50% |
| Sylmar Charter High | Public | — | -24% |
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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