Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Vistamar School
Private · secular · El Segundo · Los Angeles County · 222 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
35%
Higher than 80% of California high schools
+7.5 pp above peer median (27.8%)
· Ranked #5 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 39.7%
2025 · 35.3%
+2%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
+1.8 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-0%)
~198
5-yr projected enrollment (24 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Vistamar School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 10): 35% vs. a peer median of 28%.
- ▸Vistamar School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 60% in 2020 to 35% in 2025 — a 24-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 2% (67→68 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -1%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~198 by 2028 — about 24 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Marys Academy | Private | 86.0% | +14% |
| Lycee Francais De Los Angeles | Private · secular | 40.6% | -20% |
| Westmark School | Private · secular | — | +53% |
| Rolling Hills Prep School | Private · secular | 27.3% | -43% |
| Pilgrim School | Private · secular | 27.8% | +90% |
| Shalhevet High School | Private · Other religious | 20.6% | -53% |
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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