Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Wasco Union High School
Public · Wasco · Kern County · 1,656 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
14
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 37% of California high schools
+4.5 pp above peer median (10)
· Ranked #2 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 11
2025 · 14
+3%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-9.9 pp
vs. Kern County baseline (+13%)
~1620
5-yr projected enrollment (36 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Wasco Union High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 11): 14 vs. a peer median of 10.
- ▸Wasco Union High School's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 22 in 2024 to 14 in 2025 — a 8-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Wasco Union High School is admitting at roughly +15 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.801) alone would predict (35% actual vs. 21% 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 up 3% (389→400 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +25%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1620 by 2029 — about 36 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafter High School | Public | 7 | +24% |
| Robert F Kennedy High School | Public | 12 | +30% |
| Wonderful College Prep Academy | Public | 34 | +40% |
| McFarland High School | Public | 7 | +29% |
| Cesar E Chavez High School | Public | 12 | -14% |
| Delano High School | Public | 11 | -12% |
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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