Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
West Adams Preparatory High School
Public · Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · 799 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
19
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 50% of California high schools
-4.7 pp vs. peer median (24)
· Ranked #5 of 7 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 15
2025 · 19
-33%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-28.1 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-5%)
~648
5-yr projected enrollment (151 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, West Adams Preparatory High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 7): 19 vs. a peer median of 24.
- ▸West Adams Preparatory High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 34 in 2024 to 19 in 2025 — a 15-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 down 33% (305→203 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -8%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-6.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~648 by 2029 — about 151 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Open World Academy | Public | 14 | +17% |
| Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts | Public | — | -14% |
| Downtown Magnets High School | Public | 45 | -10% |
| Girls Academic Leadership Academy | Public | 98 | +84% |
| Youthbuild Charter School Of California | Public | — | -60% |
| Susan Miller Dorsey High School | Public | 11 | -29% |
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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