Bakersfield High School
- Public
- Bakersfield
- 747 seniors
- 2,990 students
UC admit rate
83%
40 of 48 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
5%
40 of 747 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
6%
48 of 747 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 29 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
—
— of 24 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Bakersfield High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2.
- Irvine4 pts higher
26%
6 of 23 admitted
This school26%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.82)
- San Diego17 pts higher
42%
10 of 24 admitted
This school42%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.88)
- Santa Barbara29 pts higher
62%
16 of 26 admitted
This school62%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.88)
- Davis16 pts higher
53%
10 of 19 admitted
This school53%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Cruz4 pts higher
75%
12 of 16 admitted
This school75%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.82)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
19 of 22 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.81)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
18 of 19 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.77)
too few applicants to report29 applied
too few applicants to report24 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Bakersfield High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, worse at 3.
- San Luis Obispo18 pts higher
48%
19 of 40 admitted
This school48%Overall30%
- Bakersfield4 pts higher
92%
86 of 93 admitted
This school92%Overall88%
- Northridge18 pts lower
75%
12 of 16 admitted
This school75%Overall93%
- Sacramento5 pts lower
89%
16 of 18 admitted
This school89%Overall94%
- Fresno8 pts lower
88%
23 of 26 admitted
This school88%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (558 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
51%
287 of 558 graduates
UC or CSU
13%
75 graduates
Community college
33%
185 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 17 | 3% |
| CSU | 58 | 10% |
| CA private college | 9 | 2% |
| Out of state | 18 | 3% |
| Community college | 185 | 33% |
| Not enrolled | 271 | 49% |
| Enrolled in college | 287 | 51% |
| Total | 558 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 42%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 5%
- Low-income students 87%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 31%County median 33%
Across California
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