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Bakersfield High School

1241 G Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301View on map

  • Public
  • Bakersfield
  • 747 seniors
  • 2,990 students

Bakersfield High School is a public high school in Bakersfield (Kern High) with 747 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 48 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 31% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

83%

40 of 48 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

5%

40 of 747 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

6%

48 of 747 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 29 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) 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)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report29 applied

  • Berkeley

    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

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC173%
CSU5810%
CA private college92%
Out of state183%
Community college18533%
Not enrolled27149%
Enrolled in college28751%
Total558100%

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
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Advanced Placement

9

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

6

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

4% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

20%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

146 of 725 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

6%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

47 of 767 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 2 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, 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 40%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 87%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 31%County median 33%

Across California

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