Barstow High School
430 South First Avenue, Barstow, CA 92311View on map
- Public
- Barstow
- 363 seniors
- 1,500 students
Barstow High School is a public high school in Barstow (Barstow Unified) with 363 seniors. In fall 2025, 57% of its 21 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Riverside (UCR). 22% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
57%
12 of 21 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
3%
12 of 363 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
6%
21 of 363 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
No applicants in 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
Barstow High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- Irvine4 pts higher
27%
4 of 15 admitted
This school27%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.62)
- Santa Barbara13 pts higher
45%
5 of 11 admitted
This school45%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.51)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
5 of 13 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.57)
- Riverside12 pts lower
75%
9 of 12 admitted
This school75%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.63)
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 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
Barstow High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- PomonaAbout the same
73%
8 of 11 admitted
This school73%Overall74%
- San Bernardino4 pts lower
94%
16 of 17 admitted
This school94%Overall98%
~100% · 2 yrs pooled4 applied
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 (298 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
62%
185 of 298 graduates
UC or CSU
7%
22 graduates
Community college
50%
148 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 8 | 3% |
| CSU | 14 | 5% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 11 | 4% |
| Community college | 148 | 50% |
| Not enrolled | 113 | 38% |
| Enrolled in college | 185 | 62% |
| Total | 298 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
11
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
17
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
16% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
15%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
52 of 352 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)
2%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
7 of 347 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 1 class
- Social science: 8 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 43%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 28%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 7%
- Low-income students 64%County median 73%
- Graduates completing courses 22%County median 49%