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Centennial High School

8601 Hageman Road, Bakersfield, CA 93312View on map

  • Public
  • Bakersfield
  • 556 seniors
  • 2,311 students

Centennial High School is a public high school in Bakersfield (Kern High) with 556 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 70 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 46% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

55 of 70 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

10%

55 of 556 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

13%

70 of 556 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 42 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 31 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

Centennial High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Irvine22 pts higher

    45%

    21 of 47 admitted

    This school45%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.93)

  • San Diego11 pts lower

    13%

    7 of 52 admitted

    This school13%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    31%

    14 of 45 admitted

    This school31%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.86)

  • DavisAbout the same

    40%

    10 of 25 admitted

    This school40%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    74%

    17 of 23 admitted

    This school74%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Riverside9 pts higher

    96%

    24 of 25 admitted

    This school96%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    28 of 28 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report42 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report31 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

Centennial High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo21 pts lower

    9%

    5 of 57 admitted

    This school9%Overall30%

  • Fullerton5 pts higher

    92%

    22 of 24 admitted

    This school92%Overall87%

  • BakersfieldAbout the same

    89%

    81 of 91 admitted

    This school89%Overall88%

  • Chico6 pts higher

    100%

    13 of 13 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    97%

    38 of 39 admitted

    This school97%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 (489 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

59%

288 of 489 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

73 graduates

Community college

36%

175 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC112%
CSU6213%
CA private college122%
Out of state286%
Community college17536%
Not enrolled20141%
Enrolled in college28859%
Total489100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, Asian, Two or more races, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

11

AP courses offered

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

16

AP class sections

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

17% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

23%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

121 of 529 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)

12%

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

68 of 576 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 5 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 65%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 38%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 52%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 46%County median 33%

Across California

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