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East Bakersfield High School

2200 Quincy Street, Bakersfield, CA 93306View on map

  • Public
  • Bakersfield
  • 598 seniors
  • 2,215 students

East Bakersfield High School is a public high school in Bakersfield (Kern High) with 598 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 62 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 34% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

44 of 62 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

7%

44 of 598 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

10%

62 of 598 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

5 of 41 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

4 of 37 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

East Bakersfield High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    5 of 41 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.72)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    4 of 37 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    25%

    6 of 24 admitted

    This school25%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.71)

  • San Diego14 pts higher

    39%

    12 of 31 admitted

    This school39%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa Barbara9 pts higher

    41%

    14 of 34 admitted

    This school41%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Davis4 pts lower

    33%

    9 of 27 admitted

    This school33%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    71%

    15 of 21 admitted

    This school71%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Riverside24 pts lower

    63%

    12 of 19 admitted

    This school63%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.62)

  • Merced7 pts lower

    89%

    24 of 27 admitted

    This school89%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.66)

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

East Bakersfield High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo7 pts higher

    37%

    14 of 38 admitted

    This school37%Overall30%

  • Bakersfield10 pts higher

    98%

    133 of 136 admitted

    This school98%Overall88%

  • Northridge5 pts higher

    98%

    45 of 46 admitted

    This school98%Overall93%

  • HumboldtAbout the same

    96%

    24 of 25 admitted

    This school96%Overall99%

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 (473 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

51%

239 of 473 graduates

UC or CSU

16%

75 graduates

Community college

30%

142 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC174%
CSU5812%
CA private college153%
Out of state71%
Community college14230%
Not enrolled23449%
Enrolled in college23951%
Total473100%

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

10

AP courses offered

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

18

AP class sections

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

13% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

14%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

78 of 538 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)

3%

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

17 of 568 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 48%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 9%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 1%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 94%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 34%County median 33%

Across California

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