Foothill High School
501 Park Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93306View on map
- Public
- Bakersfield
- 516 seniors
- 1,990 students
Foothill High School is a public high school in Bakersfield (Kern High) with 516 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 37 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Merced. 24% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
78%
29 of 37 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
6%
29 of 516 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
7%
37 of 516 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 21 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 15 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
Foothill High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 6 campuses, about the same at 4.
- IrvineAbout the same
24%
6 of 25 admitted
This school24%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.78)
- San DiegoAbout the same
25%
4 of 16 admitted
This school25%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.63)
- Santa Barbara34 pts higher
67%
10 of 15 admitted
This school67%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.72)
- DavisAbout the same
40%
6 of 15 admitted
This school40%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.72)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
16 of 18 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.87)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
21 of 21 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.90)
too few applicants to report21 applied
too few applicants to report15 applied
~54% · 3 yrs pooled9 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
Foothill High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 4 campuses.
- San Luis Obispo17 pts higher
47%
7 of 15 admitted
This school47%Overall30%
- Bakersfield7 pts higher
95%
95 of 100 admitted
This school95%Overall88%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
13 of 13 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
34 of 34 admitted
This school100%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 (402 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
51%
207 of 402 graduates
UC or CSU
13%
54 graduates
Community college
34%
135 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 15 | 4% |
| CSU | 39 | 10% |
| CA private college | 12 | 3% |
| Out of state | 6 | 1% |
| Community college | 135 | 34% |
| Not enrolled | 195 | 49% |
| Enrolled in college | 207 | 51% |
| Total | 402 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
12
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
12
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
10% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
17%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
82 of 477 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)
4%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
22 of 510 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 3 classes
- Social science: 1 class
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 14%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 6%
- Low-income students 95%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 24%County median 33%