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Golden Valley High School

801 Hosking Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93307View on map

  • Public
  • Bakersfield
  • 542 seniors
  • 2,153 students

Golden Valley High School is a public high school in Bakersfield (Kern High) with 542 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 76 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 39% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

60 of 76 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

11%

60 of 542 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

14%

76 of 542 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

6 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

6.7%

3 of 45 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

Golden Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    6 of 55 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Berkeley7 pts lower

    7%

    3 of 45 admitted

    This school7%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.79)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    23%

    10 of 44 admitted

    This school23%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.73)

  • San Diego9 pts higher

    34%

    16 of 47 admitted

    This school34%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Santa Barbara19 pts higher

    51%

    19 of 37 admitted

    This school51%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.73)

  • DavisAbout the same

    38%

    14 of 37 admitted

    This school38%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts higher

    81%

    13 of 16 admitted

    This school81%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.75)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    29 of 33 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.81)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    30 of 31 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.83)

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

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

  • San Luis Obispo8 pts higher

    38%

    18 of 48 admitted

    This school38%Overall30%

  • BakersfieldAbout the same

    91%

    136 of 150 admitted

    This school91%Overall88%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    94%

    30 of 32 admitted

    This school94%Overall93%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    98%

    45 of 46 admitted

    This school98%Overall96%

  • Sacramento

    ~89% · 3 yrs pooled9 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 (639 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

49%

312 of 639 graduates

UC or CSU

18%

117 graduates

Community college

26%

166 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC183%
CSU9915%
CA private college183%
Out of state112%
Community college16626%
Not enrolled32751%
Enrolled in college31249%
Total639100%

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, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

12

AP courses offered

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

19

AP class sections

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

14% 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

113 of 556 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)

8%

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

59 of 700 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 7 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 59%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 96%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 39%County median 33%

Across California

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