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Independence High School

8001 Old River Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311View on map

  • Public
  • Bakersfield
  • 525 seniors
  • 2,415 students

Independence High School is a public high school in Bakersfield (Kern High) with 525 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 47 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 35% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

37 of 47 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

7%

37 of 525 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

9%

47 of 525 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 24 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

3 of 20 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

Independence High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    3 of 20 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)

  • Irvine5 pts higher

    27%

    7 of 26 admitted

    This school27%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.81)

  • San Diego11 pts higher

    36%

    9 of 25 admitted

    This school36%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa Barbara41 pts higher

    74%

    14 of 19 admitted

    This school74%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.78)

  • DavisAbout the same

    40%

    8 of 20 admitted

    This school40%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Riverside7 pts lower

    80%

    16 of 20 admitted

    This school80%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.84)

  • 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 report24 applied

  • Santa Cruz

    ~51% · 3 yrs pooled7 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

Independence High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • Bakersfield7 pts higher

    95%

    119 of 125 admitted

    This school95%Overall88%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    96%

    23 of 24 admitted

    This school96%Overall93%

  • Sacramento6 pts higher

    100%

    10 of 10 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • Chico6 pts higher

    100%

    13 of 13 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    97%

    31 of 32 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 (581 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

57%

330 of 581 graduates

UC or CSU

20%

116 graduates

Community college

31%

181 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC275%
CSU8915%
CA private college81%
Out of state254%
Community college18131%
Not enrolled25143%
Enrolled in college33057%
Total581100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Asian, Filipino, Race not reported
  • 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

20

AP class sections

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

12% 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

147 of 629 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)

5%

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

28 of 586 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: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 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 68%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 76%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 35%County median 33%

Across California

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