Liberty High School
925 Jewetta Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93312View on map
- Public
- Bakersfield
- 594 seniors
- 2,413 students
Liberty High School is a public high school in Bakersfield (Kern High) with 594 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 81 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 52% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
69%
56 of 81 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
56 of 594 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
81 of 594 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
7.4%
4 of 54 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
18%
7 of 40 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
Liberty High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
4 of 54 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.92)
- Berkeley4 pts higher
18%
7 of 40 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.04)
- IrvineAbout the same
23%
9 of 39 admitted
This school23%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.93)
- San Diego9 pts lower
16%
10 of 61 admitted
This school16%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
31%
17 of 55 admitted
This school31%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.87)
- Davis4 pts higher
41%
16 of 39 admitted
This school41%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.98)
- Santa Cruz4 pts higher
76%
25 of 33 admitted
This school76%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.82)
- Riverside9 pts lower
79%
22 of 28 admitted
This school79%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.84)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
31 of 31 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.94)
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
Liberty High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo11 pts lower
19%
13 of 69 admitted
This school19%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
31%
20 of 64 admitted
This school31%Overall34%
- Fullerton8 pts higher
94%
34 of 36 admitted
This school94%Overall87%
- Bakersfield9 pts higher
97%
99 of 102 admitted
This school97%Overall88%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
31 of 31 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 (558 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
59%
329 of 558 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
97 graduates
Community college
28%
158 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 25 | 4% |
| CSU | 72 | 13% |
| CA private college | 19 | 3% |
| Out of state | 55 | 10% |
| Community college | 158 | 28% |
| Not enrolled | 229 | 41% |
| Enrolled in college | 329 | 59% |
| Total | 558 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
11
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
22
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
29%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
184 of 644 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
74 of 594 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 3 classes
- English: 7 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 3 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 31%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 6%
- Low-income students 48%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 52%County median 33%