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Mira Monte High School

1800 South Fairfax Road, Bakersfield, CA 93307View on map

  • Public
  • Bakersfield
  • 471 seniors
  • 2,025 students

Mira Monte High School is a public high school in Bakersfield (Kern High) with 471 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 56 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 34% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

46 of 56 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

10%

46 of 471 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

12%

56 of 471 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.7%

3 of 31 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

3 of 24 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

Mira Monte 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

    10%

    3 of 31 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.70)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    3 of 24 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.80)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    24%

    5 of 21 admitted

    This school24%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.68)

  • San Diego16 pts higher

    41%

    11 of 27 admitted

    This school41%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Santa Barbara19 pts higher

    52%

    16 of 31 admitted

    This school52%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.59)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    7 of 20 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts lower

    61%

    14 of 23 admitted

    This school61%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.53)

  • Riverside8 pts higher

    95%

    18 of 19 admitted

    This school95%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.65 (all applicants 3.53)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    31 of 33 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.66 (all applicants 3.57)

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

Mira Monte High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo20 pts higher

    50%

    14 of 28 admitted

    This school50%Overall30%

  • Bakersfield7 pts higher

    96%

    149 of 156 admitted

    This school96%Overall88%

  • Northridge7 pts higher

    100%

    29 of 29 admitted

    This school100%Overall93%

  • Chico6 pts higher

    100%

    20 of 20 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    99%

    68 of 69 admitted

    This school99%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 (520 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

50%

262 of 520 graduates

UC or CSU

19%

97 graduates

Community college

25%

131 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC214%
CSU7615%
CA private college255%
Out of state92%
Community college13125%
Not enrolled25850%
Enrolled in college26250%
Total520100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

11

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.

11% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

19%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

98 of 519 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

34 of 622 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 2 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 35%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 10%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 8%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 97%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 34%County median 33%

Across California

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