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North High School

300 Galaxy Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93308View on map

  • Public
  • Bakersfield
  • 498 seniors
  • 2,112 students

North High School is a public high school in Bakersfield (Kern High) with 498 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 42 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). 34% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

32 of 42 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

6%

32 of 498 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

8%

42 of 498 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 20 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 10 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

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

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    18%

    3 of 17 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.65)

  • San Diego8 pts higher

    33%

    8 of 24 admitted

    This school33%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Santa Barbara15 pts higher

    48%

    11 of 23 admitted

    This school48%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.55)

  • Davis9 pts lower

    28%

    5 of 18 admitted

    This school28%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.48)

  • Santa Cruz34 pts lower

    38%

    6 of 16 admitted

    This school38%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.50)

  • Riverside31 pts lower

    56%

    9 of 16 admitted

    This school56%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.59)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    19 of 20 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.59 (all applicants 3.60)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report20 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report10 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

North High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    29%

    9 of 31 admitted

    This school29%Overall30%

  • Bakersfield6 pts higher

    94%

    79 of 84 admitted

    This school94%Overall88%

  • Channel Islands7 pts higher

    100%

    11 of 11 admitted

    This school100%Overall93%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    94%

    34 of 36 admitted

    This school94%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 (419 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

42%

177 of 419 graduates

UC or CSU

11%

45 graduates

Community college

26%

111 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC61%
CSU399%
CA private college72%
Out of state143%
Community college11126%
Not enrolled24258%
Enrolled in college17742%
Total419100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

7

AP courses offered

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

7

AP class sections

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

8% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

7%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

33 of 464 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)

1%

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

3 of 475 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 1 class
  • 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 54%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 89%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 34%County median 33%

Across California

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