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Ridgeview High School

8501 Stine Road, Bakersfield, CA 93313View on map

  • Public
  • Bakersfield
  • 683 seniors
  • 2,530 students

Ridgeview High School is a public high school in Bakersfield (Kern High) with 683 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 101 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 37% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

74%

75 of 101 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

11%

75 of 683 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

15%

101 of 683 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.8%

4 of 51 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

7.6%

4 of 53 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

Ridgeview High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    4 of 51 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.92)

  • Berkeley6 pts lower

    8%

    4 of 53 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.92)

  • Irvine16 pts higher

    39%

    22 of 57 admitted

    This school39%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.84)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    27%

    17 of 64 admitted

    This school27%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    18 of 57 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Davis13 pts higher

    50%

    19 of 38 admitted

    This school50%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts higher

    80%

    24 of 30 admitted

    This school80%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.80)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    23 of 27 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    45 of 45 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.86)

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

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

  • San Luis Obispo10 pts higher

    40%

    27 of 68 admitted

    This school40%Overall30%

  • Fullerton6 pts higher

    93%

    27 of 29 admitted

    This school93%Overall87%

  • Bakersfield6 pts higher

    94%

    187 of 198 admitted

    This school94%Overall88%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    95%

    57 of 60 admitted

    This school95%Overall93%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    98%

    41 of 42 admitted

    This school98%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 (625 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

53%

329 of 625 graduates

UC or CSU

20%

126 graduates

Community college

28%

176 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC224%
CSU10417%
CA private college152%
Out of state122%
Community college17628%
Not enrolled29647%
Enrolled in college32953%
Total625100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

9

AP courses offered

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

21

AP class sections

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

13% 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

119 of 621 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)

6%

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

42 of 748 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 6 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 5 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 48%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 86%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 37%County median 33%

Across California

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