Shafter High School
526 Mannel Avenue, Shafter, CA 93263View on map
- Public
- Shafter
- 326 seniors
- 1,670 students
Shafter High School is a public high school in Shafter (Kern High) with 326 seniors. In fall 2025, 88% of its 32 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Merced. 28% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
88%
28 of 32 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
28 of 326 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
10%
32 of 326 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 18 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
Shafter High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- Irvine15 pts higher
38%
6 of 16 admitted
This school38%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.73)
- Santa Barbara39 pts higher
71%
10 of 14 admitted
This school71%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.69)
- Davis4 pts lower
33%
6 of 18 admitted
This school33%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.57)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
71%
10 of 14 admitted
This school71%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.67)
- Riverside11 pts lower
76%
13 of 17 admitted
This school76%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.54)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
17 of 18 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.65 (all applicants 3.62)
too few applicants to report18 applied
too few applicants to report14 applied
too few applicants to report7 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
Shafter High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Luis Obispo9 pts higher
39%
12 of 31 admitted
This school39%Overall30%
- PomonaAbout the same
72%
13 of 18 admitted
This school72%Overall74%
- Bakersfield9 pts higher
98%
84 of 86 admitted
This school98%Overall88%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
42 of 42 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 (358 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
47%
167 of 358 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
52 graduates
Community college
25%
91 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 6 | 2% |
| CSU | 46 | 13% |
| CA private college | 21 | 6% |
| Out of state | 3 | 1% |
| Community college | 91 | 25% |
| Not enrolled | 191 | 53% |
| Enrolled in college | 167 | 47% |
| Total | 358 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
10
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
6
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
7% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
9%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
38 of 420 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)
4%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
16 of 427 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 1 class
- 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 38%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 8%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 1%County median 6%
- Low-income students 90%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 28%County median 33%