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South High School

1101 Planz Road, Bakersfield, CA 93304View on map

  • Public
  • Bakersfield
  • 469 seniors
  • 2,092 students

South High School is a public high school in Bakersfield (Kern High) with 469 seniors. In fall 2025, 89% of its 102 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 32% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

89%

91 of 102 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

19%

91 of 469 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

22%

102 of 469 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 62 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

6 of 36 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

South High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 8 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 4.

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    17%

    6 of 36 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.79)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    20%

    9 of 44 admitted

    This school20%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.75)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    26%

    10 of 39 admitted

    This school26%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    27%

    16 of 60 admitted

    This school27%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Davis5 pts lower

    32%

    13 of 41 admitted

    This school32%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Santa Cruz17 pts lower

    54%

    19 of 35 admitted

    This school54%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.57)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    83%

    52 of 63 admitted

    This school83%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.68)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    67 of 71 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report62 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

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

  • San Luis Obispo9 pts higher

    39%

    19 of 49 admitted

    This school39%Overall30%

  • Bakersfield5 pts higher

    93%

    156 of 167 admitted

    This school93%Overall88%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    95%

    36 of 38 admitted

    This school95%Overall93%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    91%

    20 of 22 admitted

    This school91%Overall94%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    94%

    65 of 69 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 (510 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

51%

260 of 510 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

78 graduates

Community college

30%

151 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC214%
CSU5711%
CA private college224%
Out of state92%
Community college15130%
Not enrolled25049%
Enrolled in college26051%
Total510100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
See the full report

Advanced Placement

6

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.

7% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

4%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

20 of 537 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

21 of 564 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 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 50%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 98%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 32%County median 33%

Across California

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