Stockdale High School
2800 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311View on map
- Public
- Bakersfield
- 576 seniors
- 2,366 students
Stockdale High School is a public high school in Bakersfield (Kern High) with 576 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 129 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 59% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
81%
104 of 129 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
104 of 576 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
22%
129 of 576 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
9.0%
8 of 89 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
13%
10 of 77 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
Stockdale High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 8.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
8 of 89 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.95)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
10 of 77 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.05)
- Irvine27 pts higher
49%
50 of 102 admitted
This school49%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.91)
- San DiegoAbout the same
22%
21 of 96 admitted
This school22%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
36%
30 of 84 admitted
This school36%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.93)
- DavisAbout the same
36%
27 of 75 admitted
This school36%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
72%
33 of 46 admitted
This school72%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.85)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
77 of 86 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.88)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
63 of 64 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.92)
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
Stockdale High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo12 pts lower
18%
17 of 94 admitted
This school18%Overall30%
- Fullerton5 pts higher
91%
42 of 46 admitted
This school91%Overall87%
- Bakersfield9 pts higher
98%
127 of 130 admitted
This school98%Overall88%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
23 of 23 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 (544 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
69%
374 of 544 graduates
UC or CSU
28%
152 graduates
Community college
31%
166 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 70 | 13% |
| CSU | 82 | 15% |
| CA private college | 32 | 6% |
| Out of state | 24 | 4% |
| Community college | 166 | 31% |
| Not enrolled | 170 | 31% |
| Enrolled in college | 374 | 69% |
| Total | 544 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Race not reported, Black or African American, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
19
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
47
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
30% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
43%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
252 of 583 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)
21%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
118 of 555 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 11 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 7 classes
- Science: 9 classes
- Social science: 16 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 73%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 41%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 45%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 20%County median 6%
- Low-income students 52%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 59%County median 33%