Taft Union High School is a public high school in Taft (Taft Union High) with 262 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 14 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 27% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
71%
10 of 14 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
4%
10 of 262 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
5%
14 of 262 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 12 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
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— 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
Taft Union High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, worse at 1.
- Bakersfield5 pts higher
93%
27 of 29 admitted
This school93%Overall88%
- Fresno7 pts lower
89%
16 of 18 admitted
This school89%Overall96%
~82% · 2 yrs pooled7 applied
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 (208 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
64%
134 of 208 graduates
UC or CSU
2%
4 graduates
Community college
57%
119 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 1 | <1% |
| CSU | 3 | 1% |
| CA private college | 4 | 2% |
| Out of state | 7 | 3% |
| Community college | 119 | 57% |
| Not enrolled | 74 | 36% |
| Enrolled in college | 134 | 64% |
| Total | 208 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
1
AP course offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
1
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
1% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
<1%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
1 of 241 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 244 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Foreign language: 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 51%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 6%
- Low-income students 83%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 27%County median 33%