Tehachapi High School
801 South Dennison Road, Tehachapi, CA 93561View on map
- Public
- Tehachapi
- 321 seniors
- 1,249 students
Tehachapi High School is a public high school in Tehachapi (Tehachapi Unified) with 321 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 23 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 25% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
87%
20 of 23 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
6%
20 of 321 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
7%
23 of 321 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
20%
3 of 15 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
Tehachapi High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 5 campuses.
- Los Angeles10 pts higher
20%
3 of 15 admitted
This school20%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.13)
- Irvine35 pts higher
57%
8 of 14 admitted
This school57%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.06)
- San Diego29 pts higher
54%
7 of 13 admitted
This school54%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.33 (all applicants 4.13)
- Santa Barbara31 pts higher
64%
7 of 11 admitted
This school64%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.07)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
12 of 12 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.16)
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report5 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
Tehachapi High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 1 campus.
- Bakersfield12 pts higher
100%
14 of 14 admitted
This school100%Overall88%
~93% · 3 yrs pooled5 applied
~86% · 2 yrs pooled5 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 (246 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
46%
114 of 246 graduates
UC or CSU
9%
21 graduates
Community college
28%
69 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 8 | 3% |
| CSU | 13 | 5% |
| CA private college | 7 | 3% |
| Out of state | 17 | 7% |
| Community college | 69 | 28% |
| Not enrolled | 132 | 54% |
| Enrolled in college | 114 | 46% |
| Total | 246 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
15
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
17
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
20% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
21%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
54 of 263 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)
8%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
19 of 249 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 6 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Science: 2 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 47%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 6%
- Low-income students 42%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 25%County median 33%