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West High School

1200 New Stine Road, Bakersfield, CA 93309View on map

  • Public
  • Bakersfield
  • 466 seniors
  • 2,188 students

West High School is a public high school in Bakersfield (Kern High) with 466 seniors. In fall 2025, 68% of its 53 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Merced. 33% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

68%

36 of 53 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

8%

36 of 466 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

11%

53 of 466 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.7%

3 of 31 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

4 of 22 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

West High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    3 of 31 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.73)

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    18%

    4 of 22 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.76)

  • Irvine8 pts higher

    30%

    10 of 33 admitted

    This school30%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.84)

  • San Diego12 pts higher

    37%

    7 of 19 admitted

    This school37%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Santa Barbara25 pts higher

    57%

    12 of 21 admitted

    This school57%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Davis7 pts lower

    30%

    7 of 23 admitted

    This school30%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.54)

  • Santa Cruz21 pts lower

    50%

    7 of 14 admitted

    This school50%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.37)

  • Riverside20 pts lower

    67%

    12 of 18 admitted

    This school67%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.53)

  • Merced20 pts lower

    76%

    19 of 25 admitted

    This school76%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.53)

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

West High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    30%

    10 of 33 admitted

    This school30%Overall30%

  • Fullerton8 pts lower

    79%

    19 of 24 admitted

    This school79%Overall87%

  • Bakersfield8 pts higher

    96%

    89 of 93 admitted

    This school96%Overall88%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    95%

    35 of 37 admitted

    This school95%Overall93%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    97%

    32 of 33 admitted

    This school97%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 (404 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

52%

212 of 404 graduates

UC or CSU

16%

64 graduates

Community college

35%

141 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC113%
CSU5313%
CA private college61%
Out of state1<1%
Community college14135%
Not enrolled19248%
Enrolled in college21252%
Total404100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, White, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

7

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

11

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

9% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

16%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

80 of 496 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)

3%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

15 of 440 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 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 49%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 92%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 33%County median 33%

Across California

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