Foothill High School

  • Public
  • Bakersfield
  • 516 seniors
  • 1,990 students
Year

UC admit rate

78%

29 of 37 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

6%

29 of 516 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

7%

37 of 516 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

β€”

β€” of 21 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley admit rate

β€”

β€” of 15 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

Foothill High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 6 campuses, about the same at 4.

  • IrvineAbout the same

    24%

    6 of 25 admitted

    This school24%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.78)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    25%

    4 of 16 admitted

    This school25%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA β€” (all applicants 3.63)

  • Santa Barbara34 pts higher

    67%

    10 of 15 admitted

    This school67%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.72)

  • DavisAbout the same

    40%

    6 of 15 admitted

    This school40%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.72)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    16 of 18 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    21 of 21 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.90)

  • too few applicants to report21 applied

  • too few applicants to report15 applied

  • ~54% Β· 3 yrs pooled9 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

Foothill High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 4 campuses.

  • San Luis Obispo17 pts higher

    47%

    7 of 15 admitted

    This school47%Overall30%

  • Bakersfield7 pts higher

    95%

    95 of 100 admitted

    This school95%Overall88%

  • Chico6 pts higher

    100%

    13 of 13 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • Fresno4 pts higher

    100%

    34 of 34 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 (402 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

51%

207 of 402 graduates

UC or CSU

13%

54 graduates

Community college

34%

135 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC154%
CSU3910%
CA private college123%
Out of state61%
Community college13534%
Not enrolled19549%
Enrolled in college20751%
Total402100%

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
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Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, 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 44%County median 55%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 5%
  • Low-income students 95%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 24%County median 33%

Across California

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