Independence High School
- Public
- Bakersfield
- 525 seniors
- 2,415 students
UC admit rate
79%
37 of 47 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
7%
37 of 525 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
9%
47 of 525 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 24 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
15%
3 of 20 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
Independence High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
3 of 20 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.88)
- Irvine5 pts higher
27%
7 of 26 admitted
This school27%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.81)
- San Diego11 pts higher
36%
9 of 25 admitted
This school36%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa Barbara41 pts higher
74%
14 of 19 admitted
This school74%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.78)
- DavisAbout the same
40%
8 of 20 admitted
This school40%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.71)
- Riverside7 pts lower
80%
16 of 20 admitted
This school80%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.84)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
28 of 28 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.85)
too few applicants to report24 applied
~51% Β· 3 yrs pooled7 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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
Independence High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- Bakersfield7 pts higher
95%
119 of 125 admitted
This school95%Overall88%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
96%
23 of 24 admitted
This school96%Overall93%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
13 of 13 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- FresnoAbout the same
97%
31 of 32 admitted
This school97%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (581 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
57%
330 of 581 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
116 graduates
Community college
31%
181 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 27 | 5% |
| CSU | 89 | 15% |
| CA private college | 8 | 1% |
| Out of state | 25 | 4% |
| Community college | 181 | 31% |
| Not enrolled | 251 | 43% |
| Enrolled in college | 330 | 57% |
| Total | 581 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Asian, Filipino, Race not reported
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 66%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 31%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 5%
- Low-income students 76%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 35%County median 33%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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