West High School
- Public
- Bakersfield
- 466 seniors
- 2,188 students
UC admit rate
68%
36 of 53 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
8%
36 of 466 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
11%
53 of 466 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.7%
3 of 31 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
18%
4 of 22 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
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 β (all applicants 3.73)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
18%
4 of 22 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (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 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
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 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 (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
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 11 | 3% |
| CSU | 53 | 13% |
| CA private college | 6 | 1% |
| Out of state | 1 | <1% |
| Community college | 141 | 35% |
| Not enrolled | 192 | 48% |
| Enrolled in college | 212 | 52% |
| Total | 404 | 100% |
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
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 54%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 5%
- Low-income students 92%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 33%County median 33%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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