Golden Valley High School
- Public
- Bakersfield
- 542 seniors
- 2,153 students
UC admit rate
79%
60 of 76 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
11%
60 of 542 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
76 of 542 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
6 of 55 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
6.7%
3 of 45 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
Golden Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
6 of 55 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.77)
- Berkeley7 pts lower
7%
3 of 45 admitted
This school7%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.79)
- IrvineAbout the same
23%
10 of 44 admitted
This school23%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.73)
- San Diego9 pts higher
34%
16 of 47 admitted
This school34%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.71)
- Santa Barbara19 pts higher
51%
19 of 37 admitted
This school51%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.73)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
14 of 37 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa Cruz10 pts higher
81%
13 of 16 admitted
This school81%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.75)
- RiversideAbout the same
88%
29 of 33 admitted
This school88%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.81)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
30 of 31 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.83)
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
Golden Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 3.
- San Luis Obispo8 pts higher
38%
18 of 48 admitted
This school38%Overall30%
- BakersfieldAbout the same
91%
136 of 150 admitted
This school91%Overall88%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
94%
30 of 32 admitted
This school94%Overall93%
- FresnoAbout the same
98%
45 of 46 admitted
This school98%Overall96%
~89% Β· 3 yrs pooled9 applied
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 (639 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
49%
312 of 639 graduates
UC or CSU
18%
117 graduates
Community college
26%
166 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 18 | 3% |
| CSU | 99 | 15% |
| CA private college | 18 | 3% |
| Out of state | 11 | 2% |
| Community college | 166 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 327 | 51% |
| Enrolled in college | 312 | 49% |
| Total | 639 | 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
- 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 56%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 5%
- Low-income students 96%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 39%County median 33%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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