North High School
- Public
- Bakersfield
- 498 seniors
- 2,112 students
UC admit rate
76%
32 of 42 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
6%
32 of 498 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
8%
42 of 498 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 20 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
β
β of 10 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
North High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.
- Irvine5 pts lower
18%
3 of 17 admitted
This school18%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.65)
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
8 of 24 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.63)
- Santa Barbara15 pts higher
48%
11 of 23 admitted
This school48%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.55)
- Davis9 pts lower
28%
5 of 18 admitted
This school28%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.48)
- Santa Cruz34 pts lower
38%
6 of 16 admitted
This school38%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.50)
- Riverside31 pts lower
56%
9 of 16 admitted
This school56%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.59)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
19 of 20 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.59 (all applicants 3.60)
too few applicants to report20 applied
too few applicants to report10 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
North High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
29%
9 of 31 admitted
This school29%Overall30%
- Bakersfield6 pts higher
94%
79 of 84 admitted
This school94%Overall88%
- Channel Islands7 pts higher
100%
11 of 11 admitted
This school100%Overall93%
- FresnoAbout the same
94%
34 of 36 admitted
This school94%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 (419 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
42%
177 of 419 graduates
UC or CSU
11%
45 graduates
Community college
26%
111 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 6 | 1% |
| CSU | 39 | 9% |
| CA private college | 7 | 2% |
| Out of state | 14 | 3% |
| Community college | 111 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 242 | 58% |
| Enrolled in college | 177 | 42% |
| Total | 419 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, 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 53%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 9%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 1%County median 5%
- Low-income students 89%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 34%County median 33%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
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