Ridgeview High School
- Public
- Bakersfield
- 683 seniors
- 2,530 students
UC admit rate
74%
75 of 101 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
11%
75 of 683 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
15%
101 of 683 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.8%
4 of 51 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
7.6%
4 of 53 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
Ridgeview High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
4 of 51 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.92)
- Berkeley6 pts lower
8%
4 of 53 admitted
This school8%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.92)
- Irvine16 pts higher
39%
22 of 57 admitted
This school39%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.84)
- San DiegoAbout the same
27%
17 of 64 admitted
This school27%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
18 of 57 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.84)
- Davis13 pts higher
50%
19 of 38 admitted
This school50%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.89)
- Santa Cruz9 pts higher
80%
24 of 30 admitted
This school80%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.80)
- RiversideAbout the same
85%
23 of 27 admitted
This school85%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.87)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
45 of 45 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.86)
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
Ridgeview High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis Obispo10 pts higher
40%
27 of 68 admitted
This school40%Overall30%
- Fullerton6 pts higher
93%
27 of 29 admitted
This school93%Overall87%
- Bakersfield6 pts higher
94%
187 of 198 admitted
This school94%Overall88%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
95%
57 of 60 admitted
This school95%Overall93%
- FresnoAbout the same
98%
41 of 42 admitted
This school98%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 (625 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
53%
329 of 625 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
126 graduates
Community college
28%
176 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 22 | 4% |
| CSU | 104 | 17% |
| CA private college | 15 | 2% |
| Out of state | 12 | 2% |
| Community college | 176 | 28% |
| Not enrolled | 296 | 47% |
| Enrolled in college | 329 | 53% |
| Total | 625 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White, Black or African American, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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 17%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 5%
- Low-income students 86%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 37%County median 33%
Across California
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