South High School
- Public
- Bakersfield
- 469 seniors
- 2,092 students
UC admit rate
89%
91 of 102 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
19%
91 of 469 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
22%
102 of 469 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 62 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
17%
6 of 36 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
South High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 8 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 4.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
17%
6 of 36 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.79)
- IrvineAbout the same
20%
9 of 44 admitted
This school20%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.75)
- San DiegoAbout the same
26%
10 of 39 admitted
This school26%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.74)
- Santa Barbara6 pts lower
27%
16 of 60 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.69)
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
13 of 41 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.75)
- Santa Cruz17 pts lower
54%
19 of 35 admitted
This school54%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.57)
- Riverside5 pts lower
83%
52 of 63 admitted
This school83%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.68)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
67 of 71 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.67)
too few applicants to report62 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s 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
South High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.
- San Luis Obispo9 pts higher
39%
19 of 49 admitted
This school39%Overall30%
- Bakersfield5 pts higher
93%
156 of 167 admitted
This school93%Overall88%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
95%
36 of 38 admitted
This school95%Overall93%
- SacramentoAbout the same
91%
20 of 22 admitted
This school91%Overall94%
- FresnoAbout the same
94%
65 of 69 admitted
This school94%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s 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 (510 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
51%
260 of 510 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
78 graduates
Community college
30%
151 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 21 | 4% |
| CSU | 57 | 11% |
| CA private college | 22 | 4% |
| Out of state | 9 | 2% |
| Community college | 151 | 30% |
| Not enrolled | 250 | 49% |
| Enrolled in college | 260 | 51% |
| Total | 510 | 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
- 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. A–G 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 17%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 5%
- Low-income students 98%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 32%County median 33%
Across California
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