Kern County: UC admissions by high school

In fall 2025, 1,684 students from 36 high schools in Kern County applied to the University of California and 1,328 (79%) were admitted to at least one campus. The table shows each school’s fall 2025 results at UCLA, Berkeley and UC San Diego, the three most selective campuses.

SchoolCityApplied to UCAdmitted (any UC)Admit rateUCLABerkeleyUC San Diego
Stockdale High SchoolBakersfield12910481%9% of 8913% of 7722% of 96
South High SchoolBakersfield1029189%— of 6217% of 3626% of 39
Ridgeview High SchoolBakersfield1017574%8% of 518% of 5327% of 64
Liberty High SchoolBakersfield815669%7% of 5418% of 4016% of 61
Arvin High SchoolArvin806885%8% of 4018% of 3938% of 39
Golden Valley High SchoolBakersfield766079%11% of 557% of 4534% of 47
Centennial High SchoolBakersfield705579%— of 42— of 3113% of 52
Highland High SchoolBakersfield684668%10% of 39— of 2727% of 30
East Bakersfield High SchoolBakersfield624471%12% of 4111% of 3739% of 31
Frontier High SchoolBakersfield624471%— of 29— of 2719% of 26
Wonderful College Prep Acad DelanoDelano605693%— of 2917% of 23— of 13
Mira Monte High SchoolBakersfield564682%10% of 3113% of 2441% of 27
Wasco Union High SchoolWasco554582%14% of 2911% of 2742% of 26
West High SchoolBakersfield533668%10% of 3118% of 2237% of 19
Bakersfield Christian HSBakersfield503570%19% of 27— of 2132% of 31
Bakersfield High SchoolBakersfield484083%— of 29— of 2442% of 24
Independence High SchoolBakersfield473779%— of 2415% of 2036% of 25
Garces Memorial High SchoolBakersfield423788%21% of 2422% of 1836% of 25
North High SchoolBakersfield423276%— of 20— of 1033% of 24
Robert F Kennedy High SchoolDelano402870%13% of 3021% of 2438% of 13
Delano High SchoolDelano383387%11% of 27— of 2352% of 21
Mcfarland High SchoolMcfarland383284%— of 14— of 16— of 13
Foothill High SchoolBakersfield372978%— of 21— of 1525% of 16
Shafter High SchoolShafter322888%— of 18— of 7— of 14
Cesar E Chavez High SchoolDelano312787%— of 2246% of 1333% of 18
Del Oro High SchoolBakersfield291966%— of 20— of 1327% of 11
Sherman E Burroughs HSRidgecrest252184%— of 17— of 820% of 15
Tehachapi High SchoolTehachapi232087%20% of 1538% of 854% of 13
California City High SchoolCalifornia City191684%— of 8— of 540% of 10
Blue Ridge AcademyMaricopa181267%31% of 1333% of 1233% of 12
Rosamond High SchoolRosamond171376%— of 8— of 950% of 6
Wonderful Coll Prep Acad Lost HillsLost Hills1616100%— of 11— of 5—
Taft Union High SchoolTaft141071%— of 12— of 5— of 6
Desert High SchoolEdwards12867%— of 8— of 750% of 10
Mojave High SchoolMojave6467%— of 6——
Heartland Charter SchoolBakersfield55100%———

Percentages are the share of that school’s applicants admitted to each campus. Check admit rates for your own GPA.

Source: University of California Office of the President, UC Information Center, Admissions by source school. Freshman counts are fall terms; transfer counts are the academic year starting that fall. Average GPAs are UC’s weighted, capped high school GPA (transfer GPA for colleges). “—” means UC suppressed a small count. This site is independent and not affiliated with the University of California. Admit rates describe past applicants, not any individual student’s chances.