Bakersfield Christian Hs

Bakersfield · Kern County · Private (Other religious)
Private Kern County ~164 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
479 (2020)663 (2025)
+38.4%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
91 (2020)164 (2025)
+80.2%

If this trend holds (+6.7%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~708 +45 $0
3 yr (2028) ~806 +143 $0
5 yr (2030) ~918 +255 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach
34%
56 admits / 164 seniors
-9.3 pp vs. peer median (43.4%) · Ranked #6 of 10 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 14.6% 2025 · 34.1%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.5%
Peer median
43.4%
Top 10%
53.3%
This school
34.1%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 34.1%

Higher than 77% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Bakersfield Christian Hs's UC Reach of 34.1% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.5%; top 25% bar 32.0%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.3%.

In Kern County, where the local median is just 9.6%, this score is unusually strong for its immediate market.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 69 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Bakersfield Christian Hs's UC Reach is higher than 77% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach
100.6%
165 applications
Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).
In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · Kern Co. Top 10% ≥ 91.8% · higher than 61% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
33.9%
56 / 165 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 80% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
5.4%
3 enrolled of 56 admitted
Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.
UC Enrollment Reach
1.8%
3 enrollees / 164 seniors
Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
25.0
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 73% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
3.0
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 44% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
164
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
663
All grades · Private School Affidavit

Private-school figures come from the California Private School Affidavit. Per CDE, inclusion in private-school data is not an evaluation, approval, or endorsement of a school.

Bakersfield Christian Hs — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Other religious · Bakersfield · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, Bakersfield Christian Hs sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 10): 34% vs. a peer median of 43%.
  • Its UC Reach has risen 22 points since 2020.
  • Senior-class enrollment is up 80% (91→164 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +6%.
  • Enrollment has been growing (+6.7%/yr); projects to ~806 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

663 students (2025)
~806 projected (2028)
at +6.7%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Bakersfield Christian Hs Private · Other religious 663 34.1% +80%
Peer-group median 43.4% +6%
Garces Memorial High School Private · Catholic 509 44.4% +12%
Heritage Christian School Private · Other religious 745 +7%
Immaculate Heart High School Private · Catholic 673 30.9% -22%
Milken Community School Private · Other religious 778 68.2% +6%
Agbu Manoogian-Demirdjian Sch Private · Other religious 809 64.3% +17%
Santa Clarita Christian School Private · Other religious 538 8.8% -18%
Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian Private · Other religious 862 45.9% +19%
Paraclete High School Private · Catholic 561 43.4% -4%
Saint Genevieve High School Private · Catholic 547 19.0% +25%
Bishop Alemany High School Private · Catholic 810 13.2% -32%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type, and religious orientation. Methodology →

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs
3.85
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.16

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

Admit rate vs. CA peer average, by campus

How does this school's admit rate at each UC compare to other CA schools whose applicant pool averages the same GPA? Based on 2024 (latest GPA available).

Campus Applicant GPA (avg) Actual admit rate CA peer avg Δ Verdict
UC Berkeley 3.86 13.0% 12.9% +0.2pp On target
UC San Diego 3.84 28.6% 25.3% +3.2pp On target
UC Santa Barbara 3.81 22.2% 27.4% -5.2pp Under
UC Irvine 3.83 30.0% 21.9% +8.1pp Over
UC Davis 3.86 39.3% 30.6% +8.6pp Over
"Applicant GPA" is the average GPA of this school's UC applicant pool — not an individual student GPA. "CA peer avg" is the application-weighted statewide admit rate at this school-pool GPA, fit separately per campus. At any given pool GPA, real admit rates span widely (UCSD ranges 8% → 65% across CA schools) because UCs use comprehensive review — context-of-opportunity, geography, demographics, and applicant essays all weigh in beyond GPA. A large negative residual flags this school is admitted at a meaningfully lower rate than other CA schools at the same pool GPA — not that students here were "rejected at expected rate X." "Over" / "Under" use a ±5-point band. Campuses with fewer than 5 applicants are omitted.

Where Bakersfield Christian Hs sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (26.7% actual vs. 24.4% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %
UC Reach % (where available)
UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus Applicants Admits Enrollees Admit Rate UC Reach Yield Avg GPA (App) '24 Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite 21 3.86
UCLA → Elite 27 5 18.5% 3.0% 3.92
UC San Diego → Selective 31 10 32.3% 6.1% 3.84 4.20
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 35 14 40.0% 8.5% 3.81 4.21
UC Irvine → Selective 29 12 3 41.4% 7.3% 25.0% 3.83 4.04
UC Davis → 22 15 68.2% 9.1% 3.86 4.17
⚠ Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once. Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.
A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.
UC Reach is solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.
Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.
The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.
Berkeley/UCLA admit volume is modest relative to overall UC reach. This is common and reflects the highly selective nature of those campuses, but may be a target area for the school's highest-performing students.
UC Reach has improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.
Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.
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