Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Foothill High School
Public · Bakersfield · Kern County · 1,990 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
5%
Higher than 4% of California high schools
-3.8 pp vs. peer median (8.8%)
· Ranked #10 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 12.9%
2025 · 5.0%
+8%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-4.7 pp
vs. Kern County baseline (+13%)
~1994
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.1%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Foothill High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 11): 5% vs. a peer median of 9%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 15 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Foothill High School is admitting at roughly +10 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.72) alone would predict (37% actual vs. 26% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 8% (449→485 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +6%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.1%/yr); projects to ~1994 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mira Monte High School | Public | 9.6% | +3% |
| East Bakersfield High School | Public | 8.4% | +5% |
| Del Oro High | Public | 2.9% | +23% |
| South High School | Public | 11.5% | +6% |
| Highland High School | Public | 7.9% | +31% |
| North High School | Public | 5.4% | +36% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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