Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Highland High School
Public · Bakersfield · Kern County · 2,505 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
8%
Higher than 12% of California high schools
On the peer median (8.8%)
· Ranked #7 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 9.3%
2025 · 7.9%
+31%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+18.5 pp
vs. Kern County baseline (+13%)
~2663
5-yr projected enrollment (+2.1%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Highland High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 11): 8% vs. a peer median of 9%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Highland High School is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.752) alone would predict (30% actual vs. 22% 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 31% (481→631 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +8%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+2.1%/yr); projects to ~2663 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Bakersfield High School | Public | 8.4% | +5% |
| Foothill High School | Public | 5.0% | +8% |
| Mira Monte High School | Public | 9.6% | +3% |
| Bakersfield High School | Public | 5.6% | +21% |
| North High School | Public | 5.4% | +36% |
| South High School | Public | 11.5% | +6% |
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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