Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Stockdale High School
Public · Bakersfield · Kern County · 2,366 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
25%
Higher than 66% of California high schools
+16.0 pp above peer median (9.3%)
· Ranked #1 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 22.8%
2025 · 25.3%
+8%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-4.2 pp
vs. Kern County baseline (+13%)
~2406
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.6%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Stockdale High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 11): 25% vs. a peer median of 9%.
- ▸Stockdale High School's UC Reach has stepped down from a peak of 34% in 2023 to 25% in 2025 — a 8-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Stockdale High School is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.948) alone would predict (28% actual vs. 21% 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% (542→588 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of +7%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.6%/yr); projects to ~2406 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty High School | Public | 10.6% | +26% |
| Independence High | Public | 7.8% | +18% |
| West High School | Public | 9.2% | +8% |
| Centennial High School | Public | 9.4% | +4% |
| Ridgeview High School | Public | 12.3% | +9% |
| Frontier High School | Public | 8.5% | -12% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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