The committee of Bar Examiners of the State of California recently released general statistics from the July 2000 California Bar Examinations. Those statistics are the most comprehensive I have ever seen for state bar pass rates. The pass rates of every law school whose graduates take the California bar are published separately. The sheer number of examinees is impressive. The Report also shows pass rates by gender and race.
Females have marginally higher pass rates than males.
Blacks and Hispanics have somewhat lower pass rates than non-minorities. The report shows some correlation between the national reputation of particular law schools and bar pass rates. The U.W. School of Law ranks 18th in bar pass rates in California. Nonetheless, pass rates from good schools were high. Pass rates from ABA approved schools were generally much higher than for other schools.