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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

Centennial HighArvin HighBakersfield HighCentral Valley High ContinuationEast Bakersfield HighFoothill HighHighland HighKern Valley HighNorth HighNueva Continuation HighShafter HighSouth HighVista Continuation HighWest HighRidgeview HighKern Workforce 2000 AcademyLiberty HighVista West Continuation HighStockdale HighGolden Valley HighFrontier HighIndependence HighMira Monte HighTierra Del Sol Continuation High
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Kern High

Average SchoolGrade
A
Meeting or exceeding expectations
100%
Exceeding
69%
Avg actual scores
75.9%
Avg projected
64.9%

16 of 24 schools in Kern High carry a SchoolGrade (8 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:

A: 13B: 2D: 1

Best schools in Kern High

Statewide rankings: all 1051 high schools in California · all 513 middle schools in California · all 1758 elementary schools in California

The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

  1. A+ Centennial High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  2. A+ Frontier High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  3. A+ Ridgeview High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  4. A+ Liberty High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  5. A+ South High (High school, exceeds expectations)
  6. A+ West High (High school, exceeds expectations)
  7. A East Bakersfield High (High school, meets expectations)
  8. A Foothill High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  9. A Golden Valley High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  10. A Highland High (High school, meets expectations)

Every school in Kern High

High schools (23)

Other schools and academies (1)

Where Kern High schools are

Cities and towns served (5)

About this district

  • State: Best schools in California
  • County: Kern County
  • Type: regular local school district
  • Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
  • Enrollment: 43,116 students with 1,828 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,770 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
  • NCES district ID: 0619540
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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Questions about Kern High

How many schools are in Kern High?

SchoolGrade grades 24 public schools in Kern High, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Kern High serve?

The largest by graded schools: Bakersfield, Shafter, Arvin, Lake Isabella, Lamont.

How good are the schools in Kern High?

Across the 16 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 75.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 64.9%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Kern High?

43,116 students were enrolled in Kern High in the 2023-24 school year, about 23.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Kern High?

Kern High is in California, based in Kern County, with its district office in Bakersfield. Its boundary covers about 2,987 sq mi.