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Tehachapi Unified Schools
Tehachapi Unified is a public school district in California, based in Kern County (Tehachapi). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Tehachapi Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Tehachapi Unified
5 of 6 schools in Tehachapi Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 4D: 1
Best schools in Tehachapi Unified
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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.
- C+ Tehachapi High (High school, meets expectations)
- C+ Cummings Valley Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Jacobsen Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Tompkins Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Golden Hills Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Tehachapi Unified
High schools (2)
- Monroe High Continuation, Tehachapi
- C+ Tehachapi High, Tehachapi
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C- Jacobsen Middle, Tehachapi
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- C+ Cummings Valley Elementary, Tehachapi
- D+ Golden Hills Elementary, Tehachapi
- C- Tompkins Elementary, Tehachapi
Where Tehachapi Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Tehachapi (6)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Kern County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,219 students with 178 full-time-equivalent teachers and 490 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0638880
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Arvin Union (4 schools, 18 mi)
- Southern Kern Unified (6 schools, 18 mi)
- Kern High (24 schools, 25 mi)
- Lamont Elementary (4 schools, 26 mi)
- Mojave Unified (6 schools, 26 mi)
- Westside Union Elementary (12 schools, 29 mi)
- Fairfax Elementary (4 schools, 29 mi)
- Greenfield Union (12 schools, 30 mi)
Questions about Tehachapi Unified
How many schools are in Tehachapi Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Tehachapi Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Tehachapi Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Tehachapi.
How good are the schools in Tehachapi Unified?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 30.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 35%. 40% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Tehachapi Unified?
4,219 students were enrolled in Tehachapi Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 23.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Tehachapi Unified?
Tehachapi Unified is in California, based in Kern County, with its district office in Tehachapi. Its boundary covers about 497 sq mi.