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Arvin High

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Arvin High ranks 1196 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 45% of California high schools

Summary

Arvin High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in Arvin, California, with an enrollment of 2,653 students in the Kern High district, which serves a community with significant economic need.

The school has a notable strength in graduating students, with a rate consistently above state and district averages, and it performs well in English Language Arts compared to peers. However, academic proficiency in math and science is a serious challenge, with math scores significantly below both state and local averages, including nearby schools like Ridgeview High and Golden Valley High. The school invests more per student than many surrounding high schools, but this has not yet translated to higher test scores in these core subjects. Attendance is also an area for improvement, with a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average.

An interesting finding is the school's dramatic variation in supporting different student groups; it shows strong effectiveness for some populations but has experienced a severe recent decline in support for students in special education, which is a critical concern. Despite the academic proficiency gaps, the school's ability to successfully guide students to graduation suggests effective systems for student support and persistence. Within its district, Arvin High's overall performance is in the middle range among comprehensive high schools like South High and Foothill High.

2,653

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,503

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Varsity Rd.
Arvin, CA 93203-2421

(661) 854-5561

District: Kern High

Feeder schools for Arvin High:

Elementary:	Bear Mountain Elementary
	Di Giorgio Elementary
	El Camino Real Elementary
	Lamont Elementary
	More...
	Sierra Vista Elementary
	Vineland Elementary
Middle:	Haven Drive Middle
	Myrtle Avenue Elementary
	Sunset

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,196^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 25High Schools in the Kern High

984^th of 1,543Kern High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	1196 of 2162	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1247 of 2159	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	1080 of 2170	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	1127 of 2123	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	664 of 1290	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	1109 of 2133	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	1040 of 2017	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.4	1319 of 2021	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.7	1299 of 2039	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.1	1130 of 1994	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.0	1325 of 2426	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.2	1415 of 2354	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.8	1353 of 2367	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.8	1364 of 2281	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.4	1604 of 2238	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.9	1415 of 2117	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.1	1457 of 2063	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.6	1313 of 1968	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.9	1289 of 1901	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	18.9	1322 of 1653	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.6	966 of 1161	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	738 of 1117	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	609 of 1052	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.3	737 of 1085	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	375 of 1064	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	528 of 1044	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	674 of 941	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	542 of 938	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	1113 of 1906	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1182 of 1915	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1016 of 1915	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1117 of 1858	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	540 of 1054	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1020 of 1833	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	949 of 1760	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	918 of 1900	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	935 of 1902	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	774 of 1917	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	812 of 1861	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	729 of 1814	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	779 of 1742	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	1004 of 2013	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	1051 of 2026	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	832 of 2030	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	885 of 1943	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	483 of 1126	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	794 of 1937	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	827 of 1862	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	1108 of 1942	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	1189 of 1948	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1017 of 1963	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	990 of 1916	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	649 of 1122	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1060 of 1880	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	1035 of 1834	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	42 of 85	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	37 of 85	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	24 of 74	67.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1140 of 1252	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	767 of 1216	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	936 of 1197	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	31.2	845 of 1193	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Migrant (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2023)29th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Speaking81%+18 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Writing23%+6 vs state

Overall22%+12 vs state

Listening14%-11 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

Reading9%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)	CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arvin High	Public	9-12	900 Varsity Rd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-5561	2,653	103	25.8	96.5%	31 (1.2%)	10 (0.4%)	2,569 (96.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (1.4%)	42.5	1196^th of 2162 public high schools	44.7%		39.6	1247^th of 2159 public high schools	42.2%	51	21.5	21.5	13.9	13.9	22.8	22.8	8.9	8.9	81.0	23.5	0.0	23.0	55.2	55.2	11.0	11.0	$18,503	$1,975	$16,528
Nueva Continuation High	Public	9-12	8600 Palm Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-1532	79	8	9.9	97.5%	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	2071^st of 2162 public high schools	4.2%		12.4	1924^th of 2159 public high schools	10.9%	147											0.0	0.0	9.3	9.3	0.0	0.0	$32,494	$1,734	$30,760
Del Oro High	Public	9-12	1750 East Panama Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-1750	1,927	77	25.1	96.3%	35 (1.8%)	97 (5.0%)	1,750 (90.8%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (1.6%)	26	1569^th of 2162 public high schools	27.4%		30.7	1474^th of 2159 public high schools	31.7%	95										13.8	2.9	13.0	38.3	38.3	7.6	7.6	$18,193	$2,002	$16,191
Mira Monte High	Public	9-12	1800 South Fairfax Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-1800	2,048	85	24.1	94.7%	59 (2.9%)	69 (3.4%)	1,860 (90.8%)	14 (0.7%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (1.9%)	22.7	1634^th of 2162 public high schools	24.4%		23.4	1620^th of 2159 public high schools	25.0%	14										13.2		13.2	32.8	32.8	6.5	6.5	$19,887	$2,155	$17,732
Golden Valley High	Public	9-12	801 Hosking Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 827-0800	2,228	96	23.2	90.8%	62 (2.8%)	99 (4.4%)	1,968 (88.3%)	48 (2.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (2.1%)	47.9	1074^th of 2162 public high schools	50.3%		57	836^th of 2159 public high schools	61.3%	238	21.3	21.3	26.2	26.2	14.8	14.8	9.8	9.8	75.4	20.9	0.0	20.1	56.0	56.0	21.1	21.1	$17,078	$1,708	$15,370
Foothill High	Public	9-12	501 Park Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-4491	2,043	85	24.0	87.8%	114 (5.6%)	50 (2.4%)	1,835 (89.8%)	10 (0.5%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	19 (0.9%)	37.7	1316^th of 2162 public high schools	39.1%		32.7	1431^st of 2159 public high schools	33.7%	115	31.3	31.3	18.8	18.8	25.0	25.0	21.9	21.9	68.8	18.6	6.7	18.2	44.5	44.5	17.5	17.5	$18,300	$2,092	$16,208
Tierra Del Sol Continuation High	Public	9-12	3700 East Belle Terrace	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-3700	241	17	14.5	98.3%	18 (7.5%)	23 (9.5%)	196 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9.4	2043^rd of 2162 public high schools	5.5%		11.3	1986^th of 2159 public high schools	8.0%	57											0.0	0.0	3.3	3.3	2.3	2.3	$27,718	$2,638	$25,080
Kern High Regional Occupational Center	Public	9-12	501 South Mt. Vernon Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High Regional Occupational Center	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 831-3327	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South High	Public	9-12	1101 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-3680	2,107	87	24.3	96.8%	86 (4.1%)	169 (8.0%)	1,769 (84.0%)	19 (0.9%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (2.5%)	46.3	1109^th of 2162 public high schools	48.7%		49.1	1023^rd of 2159 public high schools	52.6%	86										18.8	45.8	23.5	53.6	53.6	16.7	16.7	$18,036	$2,111	$15,925
Ridgeview High	Public	9-12	8501 Stine Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 398-3100	2,575	96	26.9	71.8%	179 (7.0%)	122 (4.7%)	1,831 (71.1%)	207 (8.0%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.5%)	221 (8.6%)	49.3	1055^th of 2162 public high schools	51.2%		57	833^rd of 2159 public high schools	61.4%	222										23.1	25.1	24.0	53.0	53.0	16.6	16.6	$16,357	$1,854	$14,503

Frequently Asked Questions about Arvin High

What schools feed into Arvin High?

Arvin High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bear Mountain Elementary
Elementary : Di Giorgio Elementary
Elementary : El Camino Real Elementary
Elementary : Lamont Elementary
Elementary : Sierra Vista Elementary
Elementary : Vineland Elementary
Middle : Haven Drive Middle
Middle : Myrtle Avenue Elementary
Middle : Sunset

What district is Arvin High in?

Kern High

Is Arvin High a good school?

Arvin High ranks 1196^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Arvin High?

Students at Arvin High are 97% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend Arvin High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,653 students attended Arvin High.

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