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East Bakersfield High

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East Bakersfield High ranks 1225 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 43% of California high schools

Summary

East Bakersfield High is a large public high school serving about 2,300 students in grades 9-12 within the Kern High School District, which serves a community with significant economic needs.

The school has clear academic strengths in language-based subjects, with its English Language Arts proficiency rate of 53% notably higher than many nearby schools like Bakersfield High (42%) and Mira Monte High (33%), and it excels in Spanish language instruction. However, it faces a serious challenge in mathematics, where only about 12% of students are proficient, which is an area needing improvement alongside a high chronic absenteeism rate of 26%. The school's 85% graduation rate is stable and compares favorably to some neighbors like North High (83%), though its dropout rate remains elevated.

Compared to other local schools, East Bakersfield High's performance is in the middle of the pack among traditional high schools, ranking below Highland High and South High. It operates with a higher student-to-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than several peers, yet achieves comparable outcomes in key areas. The school has shown positive trends, like improving graduation rates and success with English Language Learners, but support for some student subgroups has been inconsistent year-to-year.

2,331

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,767

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Quincy St.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4036

(661) 871-7221

District: Kern High

Feeder schools for East Bakersfield High:

Elementary:	College Heights Elementary
	Harding Elementary
	Horace Mann Elementary
	Myra A. Noble Elementary
	More...
	Williams Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.9%

African American:

4.5%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Dropout rate above the California average (11% vs 8%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,225^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	41.4	1225 of 2162	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	1071 of 2159	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	1110 of 2170	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	1248 of 2123	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1468 of 2133	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1187 of 2017	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.6	1190 of 2021	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	1239 of 2039	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.0	1112 of 1994	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.8	1244 of 2426	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.8	1239 of 2354	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	1081 of 2367	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	35.3	1128 of 2281	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	38.3	1081 of 2238	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	33.6	1078 of 2117	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.6	1051 of 2063	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.1	1148 of 1968	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.3	1042 of 1901	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.9	935 of 1653	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	431 of 523	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.5	203 of 517	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	178 of 521	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	271 of 522	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	451 of 592	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	469 of 582	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.9	854 of 1161	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	960 of 1117	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	619 of 1052	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.7	242 of 1085	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	379 of 1064	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	862 of 1044	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	471 of 941	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.6	708 of 938	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	1146 of 1906	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	1109 of 1915	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	1030 of 1915	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1145 of 1858	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1350 of 1833	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1199 of 1760	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	971 of 1900	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	785 of 1902	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	862 of 1917	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	935 of 1861	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1215 of 1814	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	928 of 1742	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	969 of 2013	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	894 of 2026	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	873 of 2030	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	1006 of 1943	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1294 of 1937	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	1048 of 1862	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	1134 of 1942	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	889 of 1948	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	1024 of 1963	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1179 of 1916	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1271 of 1880	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1050 of 1834	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	61.0	23 of 74	68.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1056 of 1252	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	606 of 1216	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	474 of 1197	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	723 of 1155	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.4	483 of 1173	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	737 of 1193	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	811 of 1204	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	956 of 1222	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	861 of 1173	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+27 vs school

Migrant (2023)69th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Speaking80%+17 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Overall36%+26 vs state

Listening28%+3 vs state

Writing28%+11 vs state

Reading24%+16 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

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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
East Bakersfield High	Public	9-12	2200 Quincy St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 871-7221	2,331	96	24.4	90.2%	93 (4.0%)	106 (4.5%)	2,095 (89.9%)	11 (0.5%)	10 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (0.7%)	41.4	1225^th of 2162 public high schools	43.3%		47.3	1071^st of 2159 public high schools	50.4%	154	36.0	36.0	28.0	28.0	28.0	28.0	24.0	24.0	80.0	22.2		22.1	52.8	52.8	11.7	11.7	$16,767	$1,980	$14,787
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)
Highland High	Public	9-12	2900 Royal Scots Way	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 872-2777	2,530	106	23.9	87.4%	382 (15.1%)	126 (5.0%)	1,881 (74.3%)	79 (3.1%)	20 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	38 (1.5%)	48.9	1062^nd of 2162 public high schools	50.9%		49.2	1019^th of 2159 public high schools	52.8%	43										29.0	6.7	28.5	54.9	54.9	15.5	15.5	$17,339	$1,986	$15,353
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
Vista Continuation High	Public	9-12	200 P St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 327-8561	221	15	14.6	93.7%	11 (5.0%)	20 (9.0%)	183 (82.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	9.6	2038^th of 2162 public high schools	5.7%		12.5	1914^th of 2159 public high schools	11.3%	124										1.1		1.1	13.2	13.2	0.9	0.9	$30,241	$2,065	$28,176
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
Bakersfield High	Public	9-12	1241 G St.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 324-9841	3,069	120	25.6	81.5%	349 (11.4%)	335 (10.9%)	2,216 (72.2%)	39 (1.3%)	24 (0.8%)	7 (0.2%)	97 (3.2%)	39.4	1276^th of 2162 public high schools	41.0%		33.6	1405^th of 2159 public high schools	34.9%	129										23.5		23.5	42.4	42.4	16.9	16.9	$17,416	$2,050	$15,366
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
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
North High	Public	9-12	300 Galaxy Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 399-3351	2,135	84	25.3	87.4%	626 (29.3%)	115 (5.4%)	1,122 (52.6%)	18 (0.8%)	18 (0.8%)	7 (0.3%)	228 (10.7%)	40.1	1254^th of 2162 public high schools	42.0%		39.4	1252^nd of 2159 public high schools	42.0%	2										22.4		22.4	53.1	53.1	9.2	9.2	$17,637	$2,100	$15,537

Frequently Asked Questions about East Bakersfield High

How many students attend East Bakersfield High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,331 students attended East Bakersfield High.

What schools feed into East Bakersfield High?

East Bakersfield High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : College Heights Elementary
Elementary : Harding Elementary
Elementary : Horace Mann Elementary
Elementary : Myra A. Noble Elementary
Elementary : Williams Elementary

What is the racial makeup of East Bakersfield High?

Students at East Bakersfield High are 90% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% White.

Is East Bakersfield High a good school?

East Bakersfield High ranks 1225^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is East Bakersfield High in?

Kern High

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