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North High

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North High ranks 1254 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 42% of California high schools

Summary

North High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in Bakersfield, California, with an enrollment of approximately 2,135 students within the Kern High School District.

The school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics, where only 9.2% of students are proficient—a rate less than half the district average and far below nearby comprehensive schools like Highland High (15.53%) and West High (12.87%). However, it performs adequately in English Language Arts, exceeding state and district averages. Other areas of concern include a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.0% and a graduation rate of 82.8%, which is below both district and state benchmarks.

When compared to other schools, North High's performance has declined over the past decade, and it struggles more with specific student subgroups than some peers with similar demographics. While its per-student spending is comparable to other comprehensive high schools in the area, its outcomes are lower, especially when contrasted with higher-performing schools like Centennial High. The data suggests targeted improvements in math instruction, attendance, and support for vulnerable student groups are needed to address these gaps.

2,135

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,637

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Galaxy Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93308-1722

(661) 399-3351

District: Kern High

Feeder schools for North High:

Elementary:	Beardsley Elementary
	Blake Elementary
	Highland Elementary
	Linns Valley-Poso Flat Elementary
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	North Beardsley Elementary
	San Lauren Elementary
	Standard Elementary
	Stella I. Hills Elementary
	Wingland Elementary
Middle:	Beardsley Junior High
	Standard Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

White:

29.3%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2013 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (13% vs 8%)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,254^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	40.1	1254 of 2162	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1252 of 2159	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1400 of 2170	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	1203 of 2123	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1171 of 2133	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	1155 of 2017	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.5	1194 of 2021	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	65.6	657 of 2039	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.6	732 of 1994	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.5	750 of 2426	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.8	842 of 2354	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.5	927 of 2367	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.7	877 of 2281	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.6	942 of 2238	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	33.2	1091 of 2117	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	976 of 2063	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.2	886 of 1968	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.7	862 of 1901	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	31.0	904 of 1653	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	322 of 523	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	310 of 517	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	402 of 521	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	351 of 522	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	468 of 592	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	514 of 582	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	981 of 1161	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1035 of 1117	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	442 of 1052	58.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	1028 of 1085	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	993 of 1064	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	883 of 1044	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	1155 of 1906	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1273 of 1915	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1287 of 1915	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	1005 of 1858	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1083 of 1833	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	992 of 1760	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	1024 of 1900	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	1149 of 1902	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1294 of 1917	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	885 of 1861	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	747 of 1814	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	912 of 1742	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	42.5	156 of 299	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	1154 of 2013	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	1149 of 2026	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1249 of 2030	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1043 of 1943	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	1018 of 1937	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	982 of 1862	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1187 of 1942	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	1067 of 1948	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1287 of 1963	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1247 of 1916	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	1085 of 1880	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1148 of 1834	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	30.7	378 of 541	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	880 of 1252	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	794 of 1216	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1087 of 1197	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	940 of 1155	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	917 of 1173	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	982 of 1193	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	968 of 1204	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	974 of 1222	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	930 of 1173	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)48th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)30th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

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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 10th 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
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
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
Vista West Continuation High	Public	9-12	7115 Rosedale Hwy.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 589-4242	375	26	14.2	89.3%	135 (36.0%)	34 (9.1%)	187 (49.9%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	11.5	1942^nd of 2162 public high schools	10.2%		10.9	2009^th of 2159 public high schools	6.9%	67											5.7		5.2	11.8	11.8	3.5	3.5	$25,696	$2,586	$23,110
Centennial High	Public	9-12	8601 Hageman Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-8601	2,212	88	25.1	44.5%	799 (36.1%)	59 (2.7%)	1,008 (45.6%)	120 (5.4%)	19 (0.9%)	15 (0.7%)	190 (8.6%)	72.7	547^th of 2162 public high schools	74.7%		72.6	527^th of 2159 public high schools	75.6%	20	0.0	0.0	15.8	15.8	5.6	5.6	0.0	0.0	42.1		34.6	7.7	33.8	66.5	66.5	38.0	38.0	$16,244	$1,421	$14,823
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
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
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
West High	Public	9-12	1200 New Stine Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-2822	2,159	79	27.4	91.1%	147 (6.8%)	220 (10.2%)	1,627 (75.4%)	29 (1.3%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	115 (5.3%)	41.1	1236^th of 2162 public high schools	42.8%		33.2	1421^st of 2159 public high schools	34.2%	185										18.5			18.4	53.6	53.6	12.9	12.9	$18,039	$2,144	$15,895
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5801 Sundale Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Kern High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 827-3158	491	54	9.0	89.0%	22 (4.5%)	32 (6.5%)	429 (87.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10	2020^th of 2162 public high schools	6.6%		11.3	1983^rd of 2159 public high schools	8.2%	37											3.9	11.1	5.2	9.1	9.1	0.4	0.4	$17,872	$1,012	$16,860
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about North High

What district is North High in?

Kern High

How many students attend North High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,135 students attended North High.

What schools feed into North High?

North High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beardsley Elementary
Elementary : Blake Elementary
Elementary : Highland Elementary
Elementary : Linns Valley-Poso Flat Elementary
Elementary : North Beardsley Elementary
Elementary : San Lauren Elementary
Elementary : Standard Elementary
Elementary : Stella I. Hills Elementary
Elementary : Wingland Elementary
Middle : Beardsley Junior High
Middle : Standard Middle

What is the racial makeup of North High?

Students at North High are 53% Hispanic, 29% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Is North High a good school?

North High ranks 1254^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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