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Vista Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

2038^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 6% of California high schools

Summary

Vista Continuation High is a small, specialized public high school in Bakersfield, California, serving 221 students in grades 9-12 who have typically struggled in traditional school settings, and it is part of the larger Kern High district.

As a continuation school with a mission to support at-risk students, Vista's academic proficiency rates are significantly lower than both district and state averages, with particular challenges in mathematics; however, it's important to view these results in the context of the school's unique student population. The school's 70.4% graduation rate is below average, but it has achieved a remarkable and dramatic improvement in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 60% to just 11.6% in recent years. Furthermore, the school benefits from a lower student-teacher ratio and a much higher per-student spending level compared to traditional high schools like Del Oro High or Bakersfield High, which allows for more individualized support.

When compared to other local continuation schools with similar missions, such as Vista West Continuation High and Tierra Del Sol Continuation High, Vista's academic performance is among the lowest, though the recent success in improving attendance is a notable positive sign that may create a foundation for future progress in other areas.

221

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,241

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 P St.
Bakersfield, CA 93304-3051

(661) 327-8561

District: Kern High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.8%

African American:

9.0%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (70% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (30% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg31%

California avg41%

2,038^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	9.6	2038 of 2162	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1914 of 2159	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	2060 of 2170	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	2006 of 2123	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	2021 of 2133	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1952 of 2017	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	1988 of 2021	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	1888 of 2039	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	1802 of 1994	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.5	2188 of 2426	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.8	2053 of 2354	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.6	1687 of 2367	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.9	1399 of 2281	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.7	1588 of 2238	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	1820 of 2117	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	1577 of 2063	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.0	1431 of 1968	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.0	1675 of 1901	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.1	1587 of 1653	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	454 of 517	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	489 of 521	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	477 of 522	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	567 of 592	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	560 of 582	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.5	1043 of 1085	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	671 of 1064	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	940 of 1044	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1794 of 1906	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1832 of 1915	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1858 of 1915	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1800 of 1858	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1764 of 1833	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1705 of 1760	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1775 of 1900	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1693 of 1902	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1788 of 1917	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1770 of 1861	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1686 of 1814	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1670 of 1742	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1839 of 2013	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1758 of 2026	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1905 of 2030	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1823 of 1943	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1789 of 1937	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1787 of 1862	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1823 of 1942	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1622 of 1948	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1830 of 1963	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1775 of 1916	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1763 of 1880	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1772 of 1834	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	4.3	1176 of 1222	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-7 vs school

White (2019)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science100%+67 vs state

Mathematics91%+54 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy13%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Vista Continuation High

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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 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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Continuation High

What district is Vista Continuation High in?

Kern High

Is Vista Continuation High a good school?

Vista Continuation High ranks in the bottom 5.7% of California high schools.

How many students attend Vista Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Vista Continuation High.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Continuation High?

Students at Vista Continuation High are 83% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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