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West High

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West High ranks 1236 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 43% of California high schools

Summary

West High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,150 students within the Kern High School District in Bakersfield, a district that faces challenges across the region.

The school presents a mixed academic picture: it performs notably well in English Language Arts, exceeding both district and state averages and matching schools like South High, but faces severe struggles in mathematics and science proficiency, which are significantly lower than nearby schools such as Stockdale High and Liberty High. With a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, West High spends more per student than most comparable schools in the area, yet outcomes like graduation rates and chronic absenteeism lag behind district and state averages.

Despite overall challenges, the school shows particular strengths in supporting English Language Learners and has seen its statewide ranking stabilize and improve slightly in recent years after a longer period of decline. The most pressing priority appears to be addressing the mathematics gap, which is the starkest difference between West High and higher-performing schools in the community.

2,159

Students ?

27.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,039

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 New Stine Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93309-3534

(661) 832-2822

District: Kern High

Feeder schools for West High:

Elementary:	Amy B. Seibert Elementary
	Charles H. Castle Elementary
	Evergreen Elementary
	Louise Sandrini Elementary
	More...
	Munsey Elementary
	Stine Elementary
Middle:	Fred L. Thompson Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.4%

African American:

10.2%

White:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2025) from a 33rd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!Graduation rate below the California average (81% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (16% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,236^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	41.1	1236 of 2162	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1421 of 2159	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1401 of 2170	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1416 of 2123	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	975 of 2133	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	1185 of 2017	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.5	1234 of 2021	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	1265 of 2039	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	1083 of 1994	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.3	808 of 2426	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.2	880 of 2354	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.3	962 of 2367	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.7	997 of 2281	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.2	1113 of 2238	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	35.9	1018 of 2117	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	34.9	1020 of 2063	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	31.2	1060 of 1968	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.3	1192 of 1901	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.7	1169 of 1653	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	302 of 523	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	245 of 517	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	335 of 521	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	313 of 522	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	294 of 592	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	385 of 582	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.0	496 of 581	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	919 of 1161	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	867 of 1117	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	824 of 1052	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.0	283 of 1085	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	235 of 1064	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	30.4	813 of 1044	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	899 of 941	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	353 of 938	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	1097 of 1906	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1331 of 1915	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1276 of 1915	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1268 of 1858	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	925 of 1833	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1176 of 1760	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	890 of 1900	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	1073 of 1902	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1151 of 1917	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1126 of 1861	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	596 of 1814	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	865 of 1742	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1011 of 2013	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1198 of 2026	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1259 of 2030	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1187 of 1943	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	678 of 1937	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	1004 of 1862	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	1137 of 1942	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1262 of 1948	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1341 of 1963	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1329 of 1916	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	914 of 1880	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	1070 of 1834	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	6.3	485 of 515	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	775 of 1252	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	964 of 1216	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	843 of 1197	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	920 of 1155	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1016 of 1173	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	912 of 1193	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1013 of 1204	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	835 of 1222	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	882 of 1173	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2022)15th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)6th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 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
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
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
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
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
Stockdale High	Public	9-12	2800 Buena Vista Rd.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 665-2800	2,398	87	27.5	44.3%	477 (19.9%)	129 (5.4%)	1,110 (46.3%)	417 (17.4%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (10.7%)	83.9	335^th of 2162 public high schools	84.5%		77.1	455^th of 2159 public high schools	78.9%	120											47.7		47.7	74.6	74.6	40.3	40.3	$15,299	$1,254	$14,045
Liberty High	Public	9-12	925 Jewetta Ave.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 587-0925	2,369	89	26.7	43.1%	855 (36.1%)	72 (3.0%)	1,057 (44.6%)	127 (5.4%)	11 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	242 (10.2%)	68.7	623^rd of 2162 public high schools	71.2%		68.9	581^st of 2159 public high schools	73.1%	42											30.0		30.0	63.3	63.3	38.5	38.5	$16,746	$1,358	$15,388
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
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 West High

Is West High a good school?

West High ranks 1236^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,159 students attended West High.

What district is West High in?

Kern High

What is the racial makeup of West High?

Students at West High are 75% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into West High?

West High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Amy B. Seibert Elementary
Elementary : Charles H. Castle Elementary
Elementary : Evergreen Elementary
Elementary : Louise Sandrini Elementary
Elementary : Munsey Elementary
Elementary : Stine Elementary
Middle : Fred L. Thompson Junior High

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