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Ridgeview High

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Ridgeview High ranks 1055 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1055^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 51% of California high schools

Summary

Ridgeview High is a public high school located in Bakersfield, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,653 students. The school is part of the Kern High School District, which is ranked 984 out of 1,543 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridgeview High has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, with its ranking among California high schools ranging from 772 to 1,055 out of over 2,000 schools. The school's performance has been relatively consistent, with its ranking fluctuating within the middle range of California high schools. However, the school has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, with the rate rising from 11.9% in 2023-2024 to 24.9% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Stockdale High, located about 5 miles away, consistently outperforms Ridgeview High on standardized tests and has a higher 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Vista Continuation High, a smaller school within the same district, struggles significantly, with test scores well below the district and state averages. Ridgeview High's ability to support the academic success of all student subgroups appears to be an area for improvement, as the school's performance varies significantly across different subgroups.

2,575

Students ?

26.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,357

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8501 Stine Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93313-9782

(661) 398-3100

District: Kern High

Feeder schools for Ridgeview High:

Elementary:	Berkshire Elementary
	Douglas J. Miller Elementary
	General Shafter Elementary
	Panama Elementary
	More...
	Roy W. Loudon Elementary
Middle:	Stonecreek Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

Two or more races:

8.6%

Asian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kern High

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,055^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	49.3	1055 of 2162	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	833 of 2159	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	853 of 2170	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	957 of 2123	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	803 of 2133	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	1006 of 2017	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.1	929 of 2021	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.0	1048 of 2039	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.7	772 of 1994	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.8	821 of 2426	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.8	844 of 2354	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.7	783 of 2367	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.6	825 of 2281	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.9	860 of 2238	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.3	907 of 2117	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.1	871 of 2063	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.0	920 of 1968	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	33.4	959 of 1901	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.8	891 of 1653	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	319 of 523	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	177 of 517	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	144 of 521	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	181 of 522	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	269 of 592	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	252 of 582	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	526 of 585	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	450 of 573	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	466 of 591	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	494 of 581	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	498 of 582	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	510 of 581	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	523 of 1161	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.9	1011 of 1117	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	499 of 1085	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	319 of 1064	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	38.8	554 of 1044	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	786 of 941	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	641 of 938	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	1047 of 1906	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	755 of 1915	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	821 of 1915	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	860 of 1858	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	796 of 1833	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	993 of 1760	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	771 of 1900	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	589 of 1902	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	613 of 1917	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	747 of 1861	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	468 of 1814	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	728 of 1742	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	856 of 2013	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	628 of 2026	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	670 of 2030	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	791 of 1943	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	577 of 1937	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	868 of 1862	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	951 of 1942	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	840 of 1948	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	788 of 1963	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	916 of 1916	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	741 of 1880	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	917 of 1834	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.4	485 of 574	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	401 of 541	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	501 of 1252	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.2	870 of 1216	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	660 of 1197	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	798 of 1155	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	774 of 1173	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	903 of 1193	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	719 of 1204	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	829 of 1222	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	918 of 1173	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)16th percentile-46 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

I go to this school, and it's wonderful. The teachers are involved with the students, and we have a great band. Close Quote

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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
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
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
Independence High	Public	9-12	8001 Old River Rd.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-8001	2,324	89	26.0	74.7%	315 (13.6%)	187 (8.0%)	1,499 (64.5%)	184 (7.9%)	11 (0.5%)	11 (0.5%)	116 (5.0%)	62.4	751^st of 2162 public high schools	65.3%		58.1	813^th of 2159 public high schools	62.3%	62											38.3	5.6	37.2	66.4	66.4	18.7	18.7	$17,995	$1,765	$16,230
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 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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgeview High

What is the racial makeup of Ridgeview High?

Students at Ridgeview High are 71% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 7% White, 5% African American.

What schools feed into Ridgeview High?

Ridgeview High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Berkshire Elementary
Elementary : Douglas J. Miller Elementary
Elementary : General Shafter Elementary
Elementary : Panama Elementary
Elementary : Roy W. Loudon Elementary
Middle : Stonecreek Junior High

How many students attend Ridgeview High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,575 students attended Ridgeview High.

Is Ridgeview High a good school?

Ridgeview High ranks 1055^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ridgeview High in?

Kern High

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