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Kern Workforce 2000 Academy

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

2020^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 7% of California high schools

Summary

Kern Workforce 2000 Academy is a public high school serving about 490 students in grades 9-12 within the Kern High School District in Bakersfield, CA, and it faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of California high schools.

The school's academic results are very low, with less than 10% of students proficient in English and less than 1% proficient in math, which is far below the district and state averages and dramatically lower than nearby schools like Stockdale High or Liberty High. Furthermore, the school has a lower graduation rate and a higher dropout rate than both the district and state, and chronic student absenteeism is nearly double the average. Its performance patterns are similar to local continuation schools like Vista West Continuation High, suggesting it serves a population with similar needs.

Interestingly, Kern Workforce 2000 Academy operates with a very low student-to-teacher ratio and receives comparable funding to higher-performing schools, yet these resources have not led to better outcomes. While the school struggles overall, it's noteworthy that its English Language Learner students have shown relatively better performance compared to other student groups within the school, indicating some effective supports may be in place for that population.

491

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,872

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5801 Sundale Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93309-2924

(661) 827-3158

District: Kern High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.4%

African American:

6.5%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (74% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg31%

California avg41%

2,020^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	10.0	2020 of 2162	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1983 of 2159	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2017 of 2170	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1939 of 2123	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1984 of 2133	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1814 of 2017	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	1854 of 2021	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	1840 of 2039	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	1716 of 1994	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	2116 of 2426	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.5	1758 of 2354	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	1911 of 2367	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	1735 of 2281	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	1757 of 2238	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	1734 of 2117	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	1704 of 2063	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	1572 of 1968	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.8	1586 of 1901	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.5	1603 of 1653	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	512 of 523	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	469 of 522	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	559 of 592	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	561 of 582	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	1117 of 1161	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.5	923 of 1085	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	827 of 1064	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	908 of 1044	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	822 of 941	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1843 of 1906	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1774 of 1915	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1842 of 1915	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1793 of 1858	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1746 of 1833	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1639 of 1760	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	1739 of 1900	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1745 of 1902	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1771 of 1917	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1671 of 1861	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1668 of 1814	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1524 of 1742	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1857 of 2013	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1839 of 2026	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1870 of 2030	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1732 of 1943	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1780 of 1937	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1636 of 1862	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1799 of 1942	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1766 of 1948	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1788 of 1963	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1706 of 1916	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1734 of 1880	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1625 of 1834	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1226 of 1252	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1159 of 1216	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1093 of 1197	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	4.5	1152 of 1193	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1185 of 1204	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1215 of 1222	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	1152 of 1173	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)15th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy9%-40 vs state

Science5%-27 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 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
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
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
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 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

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Is Kern Workforce 2000 Academy a good school?

Kern Workforce 2000 Academy ranks in the bottom 6.6% of California high schools.

How many students attend Kern Workforce 2000 Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Kern Workforce 2000 Academy.

What district is Kern Workforce 2000 Academy in?

Kern High

What is the racial makeup of Kern Workforce 2000 Academy?

Students at Kern Workforce 2000 Academy are 87% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% White.

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