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Golden Valley High

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Golden Valley High ranks 1074 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1074^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 50% of California high schools

Summary

Golden Valley High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,228 students in Bakersfield, operating within the Kern High district.

The school has significant strengths in keeping students engaged and on track to graduate, with a 91.8% graduation rate and a low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.1%, both of which outperform many nearby schools like West High and Mira Monte High. It also excels in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates above the district and state averages. Financially, the school operates efficiently, spending less per student than several neighboring schools while achieving these strong outcomes in graduation and attendance.

Areas for improvement include mathematics proficiency, which is lower than the state average, a challenge shared across the district. Performance for some student groups has shown variability year-to-year. When compared to its closest peer, Ridgeview High, the two schools have very similar outcomes in graduation and attendance, though Golden Valley serves a student population with greater economic need. Overall, the school is effective at supporting students through to graduation but is working to strengthen core academic achievement.

2,228

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,975

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Hosking Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-5818

(661) 827-0800

District: Kern High

Feeder schools for Golden Valley High:

Elementary:	Fairview Elementary
	Granite Pointe Elementary
	Horizon Elementary
	Valle Verde Elementary
	More...
	W. A. Kendrick Elementary
Middle:	Leon H. Ollivier Middle
	McKee Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.3%

African American:

4.4%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 37th percentile in 2019 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2025) from a 37th-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the California median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,074^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	47.9	1074 of 2162	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	836 of 2159	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	992 of 2170	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	1237 of 2123	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1349 of 2133	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1104 of 2017	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.0	1066 of 2021	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.6	928 of 2039	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.5	923 of 1994	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.7	902 of 2426	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.6	946 of 2354	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.5	925 of 2367	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.1	1083 of 2281	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.4	1109 of 2238	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	34.5	1055 of 2117	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	32.8	1070 of 2063	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.8	1068 of 1968	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.7	952 of 1901	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.1	887 of 1653	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	241 of 523	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	280 of 517	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	287 of 521	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	374 of 522	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	421 of 592	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	350 of 582	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.0	402 of 591	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	506 of 582	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	531 of 581	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.4	1041 of 1161	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	630 of 1117	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	708 of 1052	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	705 of 1085	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.3	174 of 1064	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	30.8	805 of 1044	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	565 of 941	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	640 of 938	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	1042 of 1906	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	840 of 1915	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	952 of 1915	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	1102 of 1858	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1193 of 1833	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1080 of 1760	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	773 of 1900	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	443 of 1902	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	694 of 1917	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	928 of 1861	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	1068 of 1814	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	841 of 1742	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	864 of 2013	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	575 of 2026	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	721 of 2030	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	1000 of 1943	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	1143 of 1937	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	892 of 1862	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	948 of 1942	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	741 of 1948	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	895 of 1963	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	1181 of 1916	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1272 of 1880	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	1015 of 1834	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	8 of 85	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	63.1	18 of 74	75.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	979 of 1252	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	835 of 1216	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	778 of 1197	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	845 of 1155	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1066 of 1173	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	51.6	584 of 1193	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	13.1	1061 of 1204	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1001 of 1222	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	943 of 1173	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)91st percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2023)32nd percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Speaking75%+12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Listening26%~ state avg

Overall21%+12 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Writing15%~ state avg

Reading10%~ state avg

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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 (2025)
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
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	$22,975	$21,278	$1,697
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	$21,869	$20,252	$1,617
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	$22,070	$20,360	$1,710
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	$24,619	$22,564	$2,055
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	$23,209	$21,352	$1,857
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	$46,549	$46,142	$407
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	$44,322	$42,266	$2,056
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	$43,433	$42,086	$1,347
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	$22,760	$21,144	$1,616

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Valley High

What district is Golden Valley High in?

Kern High

Is Golden Valley High a good school?

Golden Valley High ranks 1074^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Golden Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,228 students attended Golden Valley High.

What is the racial makeup of Golden Valley High?

Students at Golden Valley High are 88% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Golden Valley High?

Golden Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fairview Elementary
Elementary : Granite Pointe Elementary
Elementary : Horizon Elementary
Elementary : Valle Verde Elementary
Elementary : W. A. Kendrick Elementary
Middle : Leon H. Ollivier Middle
Middle : McKee Middle

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