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Mira Monte High

Q: Is Mira Monte High a good school?

Mira Monte High ranks in the bottom 24.4% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Mira Monte High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,048 students attended Mira Monte High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mira Monte High?

Students at Mira Monte High are 91% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Mira Monte High?

Mira Monte High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Casa Loma Elementary Elementary : Fremont Elementary Elementary : Leo G. Pauly Elementary Elementary : Mt. Vernon Elementary Elementary : Shirley Lane Elementary Elementary : Virginia Avenue Elementary Middle : Fairfax Junior High

Public Grades 9-12

1634^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 24% of California high schools

Summary

Mira Monte High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,048 students in Bakersfield, California, operating within the Kern High district, which serves a community with very high economic need.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in core subjects that are well below state and district averages; notably, only about 6.5% of students are proficient in math, which is substantially lower than nearby comprehensive high schools like South High (16.74%) and Highland High (15.53%). The school's statewide ranking has declined steadily over the past decade, and it shows particular difficulty in effectively serving students with disabilities, ranking in the bottom 5% of schools for that subgroup. An interesting point of comparison is that despite these low proficiency scores, Mira Monte High maintains a graduation rate of 85.6%, which is higher than some higher-performing schools such as Bakersfield High.

The school spends more per student than many local peers, yet achieves weaker academic results, raising questions about how resources are used. While chronic absenteeism is slightly better than the state average, the dropout rate remains higher. Parents should be aware that the school's performance, especially in mathematics, is a critical area of concern, and its trajectory over the last ten years shows a need for improvement despite the school managing to graduate a high percentage of its students.

2,048

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,887

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 South Fairfax Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-8520

(661) 366-1800

District: Kern High

Feeder schools for Mira Monte High:

Elementary:	Casa Loma Elementary
	Fremont Elementary
	Leo G. Pauly Elementary
	Mt. Vernon Elementary
	More...
	Shirley Lane Elementary
	Virginia Avenue Elementary
Middle:	Fairfax Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

African American:

3.4%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,634^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	22.7	1634 of 2162	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1620 of 2159	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1619 of 2170	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1558 of 2123	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1490 of 2133	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1350 of 2017	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	1343 of 2021	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.8	1148 of 2039	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.5	909 of 1994	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.3	1130 of 2426	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	32.2	1250 of 2354	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.6	1322 of 2367	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.3	1292 of 2281	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.9	387 of 2238	82.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.0	367 of 521	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	276 of 522	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	416 of 592	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	468 of 582	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.6	1035 of 1161	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	939 of 1117	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.4	524 of 1085	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	870 of 1064	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	876 of 1044	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	850 of 941	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1479 of 1906	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1525 of 1915	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1481 of 1915	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1474 of 1858	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1367 of 1833	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1292 of 1760	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1408 of 1900	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1415 of 1902	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1401 of 1917	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1360 of 1861	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1204 of 1814	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1129 of 1742	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1511 of 2013	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1514 of 2026	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1463 of 2030	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1394 of 1943	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1357 of 1937	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1235 of 1862	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1518 of 1942	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1459 of 1948	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1502 of 1963	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1430 of 1916	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1362 of 1880	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1236 of 1834	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	46 of 85	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	63 of 74	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	1189 of 1252	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1116 of 1216	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	891 of 1197	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	1153 of 1155	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1125 of 1222	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	933 of 1173	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+27 vs school

Migrant (2025)46th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2023)30th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

Mathematics6%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Mira Monte 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 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
Mira Monte High	Public	9-12	1800 South Fairfax Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-1800	2,048	85	24.1	94.7%	59 (2.9%)	69 (3.4%)	1,860 (90.8%)	14 (0.7%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (1.9%)	22.7	1634^th of 2162 public high schools	24.4%		23.4	1620^th of 2159 public high schools	25.0%	14										13.2		13.2	32.8	32.8	6.5	6.5	$19,887	$2,155	$17,732
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
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)
Foothill High	Public	9-12	501 Park Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-4491	2,043	85	24.0	87.8%	114 (5.6%)	50 (2.4%)	1,835 (89.8%)	10 (0.5%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	19 (0.9%)	37.7	1316^th of 2162 public high schools	39.1%		32.7	1431^st of 2159 public high schools	33.7%	115	31.3	31.3	18.8	18.8	25.0	25.0	21.9	21.9	68.8	18.6	6.7	18.2	44.5	44.5	17.5	17.5	$18,300	$2,092	$16,208
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
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
Highland High	Public	9-12	2900 Royal Scots Way	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 872-2777	2,530	106	23.9	87.4%	382 (15.1%)	126 (5.0%)	1,881 (74.3%)	79 (3.1%)	20 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	38 (1.5%)	48.9	1062^nd of 2162 public high schools	50.9%		49.2	1019^th of 2159 public high schools	52.8%	43										29.0	6.7	28.5	54.9	54.9	15.5	15.5	$17,339	$1,986	$15,353
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
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
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 Mira Monte High

Is Mira Monte High a good school?

Mira Monte High ranks in the bottom 24.4% of California high schools.

What district is Mira Monte High in?

Kern High

What is the racial makeup of Mira Monte High?

Students at Mira Monte High are 91% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Mira Monte High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,048 students attended Mira Monte High.

What schools feed into Mira Monte High?

Mira Monte High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Casa Loma Elementary
Elementary : Fremont Elementary
Elementary : Leo G. Pauly Elementary
Elementary : Mt. Vernon Elementary
Elementary : Shirley Lane Elementary
Elementary : Virginia Avenue Elementary
Middle : Fairfax Junior High

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