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Kern County Community

Q: Is Kern County Community a good school?

Kern County Community ranks in the bottom 0.1% of California alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Kern County Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Kern County Community.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kern County Community?

Students at Kern County Community are 70% Hispanic, 15% White, 12% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

2759^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 0% of California alternative schools

Summary

Kern County Community is an alternative public school in Bakersfield, California, serving 368 students in grades K-12. The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income student population.

Kern County Community faces significant challenges, with relatively low four-year graduation rates ranging from 20.7% to 86.4% in recent years, much lower than the state average of 55-60%. The school also experiences high dropout rates, ranging from 8.2% to 68.0%, and high chronic absenteeism, with rates from 20.4% to 54.9%, well above the state average. Academically, the school's performance on standardized tests is significantly lower than the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

When compared to nearby schools in the same Kern County Office of Education district, such as Valley Oaks Charter, Kern County Special Education, and Kern County Juvenile Court, Kern County Community generally performs worse academically and has higher dropout rates, despite having a relatively high per-student spending ranging from $16,649 to $31,251 in recent years. The data suggests that addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism could be a key factor in improving student outcomes and graduation rates.

325

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$71,931

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 17th St. City Centre
Bakersfield, CA 93301

(661) 852-5570

District: Kern County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.8%

White:

15.4%

African American:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2021 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (31% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg23%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,759^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,902^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Alternative Schools in the Kern County Office of Education

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	3.0	5656 of 5662	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	5690 of 5692	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	5614 of 5614	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.5	5529 of 5530	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.4	5389 of 5390	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.2	5377 of 5377	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.3	5314 of 5314	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.5	5191 of 5193	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.5	5108 of 5113	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.8	5106 of 5113	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.6	4805 of 4818	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.2	4815 of 4822	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.9	4801 of 4809	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	3.0	5083 of 5084	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	2759 of 2761	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	2729 of 2783	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	2776 of 2781	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	2703 of 2740	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	890 of 894	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	2711 of 2715	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	2472 of 2480	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.6	2497 of 2508	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.3	2473 of 2497	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.1	2453 of 2477	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.1	2369 of 2379	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	2236 of 2259	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.2	2208 of 2236	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.6	2142 of 2179	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.9	2051 of 2063	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.4	1963 of 2005	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.7	1981 of 1999	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	1758 of 1804	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.4	1755 of 1777	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.9	1746 of 1769	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	11.8	631 of 643	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.9	1292 of 1442	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	2532 of 2533	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	2549 of 2551	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	2529 of 2531	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	2494 of 2509	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	2379 of 2380	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	2259 of 2262	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	2385 of 2395	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2119 of 2388	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	2371 of 2374	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2295 of 2359	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	2212 of 2213	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	2068 of 2072	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	2541 of 2542	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	2542 of 2579	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	2530 of 2531	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	2418 of 2458	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	718 of 721	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	2368 of 2369	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	2221 of 2230	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	2523 of 2534	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	2430 of 2552	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	2535 of 2538	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	2487 of 2527	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	762 of 763	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	2407 of 2407	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	2269 of 2273	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	1.4	1537 of 1537	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.8	1602 of 1602	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	1496 of 1496	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1902 of 2162	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1909 of 2159	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1932 of 2170	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1922 of 2123	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1201 of 1290	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1939 of 2133	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1821 of 2017	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	1794 of 2021	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	1896 of 2039	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	1912 of 1994	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	1549 of 2426	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	13.6	1868 of 2354	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.1	1797 of 2367	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	1614 of 2281	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.7	1756 of 2238	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.4	1695 of 2117	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	1617 of 2063	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	1529 of 1968	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	1480 of 1901	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.9	1193 of 1653	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.7	516 of 517	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	477 of 592	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	548 of 582	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	1154 of 1161	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	520 of 555	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1096 of 1117	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	913 of 1085	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	633 of 1064	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1002 of 1044	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	395 of 467	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	937 of 941	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	932 of 938	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1630 of 1906	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1749 of 1915	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1593 of 1915	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1798 of 1858	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	1006 of 1054	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1648 of 1833	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1562 of 1760	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1682 of 1900	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1625 of 1902	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1730 of 1917	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1731 of 1861	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1687 of 1814	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1609 of 1742	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1780 of 2013	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1767 of 2026	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1798 of 2030	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1738 of 1943	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1046 of 1126	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1733 of 1937	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1677 of 1862	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1777 of 1942	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1700 of 1948	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1898 of 1963	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1771 of 1916	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1030 of 1122	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1774 of 1880	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1745 of 1834	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	1166 of 1197	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	3.4	1135 of 1173	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1095 of 1193	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1174 of 1204	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	1175 of 1222	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	1123 of 1173	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2019)10th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2019)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-9 vs school

African American (2024)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy10%-39 vs state

Science4%-28 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kern County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1300 17th St. City Centre	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 636-4788	387	57	6.8	74.7%	92 (23.8%)	23 (5.9%)	247 (63.8%)	19 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)	9.1				9.5				0.0				5.9				0.0				2.0	50.0	83.3	73.3	76.7	83.3	76.7	$70,166	$69,934	$232
Kern County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	1300 17th St. City Centre	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 852-5570	325	23	14.1	91.7%	50 (15.4%)	40 (12.3%)	227 (69.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)		2.9		6.1	4.4					0.0	2.8	16.5	10.0					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0							$71,931	$66,710	$5,221
Kern County Juvenile Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	1300 17th St.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 852-5570	191	22	8.8	98.4%	26 (13.6%)	45 (23.6%)	116 (60.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							$71,883	$66,666	$5,217
Central Academy of Arts and Technology	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1701 18th St.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Central Academy of Arts and Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 885-0023	179	11	16.2	65.9%	42 (23.5%)	8 (4.5%)	101 (56.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.8%)								(n/a)	32.0	25.0			29.3	23.8	54.2	44.0	52.0	52.6	68.8		48.5	33.3	37.5	13.6	40.0	42.1	18.8		31.5							$49,979	$47,382	$2,597
Valley Oaks Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3501 Chester Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 852-6700	1,087	52	21.0	40.2%	533 (49.0%)	12 (1.1%)	407 (37.4%)	16 (1.5%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (9.6%)								(n/a)	26.3	27.1	41.2		31.1	32.9	32.8	38.3	40.8	40.0	45.8	65.8	42.9	31.4	20.7	19.8	19.7	24.0	19.8	32.5	23.8	70.2	70.2	70.2	70.2	70.2	70.2	$23,000	$23,000	$00

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Kern County Community ranks in the bottom 0.1% of California alternative schools.

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What is the racial makeup of Kern County Community?

Students at Kern County Community are 70% Hispanic, 15% White, 12% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Kern County Community.

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