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Kern County Juvenile Court

Public, Alternative Grades K-12
2124th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,162 California Alternative Schools
Better than 2% of California alternative schools
Summary

Kern County Juvenile Court is an alternative public school in Bakersfield, California that serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade, with an enrollment of 236 students. The school is designed to provide educational services for students involved in the juvenile justice system.

Kern County Juvenile Court faces significant challenges in supporting the academic and social-emotional needs of its students. The school has had relatively low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 30.8% to 86.4% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the graduation rates of nearby Valley Oaks Charter (86.4%) and Kern County Special Education (86.4%). Correspondingly, Kern County Juvenile Court has had high dropout rates, ranging from 8.2% to 57.9%, much higher than the dropout rates of Valley Oaks Charter (8.9%) and Kern County Special Education (8.9%). The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 39.5%, which is higher than the rates at the surrounding schools.

Additionally, Kern County Juvenile Court has significantly lower proficiency rates on standardized tests compared to the surrounding schools and the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 0% proficiency in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, while the Kern County Office of Education and California state averages were much higher. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.08% to 98.74%, much higher than the rates at Valley Oaks Charter (42.18%) and Kern County Special Education (70.63%). Despite the challenges, Kern County Juvenile Court has a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $22,775 to $31,155 over the past few years, which is higher than the per-student spending at Valley Oaks Charter ($11,185).

191
Students ?
8.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$71,883
Per pupil spending ?
98.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1300 17th St.
       Bakersfield, CA  93301-4533

(661) 852-5570

District: Kern County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
60.7%
African American:
23.6%
White:
13.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2017 → 2nd in 2025
Strengths
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kern County Office of Education
✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (0% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Graduation rate below the California average (35% vs 88%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school0%
District avg23%
California avg41%
2,124th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20245.32770 of 27830.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.42769 of 27810.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20164.52459 of 24971.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20155.32436 of 24771.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20124.42208 of 22592.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20114.12189 of 22362.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.62124 of 21792.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20095.02013 of 20632.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20084.01974 of 20051.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20075.21960 of 19992.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20065.81763 of 18042.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200510.61663 of 17776.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20047.41739 of 17691.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20245.62573 of 25790.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.52523 of 25310.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20245.32548 of 25520.2%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20257.92124 of 21621.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.11996 of 21597.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.42125 of 21702.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.42027 of 21234.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.61275 of 12901.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.32027 of 21335.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.41929 of 20174.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201710.41806 of 202110.6%★☆☆☆☆
201610.11855 of 20399.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20158.61944 of 19942.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201315.81840 of 242624.2%★☆☆☆☆
201219.91627 of 235430.9%★★☆☆☆
201116.31788 of 236724.5%★☆☆☆☆
201018.11700 of 228125.5%★☆☆☆☆
200929.71397 of 223837.6%★★☆☆☆
200818.41604 of 211724.2%★☆☆☆☆
200715.31700 of 206317.6%★☆☆☆☆
200614.51665 of 196815.4%★☆☆☆☆
200518.01467 of 190122.8%★☆☆☆☆
200414.71479 of 165310.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20257.2522 of 5230.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.7492 of 5174.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.1515 of 5211.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.9492 of 5225.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.8590 of 5920.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.2559 of 5824.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202219.11128 of 11612.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.7703 of 111737.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20198.31768 of 18333.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.11715 of 17602.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20257.81859 of 19002.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.11680 of 190211.7%★☆☆☆☆
20238.21912 of 19170.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.01829 of 18611.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.81683 of 18147.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.51639 of 17425.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20258.31964 of 20132.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.01843 of 20269.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.91975 of 20302.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.31833 of 19435.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.61108 of 11261.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.71820 of 19376.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.71784 of 18624.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20257.51892 of 19422.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.51768 of 19489.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.11918 of 19632.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.21844 of 19163.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.21113 of 11220.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.71807 of 18803.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.61735 of 18345.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202514.21249 of 12520.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.71146 of 12165.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.81160 of 11973.1%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20193.61199 of 12221.9%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile~ school
Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school
High school
Female (2019)4th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school
White (2019)2nd percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)<1st percentile~ school
African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state
Mathematics0%-37 vs state
Science0%-33 vs state

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Kern County Juvenile Court ranks in the bottom 1.8% of California alternative schools.

Students at Kern County Juvenile Court are 61% Hispanic, 24% African American, 14% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 191 students attended Kern County Juvenile Court.


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