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Arvin High

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Arvin High ranks 1306 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 39% of California high schools

Summary

Arvin High is a grades 9–12 school serving 2,653 students in Arvin, in the Kern High School District. Its results are mixed, but mathematics is the clearest concern: in 2025–2026, 10% of students were proficient, compared with 18% districtwide and 38% statewide.

Compared with seven nearby comprehensive high schools, Arvin ranked fifth of eight in both math and English language arts (ELA), but second of eight in science. Its science proficiency was 29%, above the district’s 27% but below the state’s 36%; its ELA result was 47%, close to the district and state at about 49%. Arvin also had a strong result on the separate CSA Spanish assessment: 37% overall proficiency, compared with 28% in the district and 10% statewide. Its 2025–2026 graduation rate was 91%, higher than the district’s 90% and the state’s 88%.

Results have shifted over time: math proficiency fell from 13% in 2022–2023 to 10% in 2025–2026, while the state rate rose, widening Arvin’s state gap from 21 to 28 percentage points. ELA fell 8 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while science improved 11 points since 2022–2023. SchoolDigger places Arvin at the 39th percentile statewide, ranked 1,307 of 2,137 with two stars; that is third-highest among the nine nearby schools supplied. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 25.8, and 97% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. One notable group result: SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 standing for Special Education Students was at the 5th percentile, compared with 39th overall, indicating a much lower ranking for how well the school serves this group.

2,653

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,554

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

900 Varsity Rd.
Arvin, CA 93203-2421

(661) 854-5561

District: Kern High

Feeder schools for Arvin High:

Elementary:	Bear Mountain Elementary
	Di Giorgio Elementary
	El Camino Real Elementary
	Lamont Elementary
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	Sierra Vista Elementary
	Vineland Elementary
Middle:	Haven Drive Middle
	Myrtle Avenue Elementary
	Sunset

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

California avg42%

1,306^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 25High Schools in the Kern High

1000^th of 1,530Kern 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
2026	38.6	1306 of 2135	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	1196 of 2162	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1247 of 2159	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	1080 of 2170	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	1127 of 2123	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	664 of 1290	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	1109 of 2133	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	1040 of 2017	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.4	1319 of 2021	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.7	1299 of 2039	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.1	1130 of 1994	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.0	1325 of 2426	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.2	1415 of 2354	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.8	1353 of 2367	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.8	1364 of 2281	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.4	1604 of 2238	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.9	1415 of 2117	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.1	1457 of 2063	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.6	1313 of 1968	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.9	1289 of 1901	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	18.9	1322 of 1653	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.6	966 of 1161	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	738 of 1117	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	609 of 1052	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.3	737 of 1085	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	375 of 1064	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	528 of 1044	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	674 of 941	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	542 of 938	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	1116 of 1864	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	1113 of 1906	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1182 of 1915	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1016 of 1915	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1117 of 1858	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	540 of 1054	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1020 of 1833	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	949 of 1760	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	1013 of 1880	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.6	918 of 1900	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	935 of 1902	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	774 of 1917	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	812 of 1861	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	729 of 1814	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	779 of 1742	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	1155 of 1997	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	1004 of 2013	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	1051 of 2026	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	832 of 2030	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	885 of 1943	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	483 of 1126	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	794 of 1937	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	827 of 1862	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	1285 of 1930	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	1108 of 1942	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	1189 of 1948	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1017 of 1963	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	990 of 1916	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	649 of 1122	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1060 of 1880	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	1035 of 1834	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	52 of 82	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	42 of 85	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	37 of 85	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	24 of 74	67.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	1168 of 1235	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	1140 of 1252	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	767 of 1216	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	936 of 1197	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	31.2	845 of 1193	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile~ school

Migrant (2026)37th percentile~ school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2023)29th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Speaking68%+14 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Overall37%+26 vs state

Science29%-7 vs state

Listening28%+4 vs state

Reading24%+16 vs state

Writing21%+4 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)		CSA Spanish Listening (2026)		CSA Spanish Writing (2026)		CSA Spanish Reading (2026)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2026)	CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Arvin High	Public	9-12	900 Varsity Rd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-5561	2,653	103	25.8	96.5%	31 (1.2%)	10 (0.4%)	2,569 (96.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (1.4%)	38.6	1306^th of 2135 public high schools	38.8%		42.5	1196^th of 2162 public high schools	44.7%	110	36.7	36.7	27.6	27.6	20.8	20.8	24.0	24.0	68.4		29.7	7.4	28.7	47.2	47.2	10.3	10.3	$19,554	$1,972	$17,582
Nueva Continuation High	Public	9-12	8600 Palm Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-1532	79	8	9.9	97.5%	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.3	1985^th of 2135 public high schools	7.0%		9	2071^st of 2162 public high schools	4.2%	86												0.0	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.0	0.0	$41,838	$2,021	$39,817
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%)	26.5	1555^th of 2135 public high schools	27.2%		26	1569^th of 2162 public high schools	27.4%	14											15.3		15.1	38.5	38.5	10.9	10.9	$17,774	$1,617	$16,157
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%)	24.4	1589^th of 2135 public high schools	25.6%		22.7	1634^th of 2162 public high schools	24.4%	45											16.8	4.6	16.2	34.9	34.9	9.7	9.7	$22,456	$1,915	$20,541
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%)	52.8	978^th of 2135 public high schools	54.2%		47.9	1074^th of 2162 public high schools	50.3%	96	29.6	29.6	23.9	23.9	15.5	15.5	11.4	11.4	84.5		33.5	10.0	31.3	59.4	59.4	20.4	20.4	$18,900	$1,697	$17,203
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%)	33	1425^th of 2135 public high schools	33.3%		37.7	1316^th of 2162 public high schools	39.1%	109											23.1	5.0	22.3	40.3	40.3	14.4	14.4	$19,112	$1,952	$17,160
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	—	18 (7.5%)	23 (9.5%)	196 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10	1954^th of 2135 public high schools	8.5%		9.4	2043^rd of 2162 public high schools	5.5%	89												4.6	4.5	9.7	9.7	0.7	0.7	$29,918	$2,056	$27,862
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)
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%)	41.5	1236^th of 2135 public high schools	42.1%		46.3	1109^th of 2162 public high schools	48.7%	127											20.6	40.9	26.7	49.8	49.8	12.8	12.8	$19,186	$2,055	$17,131
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%)	38.2	1317^th of 2135 public high schools	38.3%		49.3	1055^th of 2162 public high schools	51.2%	262	5.6	5.6	11.1	11.1	16.7	16.7	5.6	5.6	22.2		24.9	14.3	24.5	48.2	48.2	14.0	14.0	$17,848	$1,710	$16,138

Frequently Asked Questions about Arvin High

What district is Arvin High in?

Kern High

What schools feed into Arvin High?

Arvin High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bear Mountain Elementary
Elementary : Di Giorgio Elementary
Elementary : El Camino Real Elementary
Elementary : Lamont Elementary
Elementary : Sierra Vista Elementary
Elementary : Vineland Elementary
Middle : Haven Drive Middle
Middle : Myrtle Avenue Elementary
Middle : Sunset

Is Arvin High a good school?

Arvin High ranks 1306^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Arvin High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,653 students attended Arvin High.

What is the racial makeup of Arvin High?

Students at Arvin High are 97% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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