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Central Valley High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

2057^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 4% of California high schools

Summary

Central Valley High (Continuation) is a small grades 9–12 school in Shafter, serving 86 students as part of the Kern High district. Its latest test results are very low across every subject: 7% were proficient in English language arts, 0% in math, and 2% in science in 2025–2026. Those results were 42, 38, and 34 percentage points below state rates, respectively. The most important takeaway is that the school is substantially behind state and district results in all three tested subjects.

Compared with nearby schools, Central Valley’s results are near the bottom: its ELA rate was second-lowest, its 0% math rate tied for lowest, and its science rate was second-lowest. The school’s science result is closest to the state rate, while math is closest to the district and nearby-school averages—but neither is a strength in absolute terms. For example, Central Valley’s math rate was 18 percentage points below the district rate and 19 below the nearby-school average; its science rate was 25 points below the district and 22 below the nearby average. Graduation was also below state and district rates in 2025–2026: 79%, compared with 88% statewide and 90% in the district. Chronic absenteeism was 52%, versus 18% in both comparisons, and dropout was 17%, versus 8% statewide and 8% in the district.

SchoolDigger places Central Valley at the 4th statewide percentile, with 0 stars and a rank of 2,057 out of 2,137 schools. Its proficiency has fallen since 2022–2023, while its state gaps have widened: ELA fell 6 percentage points and its gap widened 9 points; math fell 2 points and its gap widened 5; science fell 1 point and its gap widened 7. The school has a low student–teacher ratio of 12.9, the lowest among nearby schools, and 97% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, the highest rate among nearby schools with the same measure and year. A notable exception in SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings is English Language Learner Students: in 2023–2024, the group ranked at the 68th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 7th percentile that year. Graduation and absenteeism have also fluctuated substantially year to year, so recent changes do not yet show a stable trend.

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$55,810

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

526 Mannel Ave.
Shafter, CA 93263-1810

(661) 746-4281

District: Kern High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.2%

White:

3.5%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (3% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (79% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school3%

District avg31%

California avg42%

2,057^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 25High Schools in the Kern High

643^rd of 968Kern 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	8.0	2057 of 2137	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	2073 of 2162	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	2011 of 2159	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1943 of 2170	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2033 of 2123	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	2059 of 2133	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1912 of 2017	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	1991 of 2021	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	1808 of 2039	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.3	1681 of 1994	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.5	2180 of 2426	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.7	2056 of 2354	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	2082 of 2367	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.7	1719 of 2281	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	1907 of 2238	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.6	1892 of 2117	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.4	1861 of 2063	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.6	1661 of 1968	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.6	1656 of 1901	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.0	1638 of 1653	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.4	344 of 1085	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	770 of 1064	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	623 of 1044	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	1811 of 1865	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	1801 of 1906	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1799 of 1915	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1807 of 1915	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1803 of 1833	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1679 of 1760	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	1787 of 1880	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	1834 of 1900	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1755 of 1902	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1707 of 1917	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1754 of 1861	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1732 of 1814	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1667 of 1742	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	1904 of 1999	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	1934 of 2013	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1871 of 2026	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1792 of 2030	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1855 of 1943	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1862 of 1937	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1740 of 1862	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	1822 of 1932	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	1896 of 1942	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1804 of 1948	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1734 of 1963	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1847 of 1916	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1820 of 1880	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1736 of 1834	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+61 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy7%-42 vs state

Science2%-34 vs state

Mathematics0%-38 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
Central Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	526 Mannel Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-4281	86	7	12.9	96.5%	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	8	2057^th of 2137 public high schools	3.7%		8.9	2073^rd of 2162 public high schools	4.1%	16											2.4	0.0	1.5	7.1	7.1	0.0	0.0	$55,810	$54,270	$1,540
Shafter High	Public	9-12	526 Mannel Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-4961	1,599	74	21.6	87.5%	76 (4.8%)	7 (0.4%)	1,481 (92.6%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.4%)	24.2	1592^nd of 2137 public high schools	25.5%		33.7	1407^th of 2162 public high schools	34.9%	185											14.5	8.4	13.3	38.3	38.3	7.9	7.9	$28,028	$26,042	$1,986
Wasco Independence High	Public	9-12	1445 Poso Dr.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7450	109	6	17.6	96.3%	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.8%)	104 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.7	1743^rd of 2137 public high schools	18.4%		20.1	1691^st of 2162 public high schools	21.8%	52												20.0	18.2	18.6	18.6	0.0	0.0	$49,259	$33,292	$15,967
Wasco High	Public	9-12	1900 Seventh St.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7400	1,672	78	21.4	87.5%	51 (3.1%)	29 (1.7%)	1,579 (94.4%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	50.7	1023^rd of 2137 public high schools	52.1%		52.3	983^rd of 2162 public high schools	54.5%	40										16.9	27.3	34.5	22.4	63.7	63.7	22.7	22.7	$29,261	$28,220	$1,041
Frontier High	Public	9-12	6401 Allen Rd.	Bakersfield	93314	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 829-1107	2,098	80	26.0	35.8%	886 (42.2%)	61 (2.9%)	836 (39.8%)	117 (5.6%)	14 (0.7%)	15 (0.7%)	168 (8.0%)	66.4	685^th of 2137 public high schools	67.9%		72.5	552^nd of 2162 public high schools	74.5%	133											35.5		35.1	68.1	68.1	31.8	31.8	$22,168	$21,108	$1,060
McFarland High School Early College	Public	9-12	259 West Sherwood Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3126	1,027	45	22.9	82.2%	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1,007 (98.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	67	672^nd of 2137 public high schools	68.6%		58.1	874^th of 2162 public high schools	59.6%	202											41.7		40.9	64.0	64.0	29.3	29.3	$22,847	$20,050	$2,797
San Joaquin High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	599 Fifth St.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-6312	43	2	19.5	88.4%	1 (2.3%)	1 (2.3%)	41 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	2000^th of 2137 public high schools	6.4%		15.6	1788^th of 2162 public high schools	17.3%	212											0.0		0.0	18.2	18.2	0.0	0.0	$52,083	$50,328	$1,755
Centennial High	Public	9-12	8601 Hageman Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-8601	2,212	88	25.1	44.5%	799 (36.1%)	59 (2.7%)	1,008 (45.6%)	120 (5.4%)	19 (0.9%)	15 (0.7%)	190 (8.6%)	70.2	617^th of 2137 public high schools	71.1%		72.7	547^th of 2162 public high schools	74.7%	70											39.0	26.2	37.7	64.6	64.6	37.8	37.8	$21,873	$20,546	$1,327
Liberty High	Public	9-12	925 Jewetta Ave.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 587-0925	2,369	89	26.7	43.1%	855 (36.1%)	72 (3.0%)	1,057 (44.6%)	127 (5.4%)	11 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	242 (10.2%)	70.4	613^th of 2137 public high schools	71.3%		68.7	623^rd of 2162 public high schools	71.2%	10											39.4	15.8	37.9	64.9	64.9	38.0	38.0	$21,084	$19,938	$1,146
Vista West Continuation High	Public	9-12	7115 Rosedale Hwy.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 589-4242	375	26	14.2	89.3%	135 (36.0%)	34 (9.1%)	187 (49.9%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	8.7	2020^th of 2137 public high schools	5.5%		11.5	1942^nd of 2162 public high schools	10.2%	78											1.7		1.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	$33,041	$31,320	$1,721

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Kern High

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In the 2024-25 school year, 86 students attended Central Valley High (Continuation).

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Central Valley High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 3.7% of California high schools.

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Students at Central Valley High (Continuation) are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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