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East Bakersfield High

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East Bakersfield High ranks 1349 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 37% of California high schools

Summary

East Bakersfield High is a public high school in Bakersfield, California, serving 2,331 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Kern High School District. The clearest concern for families is mathematics: only 9% of students were proficient in 2025–26, compared with 18% in the district and 38% statewide.

English language arts is a relative strength, while math is the school’s weakest core subject compared with nearby schools. East’s ELA proficiency was 48%, close to the district’s 49.2% and the state’s 49.3%; it ranked fourth among the ten nearby schools in the comparison, and its result was above the nearby-school average of 37%. In math, East ranked third-lowest among those ten schools and was lowest among the seven nearby traditional high schools. Science was in between: 25% proficient, versus 27% in the district and 36% statewide, placing East fourth among nearby schools. There is also a striking grade-level science difference: proficiency was 28% in grade 11 but 3% in grade 12.

Results over time are mixed: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA fell 6 points and moved from 8 points above the state to 1 point below it; math fell 3 points as its state gap widened by 6 points. Science rose 5 points, with its gap to the state staying about the same. SchoolDigger places East at the 37th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–26, down from the 50th percentile in 2023–24; its nearby-school standing is fourth-highest. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner Students ranking rose sharply, from the 17th percentile in 2021–22 to the 78th in 2023–24, indicating a much stronger relative measure of how well the school serves that group. In 2024–25, 90% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the nearby-peer average, and the student–teacher ratio was 24.4:1, near the local average of 24.6:1. Graduation was 85% in 2025–26, below the state’s 88%, while chronic absenteeism was 24%, above the state’s 18%, despite improving from 42% in 2021–22.

2,331

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,200

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2200 Quincy St.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4036

(661) 871-7221

District: Kern High

Feeder schools for East Bakersfield High:

Elementary:	College Heights Elementary
	Harding Elementary
	Horace Mann Elementary
	Myra A. Noble Elementary
	More...
	Williams Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.9%

African American:

4.5%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (13% vs 8%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg31%

California avg42%

1,349^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	36.3	1349 of 2135	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	1225 of 2162	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	1071 of 2159	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	1110 of 2170	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	1248 of 2123	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1468 of 2133	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1187 of 2017	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.6	1190 of 2021	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	1239 of 2039	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.0	1112 of 1994	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.8	1244 of 2426	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.8	1239 of 2354	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	1081 of 2367	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	35.3	1128 of 2281	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	38.3	1081 of 2238	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	33.6	1078 of 2117	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.6	1051 of 2063	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.1	1148 of 1968	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.3	1042 of 1901	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.9	935 of 1653	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	335 of 492	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.1	431 of 523	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.5	203 of 517	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	178 of 521	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	271 of 522	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	451 of 592	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	469 of 582	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.9	854 of 1161	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	960 of 1117	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	619 of 1052	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.7	242 of 1085	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	379 of 1064	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	862 of 1044	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	471 of 941	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.6	708 of 938	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	1277 of 1864	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	1146 of 1906	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	1109 of 1915	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	1030 of 1915	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1145 of 1858	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1350 of 1833	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1199 of 1760	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	1087 of 1880	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	971 of 1900	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	785 of 1902	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	862 of 1917	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	935 of 1861	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1215 of 1814	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	928 of 1742	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	1159 of 1997	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.5	969 of 2013	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	894 of 2026	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	873 of 2030	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	1006 of 1943	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1294 of 1937	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	1048 of 1862	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	1227 of 1930	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	1134 of 1942	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	889 of 1948	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	1024 of 1963	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1179 of 1916	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1271 of 1880	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1050 of 1834	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	61.0	23 of 74	68.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	869 of 1235	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	1056 of 1252	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	606 of 1216	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	474 of 1197	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	839 of 1130	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.8	723 of 1155	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.4	483 of 1173	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	737 of 1193	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	811 of 1204	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	956 of 1222	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	861 of 1173	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+27 vs school

Migrant (2023)69th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile~ school

African American (2026)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Speaking57%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science25%-11 vs state

Overall24%+14 vs state

Listening24%~ state avg

Writing22%+4 vs state

Reading11%+4 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 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 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
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%)	36.3	1349^th of 2135 public high schools	36.8%		41.4	1225^th of 2162 public high schools	43.3%	124	23.9	23.9	23.9	23.9	21.6	21.6	11.1	11.1	56.5	27.5	3.4	24.7	48.0	48.0	8.9	8.9	$18,200	$1,704	$16,496
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)
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%)	48.6	1065^th of 2135 public high schools	50.1%		48.9	1062^nd of 2162 public high schools	50.9%	3										34.2	5.6	33.3	54.1	54.1	16.3	16.3	$18,507	$1,750	$16,757
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
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%)	11.1	1883^rd of 2135 public high schools	11.8%		9.6	2038^th of 2162 public high schools	5.7%	155											5.9	4.4	10.0	10.0	4.6	4.6	$28,722	$1,347	$27,375
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
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%)	34.6	1382^nd of 2135 public high schools	35.3%		39.4	1276^th of 2162 public high schools	41.0%	106										22.4	14.1	20.3	40.2	40.2	17.9	17.9	$18,319	$1,730	$16,589
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
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
North High	Public	9-12	300 Galaxy Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 399-3351	2,135	84	25.3	87.4%	626 (29.3%)	115 (5.4%)	1,122 (52.6%)	18 (0.8%)	18 (0.8%)	7 (0.3%)	228 (10.7%)	42	1217^th of 2135 public high schools	43.0%		40.1	1254^th of 2162 public high schools	42.0%	37										26.1		25.8	53.9	53.9	13.6	13.6	$19,419	$1,929	$17,490

Frequently Asked Questions about East Bakersfield High

What district is East Bakersfield High in?

Kern High

How many students attend East Bakersfield High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,331 students attended East Bakersfield High.

Is East Bakersfield High a good school?

East Bakersfield High ranks 1349^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into East Bakersfield High?

East Bakersfield High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : College Heights Elementary
Elementary : Harding Elementary
Elementary : Horace Mann Elementary
Elementary : Myra A. Noble Elementary
Elementary : Williams Elementary

What is the racial makeup of East Bakersfield High?

Students at East Bakersfield High are 90% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% White.

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

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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