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West High

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West High ranks 1329 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 38% of California high schools

Summary

West High is a public high school in Bakersfield, California, serving grades 9–12, with 2,159 students. Its latest results show English language arts (ELA) close to state and district levels, but math and science are further behind. The key finding for families is that math and science proficiency are substantially below state results, while ELA is near the state level.

ELA is West’s strongest subject relative to nearby comprehensive high schools, though its 49% proficiency rate was 10 percentage points below their average of 58%. West’s ELA result was also close to the state (48.7% versus 49.3%) and district (48.7% versus 49.2%). Math and science are bigger gaps: West had 15% proficiency in math and 21% in science, compared with state results of 38% and 36%. It was 23 points below the state in math and 15 points below in science. Compared with nearby comprehensive-school averages, West was 11 points lower in math and 12 points lower in science.

Science has improved the most over time: from 8% in 2022–2023 to 21% in 2025–2026; math rose from 10% to 15%, while ELA moved from 50% to 49%. SchoolDigger ranked West in the 38th percentile in 2025–2026, with 2 stars, placing it below several nearby comprehensive schools. In 2024–2025, West’s student-teacher ratio was 27.4, second-highest among the nearby comprehensive schools, and 91% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. These are context measures, not explanations for test results. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for how well West serves English Language Learner Students rose from 22 in 2021–2022 to 74 in 2023–2024, a notable strength relative to its overall standing. Its percentile for how well it serves African American Students fell from 53 in 2023–2024 to 28 in 2025–2026, below West’s overall 38th percentile.

2,159

Students ?

27.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,209

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1200 New Stine Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93309-3534

(661) 832-2822

District: Kern High

Feeder schools for West High:

Elementary:	Amy B. Seibert Elementary
	Charles H. Castle Elementary
	Evergreen Elementary
	Louise Sandrini Elementary
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	Munsey Elementary
	Stine Elementary
Middle:	Fred L. Thompson Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.4%

African American:

10.2%

White:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg31%

California avg42%

1,329^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	37.7	1329 of 2137	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	1236 of 2162	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1421 of 2159	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1401 of 2170	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1416 of 2123	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	975 of 2133	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	1185 of 2017	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.5	1234 of 2021	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	1265 of 2039	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	1083 of 1994	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.3	808 of 2426	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.2	880 of 2354	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.3	962 of 2367	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.7	997 of 2281	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.2	1113 of 2238	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	35.9	1018 of 2117	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	34.9	1020 of 2063	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	31.2	1060 of 1968	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.3	1192 of 1901	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.7	1169 of 1653	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	354 of 491	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.1	302 of 523	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	245 of 517	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	335 of 521	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	313 of 522	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	294 of 592	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	385 of 582	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.0	496 of 581	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	919 of 1161	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	867 of 1117	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	824 of 1052	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.0	283 of 1085	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	235 of 1064	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	30.4	813 of 1044	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	899 of 941	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	353 of 938	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	1221 of 1865	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	1097 of 1906	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1331 of 1915	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1276 of 1915	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1268 of 1858	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	925 of 1833	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1176 of 1760	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	981 of 1880	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.8	890 of 1900	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	1073 of 1902	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1151 of 1917	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1126 of 1861	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	596 of 1814	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	865 of 1742	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	1132 of 1999	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.9	1011 of 2013	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1198 of 2026	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1259 of 2030	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1187 of 1943	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	678 of 1937	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	1004 of 1862	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	1226 of 1932	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	1137 of 1942	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1262 of 1948	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1341 of 1963	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1329 of 1916	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	914 of 1880	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	1070 of 1834	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	6.3	485 of 515	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	694 of 1235	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	775 of 1252	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	964 of 1216	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	843 of 1197	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	816 of 1132	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	920 of 1155	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1016 of 1173	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	912 of 1193	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1013 of 1204	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	835 of 1222	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	882 of 1173	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile~ school

Female (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2022)15th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)6th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science21%-15 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 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
West High	Public	9-12	1200 New Stine Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-2822	2,159	79	27.4	91.1%	147 (6.8%)	220 (10.2%)	1,627 (75.4%)	29 (1.3%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	115 (5.3%)	37.7	1329^th of 2137 public high schools	37.8%		41.1	1236^th of 2162 public high schools	42.8%	93										20.3		24.4	20.6	48.7	48.7	15.4	15.4	$23,209	$21,352	$1,857
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5801 Sundale Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Kern High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 827-3158	491	54	9.0	89.0%	22 (4.5%)	32 (6.5%)	429 (87.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.9	1735^th of 2137 public high schools	18.8%		10	2020^th of 2162 public high schools	6.6%	285											9.1	2.4	5.4	19.8	19.8	8.5	8.5	$46,549	$46,142	$407
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	1383^rd of 2137 public high schools	35.3%		39.4	1276^th of 2162 public high schools	41.0%	107											22.4	14.1	20.3	40.2	40.2	17.9	17.9	$21,848	$20,118	$1,730
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	1237^th of 2137 public high schools	42.1%		46.3	1109^th of 2162 public high schools	48.7%	128											20.6	40.9	26.7	49.8	49.8	12.8	12.8	$24,619	$22,564	$2,055
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
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	1885^th of 2137 public high schools	11.8%		9.6	2038^th of 2162 public high schools	5.7%	153												5.9	4.4	10.0	10.0	4.6	4.6	$43,433	$42,086	$1,347
Stockdale High	Public	9-12	2800 Buena Vista Rd.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 665-2800	2,398	87	27.5	44.3%	477 (19.9%)	129 (5.4%)	1,110 (46.3%)	417 (17.4%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (10.7%)	82.5	349^th of 2137 public high schools	83.7%		83.9	335^th of 2162 public high schools	84.5%	14											51.5	38.9	51.0	73.4	73.4	41.5	41.5	$20,511	$19,334	$1,177
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
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
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	1318^th of 2137 public high schools	38.3%		49.3	1055^th of 2162 public high schools	51.2%	263	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	$22,070	$20,360	$1,710

Frequently Asked Questions about West High

Is West High a good school?

West High ranks 1329^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West High?

Students at West High are 75% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is West High in?

Kern High

How many students attend West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,159 students attended West High.

What schools feed into West High?

West High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Amy B. Seibert Elementary
Elementary : Charles H. Castle Elementary
Elementary : Evergreen Elementary
Elementary : Louise Sandrini Elementary
Elementary : Munsey Elementary
Elementary : Stine Elementary
Middle : Fred L. Thompson Junior High

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