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Kern Workforce 2000 Academy

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 19% of California high schools

Summary

Kern Workforce 2000 Academy is a 491-student, grades 9–12 high school in Bakersfield, California, in the Kern High district. Its completion and attendance measures are especially concerning: in 2025–2026, 63% of students graduated, compared with 90% in the district and 88% statewide; 33% dropped out, and 39% were chronically absent. The graduation rate was the lowest among nearby schools, below 72% at Vista West Continuation High and 70% at Vista Continuation High, while the dropout and chronic-absence rates were also the highest nearby. The clearest concern for families is the challenge students face staying in school and completing it.

Test proficiency is low in all three subjects and trails nearby, district, and state results. In 2025–2026, 20% were proficient in ELA, 9% in math, and 5% in science; the nearby-school averages were 47%, 21%, and 26%, respectively. The school ranked third-lowest among 10 nearby schools in each subject. Math is its strongest result compared with the district and nearby-school average, while ELA is marginally closest to the state: ELA proficiency was 49.3% statewide and 49.2% in the district, compared with 20% at the school. Even so, none of the subjects is close to its benchmarks.

Results have improved overall since 2022–2023, but not steadily: proficiency rose by 8 points in ELA, 8 in math, and 3 in science. The latest year brought much of the increase, while science continued to lose ground against the state. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking rose from the 7th percentile (0 stars) in 2024–2025 to the 19th percentile (1 star) in 2025–2026, but remains third-lowest among nearby schools. The reported student-teacher ratio was 9 students per teacher in 2024–2025, the lowest nearby; 89% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, above the nearby average of 73%. SchoolDigger’s Special Education Students ranking also improved sharply, from the 2nd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 31st in 2025–2026, above the school’s overall 19th-percentile ranking but still below the state midpoint.

491

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$46,549

Per pupil spending ?

89.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

5801 Sundale Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93309-2924

(661) 827-3158

District: Kern High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.4%

African American:

6.5%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (62% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg31%

California avg42%

1,733^rd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	15.9	1733 of 2135	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	2020 of 2162	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1983 of 2159	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2017 of 2170	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1939 of 2123	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1984 of 2133	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1814 of 2017	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	1854 of 2021	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	1840 of 2039	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	1716 of 1994	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	2116 of 2426	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.5	1758 of 2354	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	1911 of 2367	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	1735 of 2281	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	1757 of 2238	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	1734 of 2117	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	1704 of 2063	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	1572 of 1968	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.8	1586 of 1901	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.5	1603 of 1653	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	512 of 523	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	469 of 522	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	559 of 592	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	561 of 582	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	1117 of 1161	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.5	923 of 1085	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	827 of 1064	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	908 of 1044	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	822 of 941	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	1571 of 1864	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	1843 of 1906	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1774 of 1915	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1842 of 1915	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1793 of 1858	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1746 of 1833	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1639 of 1760	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	1518 of 1880	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	1739 of 1900	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1745 of 1902	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1771 of 1917	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1671 of 1861	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1668 of 1814	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1524 of 1742	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	1605 of 1997	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	1857 of 2013	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1839 of 2026	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1870 of 2030	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1732 of 1943	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1780 of 1937	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1636 of 1862	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	1614 of 1930	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	1799 of 1942	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1766 of 1948	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1788 of 1963	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1706 of 1916	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1734 of 1880	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1625 of 1834	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	859 of 1235	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.6	1226 of 1252	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1159 of 1216	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1093 of 1197	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	4.5	1152 of 1193	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1185 of 1204	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1215 of 1222	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	1152 of 1173	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)30th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)3rd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-30 vs state

Mathematics9%-30 vs state

Science5%-31 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
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	1733^rd of 2135 public high schools	18.8%		10	2020^th of 2162 public high schools	6.6%	287											9.1	2.4	5.4	19.8	19.8	8.5	8.5	$46,549	$46,142	$407
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	1328^th of 2135 public high schools	37.8%		41.1	1236^th of 2162 public high schools	42.8%	92										20.3		24.4	20.6	48.7	48.7	15.4	15.4	$23,209	$21,352	$1,857
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	2018^th of 2135 public high schools	5.5%		11.5	1942^nd of 2162 public high schools	10.2%	76											1.7		1.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	$33,041	$31,320	$1,721
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	$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	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	$24,619	$22,564	$2,055
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	$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 2135 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 2135 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 2135 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	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	$22,070	$20,360	$1,710

Frequently Asked Questions about Kern Workforce 2000 Academy

What district is Kern Workforce 2000 Academy in?

Kern High

How many students attend Kern Workforce 2000 Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Kern Workforce 2000 Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Kern Workforce 2000 Academy?

Students at Kern Workforce 2000 Academy are 87% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% White.

Is Kern Workforce 2000 Academy a good school?

Kern Workforce 2000 Academy ranks in the bottom 18.8% of California high schools.

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