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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	Distance	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
Golden Valley High	0.0mi	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 2137 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	$22,975	$21,278	$1,697
Del Oro High	2.0mi	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	1556^th of 2137 public high schools	27.2%		26	1569^th of 2162 public high schools	27.4%	13											15.3		15.1	38.5	38.5	10.9	10.9	$21,869	$20,252	$1,617
Ridgeview High	2.8mi	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
South High	3.1mi	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
West High	5.2mi	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	5.4mi	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
Kern High Regional Occupational Center	5.4mi	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)
Tierra Del Sol Continuation High	5.4mi	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	1956^th of 2137 public high schools	8.5%		9.4	2043^rd of 2162 public high schools	5.5%	87												4.6	4.5	9.7	9.7	0.7	0.7	$44,322	$42,266	$2,056
Vista Continuation High	5.4mi	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
Independence High	5.7mi	Public	9-12	8001 Old River Rd.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-8001	2,324	89	26.0	74.7%	315 (13.6%)	187 (8.0%)	1,499 (64.5%)	184 (7.9%)	11 (0.5%)	11 (0.5%)	116 (5.0%)	58.5	849^th of 2137 public high schools	60.3%		62.4	751^st of 2162 public high schools	65.3%	98											33.6	26.3	33.3	67.7	67.7	21.5	21.5	$22,760	$21,144	$1,616

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