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Tierra Del Sol Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

2043^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 6% of California high schools

Summary

Tierra Del Sol Continuation High is a small, specialized public high school in Bakersfield, CA, serving 241 students in grades 9-12 within the Kern High district, designed for students who have faced significant challenges in traditional school settings.

The school serves a high-need population and receives substantially more funding per student (over $27,000) and has a much lower student-to-teacher ratio (14.5 to 1) than nearby traditional high schools like Golden Valley High or Bakersfield High. Despite these resources, its academic proficiency rates in core subjects are critically low, ranking it in the bottom 10% of all California schools, and it has an extremely high dropout rate of 32.2%, which is more than triple the state average. For comparison, even the lowest-performing traditional high school in the area, Mira Monte High, has significantly higher academic scores and graduation rates.

An interesting finding is that while academic performance has remained very low, the school has made a dramatic recent improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping to 12.5%, which is better than the district and state averages. This suggests the school is having some success in engaging students, but that attendance alone has not yet translated into academic gains. The school's performance data also shows high volatility year-to-year, which may be due to its small size or shifting interventions. As a continuation school, its role and effectiveness may need to be measured differently than traditional high schools.

241

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,718

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3700 East Belle Terrace
Bakersfield, CA 93307-6832

(661) 832-3700

District: Kern High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.3%

African American:

9.5%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (2% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (67% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school2%

District avg31%

California avg41%

2,043^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 25High Schools in the Kern High

984^th of 1,543Kern 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
2025	9.4	2043 of 2162	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1986 of 2159	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1992 of 2170	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1994 of 2123	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	2023 of 2133	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1946 of 2017	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	1897 of 2021	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	2024 of 2039	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	1851 of 1994	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.1	2108 of 2426	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	501 of 523	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	513 of 522	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	588 of 592	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	653 of 1085	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1033 of 1064	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1037 of 1044	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1851 of 1906	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1834 of 1915	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1808 of 1915	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1723 of 1858	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	1780 of 1833	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1694 of 1760	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1766 of 1900	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1740 of 1902	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1722 of 1917	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1761 of 1861	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1701 of 1814	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1668 of 1742	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1897 of 2013	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1837 of 2026	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1854 of 2030	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1778 of 1943	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1848 of 1937	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1780 of 1862	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1784 of 1942	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1714 of 1948	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1807 of 1963	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1833 of 1916	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1770 of 1880	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1760 of 1834	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1227 of 1252	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1166 of 1197	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	7.3	1125 of 1204	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2022)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy3%-46 vs state

Mathematics2%-35 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)	CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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	98.3%	18 (7.5%)	23 (9.5%)	196 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9.4	2043^rd of 2162 public high schools	5.5%		11.3	1986^th of 2159 public high schools	8.0%	57											0.0	0.0	3.3	3.3	2.3	2.3	$27,718	$2,638	$25,080
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)
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%)	22.7	1634^th of 2162 public high schools	24.4%		23.4	1620^th of 2159 public high schools	25.0%	14										13.2		13.2	32.8	32.8	6.5	6.5	$19,887	$2,155	$17,732
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%)	41.4	1225^th of 2162 public high schools	43.3%		47.3	1071^st of 2159 public high schools	50.4%	154	36.0	36.0	28.0	28.0	28.0	28.0	24.0	24.0	80.0	22.2		22.1	52.8	52.8	11.7	11.7	$16,767	$1,980	$14,787
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%)	9.6	2038^th of 2162 public high schools	5.7%		12.5	1914^th of 2159 public high schools	11.3%	124										1.1		1.1	13.2	13.2	0.9	0.9	$30,241	$2,065	$28,176
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%)	37.7	1316^th of 2162 public high schools	39.1%		32.7	1431^st of 2159 public high schools	33.7%	115	31.3	31.3	18.8	18.8	25.0	25.0	21.9	21.9	68.8	18.6	6.7	18.2	44.5	44.5	17.5	17.5	$18,300	$2,092	$16,208
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%)	46.3	1109^th of 2162 public high schools	48.7%		49.1	1023^rd of 2159 public high schools	52.6%	86										18.8	45.8	23.5	53.6	53.6	16.7	16.7	$18,036	$2,111	$15,925
Del Oro High	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	1569^th of 2162 public high schools	27.4%		30.7	1474^th of 2159 public high schools	31.7%	95										13.8	2.9	13.0	38.3	38.3	7.6	7.6	$18,193	$2,002	$16,191
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%)	39.4	1276^th of 2162 public high schools	41.0%		33.6	1405^th of 2159 public high schools	34.9%	129										23.5		23.5	42.4	42.4	16.9	16.9	$17,416	$2,050	$15,366
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%)	48.9	1062^nd of 2162 public high schools	50.9%		49.2	1019^th of 2159 public high schools	52.8%	43										29.0	6.7	28.5	54.9	54.9	15.5	15.5	$17,339	$1,986	$15,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Tierra Del Sol Continuation High

What district is Tierra Del Sol Continuation High in?

Kern High

How many students attend Tierra Del Sol Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Tierra Del Sol Continuation High.

What is the racial makeup of Tierra Del Sol Continuation High?

Students at Tierra Del Sol Continuation High are 81% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% White.

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Tierra Del Sol Continuation High ranks in the bottom 5.5% of California high schools.

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