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Del Oro High

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Del Oro High ranks 1569 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1569^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 27% of California high schools

Summary

Del Oro High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in Bakersfield, CA, with 1,927 students in a high-need community where over 96% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it is part of the Kern High district.

The school is facing significant academic challenges, with its statewide ranking falling to the 27th percentile and a particularly urgent situation in mathematics, where only 7.57% of students are proficient—the lowest rate among nearby traditional high schools. Furthermore, Del Oro High has the highest chronic absenteeism rate in the area at 29.8%, which is a major concern as regular attendance is closely linked to student success. The school's performance for different student groups has been unstable, showing sharp declines in some areas while improving in others from year to year.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal that improvement is possible even with similar student demographics. For instance, Golden Valley High and South High have much higher graduation rates and academic proficiencies despite comparable poverty levels, and they do so with similar or even lower per-student spending. This suggests that school-level practices, culture, and how resources are used are critical factors, providing a model for what Del Oro High could potentially achieve by addressing its core issues in math instruction and student engagement.

1,927

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,869

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1750 East Panama Ln.
Bakersfield, CA 93307

(661) 366-1750

District: Kern High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

African American:

5.0%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2024 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2024

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,569^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 4 pts since 2024

From bottom 32% (2024) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th 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	26.0	1569 of 2162	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1474 of 2159	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	480 of 523	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	326 of 517	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.8	826 of 1085	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1454 of 1906	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1376 of 1915	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1344 of 1900	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	1221 of 1902	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1446 of 2013	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1352 of 2026	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	1444 of 1942	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1354 of 1948	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	646 of 1252	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	930 of 1216	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	849 of 1155	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)48th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 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 (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/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 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
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	$21,869	$20,252	$1,617
Golden Valley High	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%)	47.9	1074^th of 2162 public high schools	50.3%		57	836^th of 2159 public high schools	61.3%	238	21.3	21.3	26.2	26.2	14.8	14.8	9.8	9.8	75.4		20.9	0.0	20.1	56.0	56.0	21.1	21.1	$22,975	$21,278	$1,697
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	$24,619	$22,564	$2,055
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	$44,322	$42,266	$2,056
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	$25,385	$23,470	$1,915
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	$43,433	$42,086	$1,347
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%)	49.3	1055^th of 2162 public high schools	51.2%		57	833^rd of 2159 public high schools	61.4%	222											23.1	25.1	24.0	53.0	53.0	16.6	16.6	$22,070	$20,360	$1,710
Nueva Continuation High	Public	9-12	8600 Palm Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-1532	79	8	9.9	97.5%	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	2071^st of 2162 public high schools	4.2%		12.4	1924^th of 2159 public high schools	10.9%	147												0.0	0.0	9.3	9.3	0.0	0.0	$65,037	$63,016	$2,021
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%)	41.1	1236^th of 2162 public high schools	42.8%		33.2	1421^st of 2159 public high schools	34.2%	185										18.5			18.4	53.6	53.6	12.9	12.9	$23,209	$21,352	$1,857

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Oro High

How many students attend Del Oro High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,927 students attended Del Oro High.

What district is Del Oro High in?

Kern High

What is the racial makeup of Del Oro High?

Students at Del Oro High are 91% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Del Oro High a good school?

Del Oro High ranks 1569^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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