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Rare Earth High (Continuation)

Q: Is Rare Earth High (Continuation) a good school?

Rare Earth High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 6.5% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Rare Earth High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 49 students attended Rare Earth High (Continuation).

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rare Earth High (Continuation)?

Students at Rare Earth High (Continuation) are 67% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Public Grades 10-12

2022^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 6% of California high schools

Summary

Rare Earth High (Continuation) is a very small public high school in Rosamond, CA, serving about 49 students in grades 10-12 within the Southern Kern Unified district, designed for students who have struggled in traditional school settings.

The school faces significant challenges, with an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 86.7% and a dropout rate of 29.6%, which is much higher than nearby schools like Rosamond High Early College Campus. Academically, the most recent data shows 0% of students were proficient in mathematics and science, with only 16.67% proficient in English. This performance is notably lower than other local continuation schools, such as Desert Winds Continuation High, and occurs despite the school spending significantly more per student than most comprehensive high schools in the area.

When compared to a high-performing school like SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) located just 13 miles away, the contrast in outcomes is stark, highlighting that different educational models can yield very different results even for students facing similar economic challenges. While Rare Earth High has a low student-teacher ratio that could allow for more personalized attention, the current data suggests the school is in urgent need of systemic intervention to better support its students.

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,270

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 Rosamond Blvd.
Rosamond, CA 93560-0640

(661) 256-5090

District: Southern Kern Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.3%

White:

20.4%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (6% 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 school6%

District avg21%

California avg41%

2,022^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Southern Kern Unified

1376^th of 1,543Southern Kern Unified 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	9.9	2022 of 2162	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1953 of 2159	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	2097 of 2170	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1716 of 2123	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1800 of 2133	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1730 of 2017	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	1920 of 2021	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	1981 of 2039	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	1832 of 1994	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	1513 of 2426	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	19.8	1631 of 2354	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	11.4	1993 of 2367	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.0	1907 of 2281	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	1802 of 2238	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.5	1559 of 2117	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	1572 of 2063	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.5	1663 of 1968	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.9	1626 of 1901	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.2	1551 of 1653	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	6.5	1832 of 1833	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1854 of 1900	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1582 of 1902	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1439 of 1861	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1799 of 1814	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1826 of 2013	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1826 of 2026	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1578 of 1943	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1905 of 1937	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1633 of 1862	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1859 of 1942	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1948 of 1948	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1534 of 1916	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1838 of 1880	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1456 of 1834	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2019)<1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
Rare Earth High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	2800 Rosamond Blvd.	Rosamond	93560	Kern County	Southern Kern Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 256-5090	49	4	12.2	83.7%	10 (20.4%)	3 (6.1%)	33 (67.3%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	9.9	2022^nd of 2162 public high schools	6.5%		12	1953^rd of 2159 public high schools	9.5%	69			0.0		0.0				16.7	16.7				0.0	0.0	$42,270	$36,898	$5,372
Rosamond High Early College Campus	Public	9-12	2925 Rosamond Blvd.	Rosamond	93560	Kern County	Southern Kern Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 256-5020	927	50	18.6	79.8%	210 (22.7%)	103 (11.1%)	558 (60.2%)	21 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.2%)	29.7	1492^nd of 2162 public high schools	31.0%		37.8	1301^st of 2159 public high schools	39.7%	191		20.9	0.0		19.6				33.0	33.0				10.0	10.0	$21,468	$19,360	$2,108
Phoenix High Community Day	Public	9-12	228 East Ave. H8	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 729-3936	19	6	3.2	68.4%	0 (0.0%)	8 (42.1%)	9 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)								(n/a)
Desert Winds Continuation High	Public	9-12	415 East Kettering St.	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-7555	605	28	21.8	74.4%	33 (5.5%)	191 (31.6%)	345 (57.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	11.7	1929^th of 2162 public high schools	10.8%		10.1	2063^rd of 2159 public high schools	4.4%	134		5.5		6.7	5.8				10.2	10.2				3.8	3.8	$16,943	$16,006	$937
Antelope Valley High	Public	9-12	44900 North Division St.	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-8552	1,498	69	21.5	77.9%	39 (2.6%)	445 (29.7%)	946 (63.2%)	12 (0.8%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.1%)	22.2	1649^th of 2162 public high schools	23.7%		23	1627^th of 2159 public high schools	24.6%	22		7.0		5.3	6.8				33.6	33.6				10.3	10.3	$27,306	$25,558	$1,748
Lancaster High	Public	9-12	44701 32nd St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-7649	2,688	107	25.1	66.5%	259 (9.6%)	617 (23.0%)	1,562 (58.1%)	95 (3.5%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	144 (5.4%)	27.9	1529^th of 2162 public high schools	29.3%		29	1516^th of 2159 public high schools	29.8%	13		13.8		11.1	13.6				35.4	35.4				11.6	11.6	$22,389	$21,536	$853
Empower Generations	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	44236 10th St. W. Ste. 105	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Empower Generations District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 429-3264	81	2	36.4	85.2%	13 (16.0%)	32 (39.5%)	29 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.4%)	21.1	1671^st of 2162 public high schools	22.7%		12.6	1907^th of 2159 public high schools	11.7%	236			9.5		8.0				30.4	30.4				8.7	8.7
Desert Sands Charter	Public, Charter	8-12	44130 20th St. West	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Desert Sands Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-3357	727	37	18.7	78.7%	80 (11.0%)	98 (13.5%)	432 (59.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (14.6%)	33.3	1417^th of 2162 public high schools	34.5%		22.4	1644^th of 2159 public high schools	23.9%	227				32.0	32.0				40.3	40.3				6.7	6.7
Mojave Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	15732 O St.	Mojave	93501	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 824-4088	400	20	20.0	84.5%	35 (8.8%)	93 (23.3%)	227 (56.8%)	21 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	17.6	1730^th of 2162 public high schools	20.0%		15	1819^th of 2159 public high schools	15.7%	89	5.7		7.0		7.2	2.0	10.9	7.6	29.6	11.9	0.0	7.1	1.9	4.4	3.4	$31,089	$29,434	$1,655
SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)	Public	9-12	3041 West Avenue K	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-6509	670	25	26.6	57.9%	88 (13.1%)	79 (11.8%)	409 (61.0%)	47 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.4%)	93.5	130^th of 2162 public high schools	94.0%		94.9	115^th of 2159 public high schools	94.7%	15		53.1			52.8				83.2	83.2				53.4	53.4	$18,582	$17,728	$854

Frequently Asked Questions about Rare Earth High (Continuation)

Is Rare Earth High (Continuation) a good school?

Rare Earth High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 6.5% of California high schools.

How many students attend Rare Earth High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 49 students attended Rare Earth High (Continuation).

What district is Rare Earth High (Continuation) in?

Southern Kern Unified

What is the racial makeup of Rare Earth High (Continuation)?

Students at Rare Earth High (Continuation) are 67% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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