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Tehachapi High

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Tehachapi High ranks 1217 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 44% of California high schools

Summary

Tehachapi High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,260 students in the Tehachapi Unified school district, which serves a community with moderate economic need.

When compared to other high schools in the area, Tehachapi High stands out as the strongest academic option. It significantly outperforms nearby schools like Mojave Junior/Senior High, EPIC de Cesar Chavez, and the continuation school, Monroe High, in statewide ranking, graduation rates, and test scores, particularly in English. The school also has much lower rates of chronic absenteeism and student dropouts than its neighbors, indicating better overall student engagement and support.

Despite being the top school in its immediate region, Tehachapi High faces its own challenges, including a recent decline in its statewide ranking and significant room for growth in mathematics proficiency. The school's performance varies considerably for different groups of students, and chronic absenteeism, while lower than nearby schools, remains an area for improvement. However, the school maintains a consistent strength in graduating its students, with a rate well above the state average.

1,260

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 South Dennison Rd.
Tehachapi, CA 93561-1524

(661) 822-2130

District: Tehachapi Unified

Feeder schools for Tehachapi High:

Elementary:	Cummings Valley Elementary
	Golden Hills Elementary
	Tompkins Elementary
Middle:	Jacobsen Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

35.7%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,217^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Tehachapi Unified

1140^th of 1,543Tehachapi 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	41.8	1217 of 2162	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	831 of 2159	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	984 of 2170	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	788 of 2123	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	432 of 1290	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	534 of 2133	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	697 of 2017	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.8	1134 of 2021	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	77.7	408 of 2039	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.5	517 of 1994	74.1%	★★★★☆
2013	61.8	493 of 2426	79.7%	★★★★☆
2012	69.1	316 of 2354	86.6%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	273 of 2367	88.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	149 of 2281	93.5%	★★★★★
2009	74.8	192 of 2238	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	69.6	280 of 2117	86.8%	★★★★☆
2007	64.0	371 of 2063	82.0%	★★★★☆
2006	69.7	290 of 1968	85.3%	★★★★☆
2005	65.9	319 of 1901	83.2%	★★★★☆
2004	73.1	142 of 1653	91.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	950 of 1161	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	503 of 555	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	592 of 1117	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	917 of 1052	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	928 of 1064	12.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	630 of 1044	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1244 of 1906	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	962 of 1915	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	989 of 1915	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	773 of 1858	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	435 of 1054	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	455 of 1833	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	643 of 1760	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1385 of 1900	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.5	995 of 1902	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	874 of 1917	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	930 of 1861	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	752 of 1814	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	746 of 1742	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1390 of 2013	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	772 of 2026	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	1235 of 2030	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	1012 of 1943	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	575 of 1126	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	888 of 1937	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	923 of 1862	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	1045 of 1942	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	654 of 1948	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	867 of 1963	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	715 of 1916	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	386 of 1122	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	586 of 1880	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	721 of 1834	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	134 of 175	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.9	63 of 190	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.7	127 of 168	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	553 of 577	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	969 of 1252	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	838 of 1216	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	432 of 1197	63.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	875 of 1155	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	747 of 1173	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	896 of 1193	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	721 of 1204	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	583 of 1222	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	653 of 1173	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-19 vs school

Military Connected (2025)23rd percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-45 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)13th percentile-42 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 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
Tehachapi High	Public	9-12	801 South Dennison Rd.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2130	1,260	56	22.5	40.0%	719 (57.1%)	19 (1.5%)	450 (35.7%)	19 (1.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.7%)	41.8	1217^th of 2162 public high schools	43.7%		57.1	831^st of 2159 public high schools	61.5%	386			22.6		23.3				45.2	45.2				18.9	18.9
Monroe High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	801 South Dennison Rd.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2130	25	1	26.0	48.0%	11 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	9.5	2040^th of 2162 public high schools	5.6%		12.1	1948^th of 2159 public high schools	9.8%	92			6.7		6.7				5.9	5.9				0.0	0.0
EPIC de Cesar Chavez	Public, Charter	9-12	122 East Tehachapi Blvd. Ste.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	EPIC de Cesar Chavez District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-4381	614	28	22.1	33.4%	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	592 (96.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14.4	1825^th of 2162 public high schools	15.6%		21.8	1660^th of 2159 public high schools	23.1%	165		0.0		7.7	3.0
Kern County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	15926 K St.	Mojave	93501	Kern County	Kern County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 824-9313	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tehachapi High

How many students attend Tehachapi High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,260 students attended Tehachapi High.

Is Tehachapi High a good school?

Tehachapi High ranks 1217^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Tehachapi High?

Tehachapi High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cummings Valley Elementary
Elementary : Golden Hills Elementary
Elementary : Tompkins Elementary
Middle : Jacobsen Middle

What is the racial makeup of Tehachapi High?

Students at Tehachapi High are 57% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Tehachapi High in?

Tehachapi Unified

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