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Valley Oaks Charter

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Valley Oaks Charter ranks 4014 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

4014^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 31% of California alternative schools

Summary

Valley Oaks Charter is a K-12 alternative public school serving 1,087 students in Bakersfield, California, operating under the Kern County Office of Education and standing out for its exceptionally high graduation and low dropout rates.

The school's performance is remarkable, especially when compared to other alternative schools in the same district. Valley Oaks Charter reports a 97.1% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, along with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.8%. This is in stark contrast to nearby schools like Kern County Juvenile Court and Kern County Community, which have much lower graduation and higher dropout and absenteeism rates. Academically, student test scores at Valley Oaks consistently exceed district averages, with particular strength in 11th-grade English.

Perhaps most notable is that the school achieves these strong outcomes with per-student spending significantly lower than comparable alternative schools. This efficient model appears particularly effective for older students, showing consistent improvement in key metrics over recent years. While the nearby Central Academy of Arts and Technology serves a different population, Valley Oaks Charter's combination of high graduation, strong attendance, and academic performance relative to its peers makes it a distinctive option for families in the area.

1,087

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,185

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3501 Chester Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93301-1629

(661) 852-6700

District: Kern County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

Hispanic:

37.4%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2022 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg23%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,014^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,593^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

530^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Alternative Schools in the Kern County Office of Education

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	4014 of 5857	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	4376 of 5869	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3712 of 5859	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3605 of 5883	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3559 of 5789	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	4718 of 5662	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	4321 of 5692	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.4	3824 of 5614	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.9	3866 of 5611	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	18.8	4817 of 5530	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.4	4356 of 5390	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.0	4534 of 5377	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.9	4088 of 5314	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	3859 of 5193	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.4	3307 of 5113	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.1	3166 of 5113	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.4	2643 of 4818	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.1	2707 of 4822	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.9	2595 of 4809	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	67.8	543 of 2585	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	4130 of 5597	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4486 of 5612	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3768 of 5609	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3575 of 5635	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	3151 of 5492	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4461 of 5413	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	3867 of 5107	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	4913 of 5107	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3699 of 5087	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3119 of 5084	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	2388 of 4963	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.7	4131 of 4830	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	4302 of 5460	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4669 of 5517	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3848 of 5363	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3691 of 5264	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	2752 of 5173	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4379 of 5084	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	3554 of 5628	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3822 of 5643	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	3339 of 5638	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	3305 of 5663	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3670 of 5510	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4325 of 5431	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1552 of 2847	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	991 of 2420	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	2394 of 2598	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	2410 of 2651	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2451 of 2661	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	2462 of 2726	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	2614 of 2834	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	2633 of 2737	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1593 of 2761	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1457 of 2783	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	1118 of 2781	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	978 of 2740	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	1550 of 2715	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1540 of 2480	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.5	1438 of 2508	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.5	1509 of 2497	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	1443 of 2477	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.5	1402 of 2379	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.5	1544 of 2259	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.4	1219 of 2236	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.5	1221 of 2179	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.5	1143 of 2063	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.4	988 of 2005	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.3	928 of 1999	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.4	692 of 1804	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.5	674 of 1777	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.5	652 of 1769	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	77.4	205 of 1531	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	291 of 1491	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1635 of 2533	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1763 of 2551	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1315 of 2531	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	1041 of 2509	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	1392 of 2380	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1548 of 2262	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	1508 of 2395	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1605 of 2388	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.7	636 of 2374	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	453 of 2359	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	45.7	1067 of 2213	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	1162 of 2072	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	2001 of 2542	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1703 of 2579	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	1111 of 2531	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	610 of 2458	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	43.4	1230 of 2369	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1507 of 2230	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	1278 of 2534	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	938 of 2552	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	789 of 2538	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	790 of 2527	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	1431 of 2407	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1273 of 2273	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	508 of 665	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	805 of 1566	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	506 of 1531	66.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1177 of 1520	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1132 of 1537	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1050 of 1543	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	973 of 1555	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1331 of 1602	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1255 of 1496	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	530 of 2162	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	570 of 2159	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	595 of 2170	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	438 of 2123	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	793 of 2133	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	792 of 2017	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.8	864 of 2021	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.7	524 of 2039	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	62.3	697 of 1994	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.3	529 of 2426	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	59.6	547 of 2354	76.8%	★★★★☆
2011	64.6	405 of 2367	82.9%	★★★★☆
2010	61.6	477 of 2281	79.1%	★★★★☆
2009	62.9	386 of 2238	82.8%	★★★★☆
2008	62.0	442 of 2117	79.1%	★★★★☆
2007	58.3	490 of 2063	76.2%	★★★★☆
2006	63.3	400 of 1968	79.7%	★★★★☆
2005	46.3	662 of 1901	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.2	601 of 1653	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	703 of 1906	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	538 of 1915	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	642 of 1915	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.8	291 of 1858	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	37.3	1122 of 1833	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	731 of 1760	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	368 of 1900	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	388 of 1902	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	528 of 1917	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	303 of 1861	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	995 of 1814	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1193 of 1742	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	609 of 2013	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.1	333 of 2026	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	771 of 2030	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	676 of 1943	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	1309 of 1937	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1135 of 1862	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	363 of 1942	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	554 of 1948	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	476 of 1963	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	558 of 1916	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	397 of 1880	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.3	868 of 1834	52.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	619 of 1155	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	661 of 1173	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	539 of 1193	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	564 of 1204	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	701 of 1222	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	656 of 1173	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2019)79th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)24th percentile-41 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-21 vs school

High school

Male (2025)81st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Oaks Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3501 Chester Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 852-6700	1,087	52	21.0	40.2%	533 (49.0%)	12 (1.1%)	407 (37.4%)	16 (1.5%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (9.6%)								(n/a)	26.3	27.1	41.2		31.1	32.9	32.8	38.3	40.8	40.0	45.8	65.8	42.9	31.4	20.7	19.8	19.7	24.0	19.8	32.5	23.8	70.2	70.2	70.2	70.2	70.2	70.2	$11,185	$00	$11,185
Central Academy of Arts and Technology	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1701 18th St.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Central Academy of Arts and Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 885-0023	179	11	16.2	65.9%	42 (23.5%)	8 (4.5%)	101 (56.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.8%)								(n/a)	32.0	25.0			29.3	23.8	54.2	44.0	52.0	52.6	68.8		48.5	33.3	37.5	13.6	40.0	42.1	18.8		31.5
Kern County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1300 17th St. City Centre	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 636-4788	387	57	6.8	74.7%	92 (23.8%)	23 (5.9%)	247 (63.8%)	19 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)	9.1				9.5				0.0				5.9				0.0				2.0	50.0	83.3	73.3	76.7	83.3	76.7	$29,355	$2,535	$26,820
Kern County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	1300 17th St. City Centre	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 852-5570	325	23	14.1	91.7%	50 (15.4%)	40 (12.3%)	227 (69.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)		2.9		6.1	4.4					0.0	2.8	16.5	10.0					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0							$31,251	$4,576	$26,675
Kern County Juvenile Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	1300 17th St.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 852-5570	191	22	8.8	98.4%	26 (13.6%)	45 (23.6%)	116 (60.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							$31,155	$4,562	$26,593

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Oaks Charter

What is the racial makeup of Valley Oaks Charter?

Students at Valley Oaks Charter are 49% White, 37% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is Valley Oaks Charter in?

Kern County Office of Education

Is Valley Oaks Charter a good school?

Valley Oaks Charter ranks 4014^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valley Oaks Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,087 students attended Valley Oaks Charter.

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