Kern High
Kern High has 25 ranked schools across high levels with an average Scope Score of 42.3/100 — 1.5 points near the California state average of 43.8. The highest-scoring school is Stockdale High at 67/100, where 33.3% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $13,940 per student (below the state average of $14,815). Chronic absenteeism averages 18.9%, near the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
District Analysis
Consistency: Score range of 47.5 points — showing significant variation between schools.
Absenteeism: District chronic absenteeism averages 18.9%, 0.7pp near the state average of 18.1%.
Suspensions: District suspension rate averages 8.0%, below the state average of 1.7%.
Top school: Stockdale High leads the district at 67 with 33.3% exceeding standard.
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School archetypes in Kern High
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Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
Kern High spends $13,940 per student in current expenditures — $874 below the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Teacher compensation
CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25
High Schools (25)
Kern High has 25 ranked high schools averaging a Scope Score of 42.3 — 5.2 points below the state average of 47.5.
The highest-scoring high school is Stockdale High with a Scope Score of 67 and 33.3% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Score | Exceeded | Met+ | Absent | Susp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockdale High Kern High Building Momentum | 67 | 33.3% | 57.4% | 12.0% | 4.7% |
| 2 | Frontier High Kern High Building Momentum | 61 | 24.7% | 51.4% | 13.2% | 4.2% |
| 3 | Liberty High Kern High Strong All-Around | 59 | 22.2% | 50.9% | 13.5% | 3.8% |
| 4 | Centennial High Kern High Building Momentum | 56 | 23.0% | 52.3% | 12.4% | 5.6% |
| 5 | Independence High Kern High Building Momentum | 55 | 18.7% | 42.6% | 15.8% | 8.4% |
| 6 | Golden Valley High Kern High Building Momentum | 51 | 14.4% | 38.5% | 14.7% | 5.3% |
| 7 | Highland High Kern High Building Momentum | 51 | 12.2% | 35.2% | 16.6% | 6.8% |
| 8 | Ridgeview High Kern High Building Momentum | 47 | 12.0% | 34.8% | 14.0% | 8.0% |
| 9 | South High Kern High Building Momentum | 47 | 14.3% | 35.1% | 17.2% | 9.8% |
| 10 | Del Oro High Kern High Building Momentum | 46 | 6.6% | 22.9% | 29.9% | 7.0% |
| 11 | Foothill High Kern High Building Momentum | 45 | 9.9% | 31.0% | 21.2% | 9.7% |
| 12 | Shafter High Kern High Building Momentum | 45 | 8.2% | 29.6% | 20.8% | 4.4% |
| 13 | Arvin High Kern High Building Momentum | 44 | 9.3% | 33.1% | 22.9% | 5.9% |
| 14 | West High Kern High Building Momentum | 44 | 9.2% | 33.2% | 23.2% | 8.0% |
| 15 | East Bakersfield High Kern High Building Momentum | 44 | 11.3% | 32.3% | 26.5% | 11.7% |
| 16 | Bakersfield High Kern High Building Momentum | 40 | 8.8% | 29.7% | 19.5% | 9.7% |
| 17 | Mira Monte High Kern High Building Momentum | 39 | 5.7% | 19.6% | 18.4% | 11.3% |
| 18 | North High Kern High Building Momentum | 37 | 11.2% | 31.1% | 27.2% | 13.5% |
| 19 | Nueva Continuation High Kern High Building Momentum | 34 | 0.0% | 4.6% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| 20 | Kern Valley High Kern High Building Momentum | 33 | 4.2% | 20.9% | 32.8% | 8.4% |
| 21 | Central Valley High (Continuation) Kern High Building Momentum | 28 | 1.1% | 5.3% | 16.3% | 7.6% |
| 22 | Kern Workforce 2000 Academy Kern High Building Momentum | 23 | 0.2% | 4.7% | 35.9% | 4.8% |
| 23 | Vista Continuation High Kern High Building Momentum | 22 | 0.0% | 7.0% | 14.2% | 7.5% |
| 24 | Vista West Continuation High Kern High Building Momentum | 22 | 1.8% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 15.1% |
| 25 | Tierra Del Sol Continuation High Kern High Building Momentum | 20 | 0.4% | 2.8% | 14.8% | 8.0% |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
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