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Garces Memorial High

9–12 · 508 students, not counting pre-K (2025–26)

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2800 Loma LInda Drive, Bakersfield 93305

No Scope Score

California private schools don’t take the state tests, so there are no results we can fairly compare. We don’t score or rank private schools.

Students

508

in grades 9–12, not counting pre-K.

Students: CDE private school affidavit, 2025–26.

What we can’t tell you

What isn’t on any public record?

We found no public record of these facts for Garces Memorial. Each row gives a question to ask the school.

  • State test results

    Private schools in California don’t take the state tests (CAASPP). There is no state testing data for Garces Memorial High.

    AskWhich tests do students take, and how do they do? Ask for the school’s overall results.

  • Accreditation

    Our records do not show who accredits this school. Accreditation means an outside group reviewed the school.

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  • Where students go next

    No public record follows students after they finish here.

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  • Students who leave

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    AskHow many students leave each year, and why? If many families leave, ask what they told the school.

Public options

What are the free public options nearby?

Three district or charter high schools sit within 3 miles. District schools are assigned by your home address. Charters run their own admissions.

Elementary

Middle

High

  • 1.2mi

    Valley Oaks CharterCharter

    Charter school · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile

  • 2.3mi

    Scope Score 67Needs Support · 11th percentile

  • 2.4mi

    Scope Score 64Needs Support · 6th percentile

The nearest public schools at each level, three at most. Distance is a straight line from this school’s address. Each Scope Score and percentile compares a public school with California public schools at the same level, on the state tests (CAASPP). Elementary and middle schools: spring 2026. High schools: spring 2025. 75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. Source: California Department of Education. See these schools on the map

Private options

Which other private schools are nearby?

Three private schools with 60 or more students are within 2 miles. There is no state testing data for private schools, so none of them has a score.

Private schools with 60 or more students within 2 miles of this school’s address, nearest first. Student counts come from the federal private-school survey (2021–22) or the school’s filing with the state (2025–26).

Next steps

How do I visit Garces Memorial, and what should I ask?

2800 Loma LInda Drive, Bakersfield 93305. Confirm visit arrangements with the school.

  1. How do you teach students at different levels?Ask how they stretch fast learners and help those who need more.
  2. What is the full cost, and what financial aid is there?Ask about every fee on top of tuition, and how aid is decided.
  3. How would teaching, student support and school expectations work for my child?
  4. Which grades have openings, and what are the application steps and dates?
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  7. What does a typical day look like in my child’s grade, and when does it start and end?
  8. Which AP or IB courses does the school offer, and how many students take them?

Address
2800 Loma LInda Drive, Bakersfield 93305Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Address and phone: CDE private school affidavit, 2025–26. The map at the top of the page shows the school’s address. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 5 common questions

How big is it?

508 students, not counting pre-K, in the private school affidavit the school files with the state (California Department of Education), 2025–26. See the details ↓

How do I apply?

Call (661) 327-2578 and ask which grades have openings, how to apply and by when. See the details ↓

What are the free public options nearby?

Your assigned public high school depends on your address; the nearest are listed below, each placed among California’s public high schools on spring 2025 tests. See the details ↓

What does a year cost?

Ask the school for the total yearly cost, including fees, and how financial aid works.

Does Garces Memorial High have state test results?

No. Private schools in California don’t take the state tests (CAASPP), so there is no state testing data for Garces Memorial High to score. See the details ↓

Source records

Which records are these figures from?

These figures come from the private school affidavit the school files with the state (California Department of Education), 2025–26. The school reported them itself.

Grades
9–12
Students
508, not counting pre-K

Source: CDE Private School Affidavit, 2025–26.

The area around the school, ZIP code 93305
Typical household income in a year
$43,244
Typical home value
$251,200
People who live in this ZIP code
37,714
Typical age
29.5 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
9%

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93305. They are not figures for this school’s families. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code comes from the school’s address. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates.

Data sources: CDE Private School Affidavit · California Department of Education (nearby public schools) · U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey