Special education center · Kern County Office of Education
1300 17th Street, City Centre, Bakersfield · 387 students · Grades K–12
Shared campus · © OpenStreetMap
Kern County Special Education and Kern County Community share this address in the state’s school directory. The California School Campus Database maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.
The California School Campus Database records Kern County Juvenile Court on this campus too; it gives each school the whole campus, so this drawing doesn’t show which buildings each uses.
Drawn from OpenStreetMap, inside the campus outline from the California School Campus Database (2025). Volunteers map it, so a new building may be missing. Buildings with no mapped height are drawn one storey high.
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A special education school: students are placed here through their IEP team, so we publish its results without a rating.
In its own words
We haven’t read Kern County Special Education’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.
Progress
Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grade 7 scored 35 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Minimal. In math, they scored 15 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.
English
−35
points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Minimal, the lowest of its five growth levels.
By student group · students counted
Math
−15
points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.
By student group · students counted
Grade 7, 2025, 30 students with scores in both years. Faded rows have fewer than 40 students. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.
The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.
California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 35 points below that expected score, and in math 15 points below it.
The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.
Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.
Over time
There’s no spring 2025 result to compare with spring 2026: fewer than 11 students tested here that year, so CDE withheld it.
Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026
Grade 3. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.
English
Math
The hatched block marks years with no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Between 13 and 20 students were tested here each year in each subject. With 13 students, one student is 8 points, so each year is a dot and no line joins them. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).
The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now.
| Spring | Kern County Special Education | Tested here |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10% | 20 |
| 2018 | 20% | 20 |
| 2026 | 8% | 13 |
| Spring | Kern County Special Education | Tested here |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21% | 19 |
| 2018 | 25% | 20 |
| 2026 | 0% | 13 |
A year is missing where fewer than the state’s minimum number of students tested and the state withheld the result.
Tests
In grade 3, spring 2026, 8% of the 13 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English; none did in math.
English
8%
scored Proficient or Advanced.
8578Math
0%
scored Proficient or Advanced.
928The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 3 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). No comparison is shown: students here are placed, not chosen. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).
In grade 7, spring 2026, none of the students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English and none in math.
English
0%
scored Proficient or Advanced.
928Math
0%
scored Proficient or Advanced.
928What each level means: California's level descriptions.
English
| Measure | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 8% | suppressed | suppressed |
| Advanced | 0% | suppressed | suppressed |
| Proficient | 8% | suppressed | suppressed |
| Developing level | 7% | suppressed | suppressed |
| Minimal | 85% | suppressed | suppressed |
| Tested | 13 | 5 | 10 |
| Measure | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | suppressed | 0% | suppressed |
| Advanced | suppressed | 0% | suppressed |
| Proficient | suppressed | 0% | suppressed |
| Developing level | suppressed | 8% | suppressed |
| Minimal | suppressed | 92% | suppressed |
| Tested | 10 | 13 | 10 |
Math
| Measure | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 0% | suppressed | suppressed |
| Advanced | 0% | suppressed | suppressed |
| Proficient | 0% | suppressed | suppressed |
| Developing level | 8% | suppressed | suppressed |
| Minimal | 92% | suppressed | suppressed |
| Tested | 13 | 5 | 10 |
| Measure | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | suppressed | 0% | suppressed |
| Advanced | suppressed | 0% | suppressed |
| Proficient | suppressed | 0% | suppressed |
| Developing level | suppressed | 8% | suppressed |
| Minimal | suppressed | 92% | suppressed |
| Tested | 10 | 13 | 9 |
A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.
| Students | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, grade 3 · This school | 0% | 8% | 7% | 85% | 13 |
| Math, grade 3 · This school | 0% | 0% | 8% | 92% | 13 |
| English, grade 7 · This school | 0% | 0% | 8% | 92% | 13 |
| Math, grade 7 · This school | 0% | 0% | 8% | 92% | 13 |
Spring 2026, grade 3 combined: 13 tested in English, 13 tested in math.
Who goes here
Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 65% of students. 237 of 416 students missed 10% or more of school days.
Missing school, 2025–26
57in 100
students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (237 of 416 students).
Suspensions: 4.9% of students were suspended at least once (21 of 432).
Students, 2024–25
387
students in grades K–12.
Family income
75%
of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 289 of 387.
Teachers, 2024–25
81
teachers, with 10 years of experience on average.
10% were in their first year.
71% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.
English learners
23%
of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (10 of 44 students).
It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.
Our records hold no figure for Grades K–3.
| Students | Here |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 65% |
| White | 25% |
| Black or African American | 6% |
| Asian | — |
| Filipino | — |
| Two or more races | — |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | — |
| Pacific Islander | — |
| Not reported | — |
Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.
Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 60.5 of 84.9 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.
Family and staff answers
Staff in this district cannot yet answer a short set of questions about Kern County Special Education. These are not star ratings or reviews.
Staff
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Money
$42,061 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student.
$42,061
for each student at this school, 2024–25The district and California figures combine their elementary schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 5,053 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓
The neighborhood
These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93301. They are not figures for the families at Kern County Special Education.
Typical household income in a year
$43,561
Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93301.
What you can do
The state took Kern County Special Education out of extra targeted support; Kern County Office of Education’s board decides its plan.
When the plan is set
Kern County Office of Education’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.
How to take part
Placement
Students at Kern County Special Education are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery.
What has the state flagged?
The state took the school off the list for 2025–26. The school was on the list in 2024–25.
Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source
Extra state help for the district
The state is giving Kern County Office of Education extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for English learners on three measures: graduation, suspensions and college and career readiness; and for long-term English learners on two measures: graduation, and college and career readiness; and for students with disabilities on two measures: graduation, and suspensions.
Extra help for Kern County Office of Education: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source
Questions to ask
Bring these 5 questions to Kern County Special Education. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.
Getting in
Confirm placement with Kern County Office of Education.
Where it is
A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map
Students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery. Confirm placement with Kern County Office of Education. See the details ↓
In grade 3, spring 2026, no student scored Advanced in English (reading and writing) or math. 92% scored below the standard in English, and every student did in math. See the details ↓
57 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (237 of 416), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 4.9% of students (21 of 432) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. See the details ↓
The full record
This page is built from 10 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.
Data updated
October 15, 2026
Results
Students
After high school
Money and staff
Place, downloads and method
English and math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Top level | Top two levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · English | 61 | 0% | 2% |
| 2026 · Math | 60 | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 · English | 51 | 2% | 6% |
| 2025 · Math | 51 | 2% | 2% |
| 2024 · English | 52 | 0% | 4% |
| 2024 · Math | 50 | 0% | 2% |
| 2023 · English | 62 | 0% | 8% |
| 2023 · Math | 59 | 0% | 3% |
| 2022 · English | 68 | 1% | 7% |
| 2022 · Math | 66 | 0% | 5% |
| 2019 · English | 85 | 4% | 11% |
| 2019 · Math | 84 | 1% | 12% |
| 2018 · English | 100 | 2% | 8% |
| 2018 · Math | 98 | 1% | 9% |
| 2017 · English | 114 | 0% | 4% |
| 2017 · Math | 113 | 0% | 4% |
Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
Earlier years · grade and subject
| Year · grade · subject | Students with scores | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Grade 3 · English | 4 | — |
| 2025 · Grade 4 · English | 7 | — |
| 2025 · Grade 5 · English | 10 | — |
| 2025 · Grade 6 · English | 12 | 0% |
| 2025 · Grade 7 · English | 9 | — |
| 2025 · Grade 8 · English | 9 | — |
| 2025 · Grade 3 · Math | 4 | — |
| 2025 · Grade 4 · Math | 7 | — |
| 2025 · Grade 5 · Math | 10 | — |
| 2025 · Grade 6 · Math | 11 | 0% |
| 2025 · Grade 7 · Math | 10 | — |
| 2025 · Grade 8 · Math | 9 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 3 · English | 8 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 4 · English | 9 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 5 · English | 9 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 6 · English | 5 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 7 · English | 10 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · English | 11 | 9% |
| 2024 · Grade 3 · Math | 8 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 4 · Math | 9 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 5 · Math | 9 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 6 · Math | 6 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 7 · Math | 11 | 0% |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · Math | 7 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 3 · English | 8 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 4 · English | 11 | 0% |
| 2023 · Grade 5 · English | 4 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · English | 15 | 13% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · English | 14 | 14% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · English | 10 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 3 · Math | 8 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 4 · Math | 11 | 0% |
| 2023 · Grade 5 · Math | 4 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · Math | 12 | 0% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · Math | 14 | 7% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · Math | 10 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 3 · English | 9 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 4 · English | 6 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 5 · English | 12 | 8% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · English | 8 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · English | 15 | 7% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · English | 18 | 11% |
| 2022 · Grade 3 · Math | 9 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 4 · Math | 6 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 5 · Math | 11 | 0% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · Math | 9 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · Math | 14 | 7% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · Math | 17 | 0% |
| 2019 · Grade 3 · English | 7 | — |
| 2019 · Grade 4 · English | 16 | 19% |
| 2019 · Grade 5 · English | 14 | 0% |
| 2019 · Grade 6 · English | 10 | — |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · English | 14 | 14% |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · English | 23 | 4% |
| 2019 · Grade 11 · English | — | — |
| 2019 · Grade 3 · Math | 7 | — |
| 2019 · Grade 4 · Math | 15 | 33% |
| 2019 · Grade 5 · Math | 14 | 0% |
| 2019 · Grade 6 · Math | 10 | — |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · Math | 15 | 7% |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · Math | 22 | 0% |
| 2019 · Grade 11 · Math | — | — |
| 2018 · Grade 3 · English | 20 | 20% |
| 2018 · Grade 4 · English | 17 | 6% |
| 2018 · Grade 5 · English | — | — |
| 2018 · Grade 6 · English | 16 | 12% |
| 2018 · Grade 7 · English | 23 | 4% |
| 2018 · Grade 8 · English | 14 | 0% |
| 2018 · Grade 3 · Math | 20 | 25% |
| 2018 · Grade 4 · Math | 17 | 6% |
| 2018 · Grade 5 · Math | — | — |
| 2018 · Grade 6 · Math | 16 | 6% |
| 2018 · Grade 7 · Math | 23 | 9% |
| 2018 · Grade 8 · Math | 12 | 0% |
| 2017 · Grade 3 · English | 20 | 10% |
| 2017 · Grade 4 · English | 17 | 6% |
| 2017 · Grade 5 · English | 20 | 10% |
| 2017 · Grade 6 · English | 23 | 0% |
| 2017 · Grade 7 · English | 19 | 0% |
| 2017 · Grade 8 · English | 15 | 0% |
| 2017 · Grade 3 · Math | 19 | 21% |
| 2017 · Grade 4 · Math | 17 | 0% |
| 2017 · Grade 5 · Math | 19 | 0% |
| 2017 · Grade 6 · Math | 23 | 0% |
| 2017 · Grade 7 · Math | 21 | 0% |
| 2017 · Grade 8 · Math | 14 | 0% |
Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 19 | 0% | 5% | 26% | 68% |
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate.
| Group | English | n | CDE category | Math | n | CDE category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All students | −35 | 30 | Minimal | −15 | 30 | Moderate |
| Students with disabilities | −35 | 30 | Minimal | −17 | 30 | Moderate |
| English-only students | −35 | 24 | not categorized | −17 | 24 | not categorized |
| Low-income | −35 | 23 | Minimal | −16 | 23 | Moderate |
| Hispanic or Latino | −26 | 17 | Minimal | −4 | 17 | Average |
CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grade 7.
State model · English−35 pts vs expected
matched students, grade 7CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard
Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25
All students, grade 7
30 students
CDE growth category: Minimal
State model · math−15 pts vs expected
matched students, grade 7CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard
Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25
All students, grade 7
30 students
CDE growth category: Moderate
Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grade 7.
CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.
| Year-over-year school rates |
|---|
| Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 54 in 100 → 2025–26 · 57 in 100 · +3 in 100 |
| Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.9% (13 of 455) → 2025–26 · 4.9% (21 of 432) · +2.0 percentage points |
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 59 in 100 | 66 in 100 |
| Male | 39 in 100 | 54 in 100 |
| Black or African American | 8 of 32 | 13 of 25 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 in 100 | 60 in 100 |
| White | 39 in 100 | 50 in 100 |
| Students with disabilities | 44 in 100 | 57 in 100 |
| English learners | 49 of 90 | 35 of 55 |
| Foster youth | 10 of 22 | 18 of 30 |
| Low-income | 47 in 100 | 58 in 100 |
| All students | 44 in 100 | 57 in 100 |
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| AP offered | not reported |
| AP course count | not reported |
| AP enrollment (male/female) | not reported |
| IB participation | not reported |
| Dual enrollment | not offered |
| Algebra I in grade 8 | not reported |
| Calculus sections | 0 |
| Physics sections | 0 |
| Chemistry sections | 0 |
| Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC) | 411 |
These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 2,222 pupils
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 387
These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.
| Group | Dollars | Share, to two decimals | Printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $44,206,452 | 20.67% | 21% |
| Instruction support | $44,393,101 | 20.75% | 21% |
| Student services | $37,219,443 | 17.40% | 17% |
| Administration | $68,383,447 | 31.97% | 32% |
| Buildings & maintenance | $14,386,742 | 6.73% | 7% |
| Other | $5,314,971 | 2.48% | 2% |
| Total | $213,904,156 | 100.00% | 100% |
These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $213,904,156 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $43,561 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 17% |
| ZIP-area population | 13,620 |
| Median age | 34.6 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 93301 →
Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · Data updated October 15, 2026
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