How does Vista Continuation High compare to other high schools in Bakersfield?

Vista Continuation High has a Scope Score of 18.9/100, ranked #1476 among California high schools. 0% of students exceed standard, with a total of 224 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Vista Continuation High?

0.0% of students at Vista Continuation High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 7.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Vista Continuation High?

11.6% of students at Vista Continuation High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Vista Continuation High

High School

Kern High BakersfieldKern County93304

📍 200 P Street

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

210 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

96%

Teachers

14 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

70.4%

AP Exam Prepared

Not offered

This school may not offer AP courses

A-G Completion

0.0%

This school may not offer A-G courses

College-Going Rate

21.2%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined Significantly

-86.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined Significantly

-53.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

4.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 23 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic81.0%

White6.7%

Asian0.5%

Black10.9%

Other0.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Vista Continuation High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	0.0%
Met Standard	7.0%
Below Standard	93.0%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Chronic absenteeism: 11.6%

22.7pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Graduation rate: 70.4%

17.0pp below state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

▼Exceeded standard: 0.0%

15.7pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼College readiness: 0.0%

AP exam pass rate below state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 7.0%

27.7pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 7.0%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

▼Suspension rate: 8.0%

3.9pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "7% proficient" for Vista Continuation High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

0.0% of students exceeded standard while 7.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 15.7 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 10.3 points below the Kern High district average of 10.3%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 4.6% exceeded — 4.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 70.4%. 21.2% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.6%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

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