Kern County Office of Education: Kern County Office of Education schools score 14.9 points below the state average. The trajectory from grade 3 to 5 falls 6.9 points.
Kern County Office of Education has 9 ranked schools across elementary levels with an average Scope Score of 29.9/100 — 14.9 points below the state average of 44.8. The highest-scoring school is Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, at 43/100, where 8.5% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $80,421 per student (above the state average of $14,815). Chronic absenteeism averages 23.8%, above the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Kern County Office of Education's elementary schools average 29.9/100 — 14.9 points below the state average with a −6.9pp declining trajectory.
District Analysis
Kern County Office of Education has 9 ranked schools with an average Scope Score of 29.9/100 — 14.9 points below the state average of 44.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).
District-wide elementary growth averages -6.9pp (state avg: -2.9pp) — a declining trend worth examining school by school.
Score range of 36.1 points — showing significant variation between schools.
District chronic absenteeism averages 23.8%, 5.9pp above the state average of 17.9%.
District suspension rate averages 5.1%, above the state average of 1.6%.
Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, leads the district at 43 with 8.5% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
School archetypes in Kern County Office of Education
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
Kern County Office of Education spends $80,421 per student in current expenditures — $65,606 above 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
Every school in Kern County Office of Education
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP
Elementary Schools (9)
Kern County Office of Education has 9 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 29.9 — 14.9 points below the state average of 44.8.
Growth averages -6.9pp district-wide — a declining trend worth examining.
The highest-scoring elementary school is Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, with a Scope Score of 43 and 8.5% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, Kern County Office of Education Building Momentum | 8.5% | Developing 43/100 |
| 2 | Central Academy of Arts and Technology Kern County Office of Education Building Momentum | 12.8% | Developing 41/100 |
| 3 | Grow Public Schools Kern County Office of Education Building Momentum | 16.0% | Developing 41/100 |
| 4 | Valley Oaks Charter Kern County Office of Education Culture First | 9.8% | Developing 39/100 |
| 5 | Wonderful College Prep Academy Kern County Office of Education Building Momentum | 14.5% | Developing 38/100 |
| 6 | Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills Kern County Office of Education Building Momentum | 10.7% | Developing 31/100 |
| 7 | Kern County Community Kern County Office of Education Building Momentum | 0.0% | Needs Support 16/100 |
| 8 | Kern County Special Education Kern County Office of Education Building Momentum | 0.0% | Needs Support 14/100 |
| 9 | Kern County Juvenile Court Kern County Office of Education Building Momentum | 0.0% | Needs Support 7/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how resources are distributed across schools within the district. Full methodology