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The fastest-growing public schools in Kern County, California

Across Kern County, California, 82 public schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. South Fork Elementary leads the list at 42.0%, against a median of 7.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Kern County, California

Top Enrollment growth

42.0%

Median Enrollment growth

7.3%

FASTEST GROWING · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	South Fork Elementary	Weldon, CA	South Fork Union	245	348	42.0%
2	Lakeside	Bakersfield, CA	Lakeside Union	637	892	40.0%
3	Del Rio Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	437	595	36.2%
4	Nueva Vista Language Academy	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	522	684	31.0%
5	Olive Drive Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	621	797	28.3%
6	Vista West Continuation High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	297	375	26.3%
7	Bessie E. Owens Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	696	867	24.6%
8	North High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	1,720	2,135	24.1%
9	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	677	810	19.6%
10	Highland High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,128	2,530	18.9%
11	Kern Valley High	Lake Isabella, CA	Kern High	434	516	18.9%
12	Centennial Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	485	576	18.8%
13	Mojave Jr./Sr. High	Mojave, CA	Mojave Unified	340	400	17.6%
14	Jefferson Elementary	Taft, CA	Taft City	232	271	16.8%
15	Fairview Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	475	552	16.2%
16	Patriot Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	803	931	15.9%
17	Westpark Elementary	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	836	952	13.9%
18	Liberty High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,082	2,369	13.8%
19	Faller Elementary	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	454	516	13.7%
20	Rosedale-North Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	474	537	13.3%
21	Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	851	960	12.8%
22	Robert F. Kennedy High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	1,240	1,394	12.4%
23	Rosamond High Early College Campus	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	827	927	12.1%
24	Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	439	491	11.8%
25	Taft Union High	Taft, CA	Taft Union High	954	1,064	11.5%
26	McFarland High School Early College	McFarland, CA	McFarland Unified	929	1,027	10.5%
27	Independence High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,106	2,324	10.4%
28	Caroline Harris Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	532	587	10.3%
29	Sing Lum Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	734	809	10.2%
30	Standard Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Standard Elementary	570	627	10.0%
31	Di Giorgio Elementary	Arvin, CA	Di Giorgio Elementary	211	231	9.5%
32	Centennial High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,023	2,212	9.3%
33	California City High	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	553	604	9.2%
34	Curran Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	893	973	9.0%
35	Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	647	705	9.0%
36	Zephyr Lane Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fairfax Elementary	732	797	8.9%
37	Horizon Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	778	845	8.6%
38	Donald E. Suburu	Bakersfield, CA	Lakeside Union	741	803	8.4%
39	Earl Warren Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	891	965	8.3%
40	Columbia Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	559	601	7.5%
41	Taft Primary	Taft, CA	Taft City	215	231	7.4%
42	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	357	383	7.3%
43	West High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,012	2,159	7.3%
44	Las Flores Elementary	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	492	526	6.9%
45	Orangewood Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Edison Elementary	578	617	6.7%
46	Rio Bravo Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	553	589	6.5%
47	Stockdale High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,262	2,398	6.0%
48	Burroughs High	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	1,453	1,536	5.7%
49	Edison Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Edison Elementary	463	489	5.6%
50	Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,906	3,069	5.6%

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