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The highest-poverty public schools in Kern County, California

241 public schools in Kern County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Sunset leads the list at 100%, against a median of 87.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
241
Kern County, California
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
87.4%
HIGHEST POVERTY · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1SunsetBakersfield, CAVineland ElementaryMiddle302100%
2Vineland ElementaryBakersfield, CAVineland ElementaryElementary336100%
3Virginia Avenue ElementaryBakersfield, CAFairfax ElementaryElementary64499.7%
4Di Giorgio ElementaryArvin, CADi Giorgio ElementaryElementary23199.6%
5Shirley Lane ElementaryBakersfield, CAFairfax ElementaryElementary61799.5%
6Abraham Lincoln Jr. HighBakersfield, CABakersfield CityMiddle52799.4%
7Williams ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary45298.9%
8North Beardsley ElementaryBakersfield, CABeardsley ElementaryElementary75798.5%
9Prosperity ElementaryBakersfield, CAGreenfield UnionElementary54398.5%
10Lost Hills ElementaryLost Hills, CALost Hills Union ElementaryElementary20198.5%
11Kern County Juvenile CourtBakersfield, CAKern County Office of EducationCombined19198.4%
12Tierra Del Sol Continuation HighBakersfield, CAKern HighHigh24198.3%
13Beardsley ElementaryBakersfield, CABeardsley ElementaryElementary43298.1%
14Stella I. Hills ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary67098.1%
15Maricopa ElementaryMaricopa, CAMaricopa UnifiedElementary13397.7%
16McKinley ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary62897.6%
17Beardsley Junior HighBakersfield, CABeardsley ElementaryMiddle38397.4%
18Jefferson ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary51097.3%
19Fairfax Junior HighBakersfield, CAFairfax ElementaryMiddle60997.2%
20Sequoia Jr. HighBakersfield, CABakersfield CityMiddle74697.2%
21Fairview ElementaryBakersfield, CAGreenfield UnionElementary55297.1%
22Jefferson ElementaryTaft, CATaft CityElementary27197.0%
23Evergreen ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary66096.8%
24South HighBakersfield, CAKern HighHigh2,10796.8%
25Planz ElementaryBakersfield, CAGreenfield UnionElementary61096.7%
26Arvin HighArvin, CAKern HighHigh2,65396.5%
27Sierra MiddleBakersfield, CABakersfield CityMiddle73196.4%
28Wasco Independence HighWasco, CAWasco Union HighHigh10996.3%
29Del Oro HighBakersfield, CAKern HighHigh1,92796.3%
30Pioneer Drive ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary56296.3%
31Sierra Vista ElementaryArvin, CAArvin UnionElementary69096.2%
32Pond ElementaryWasco, CAPond Union ElementaryElementary17596.0%
33Ramon Garza ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary65895.9%
34Longfellow ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary78095.8%
35Greenfield MiddleBakersfield, CAGreenfield UnionMiddle87395.6%
36Zephyr Lane ElementaryBakersfield, CAFairfax ElementaryElementary79795.5%
37Karl F. Clemens ElementaryWasco, CAWasco Union ElementaryElementary55195.5%
38San Lauren ElementaryBakersfield, CABeardsley ElementaryElementary41795.4%
39Roosevelt ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary39295.4%
40Horace Mann ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary87095.4%
41Bear Mountain ElementaryArvin, CAArvin UnionElementary72895.2%
42Fremont ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary70795.0%
43Wayside ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary65294.9%
44Frank West ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary65094.8%
45College Heights ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary76194.7%
46Standard ElementaryBakersfield, CAStandard ElementaryElementary62794.7%
47Mira Monte HighBakersfield, CAKern HighHigh2,04894.7%
48Raffaello Palla ElementaryBakersfield, CAGreenfield UnionElementary77094.5%
49Haven Drive MiddleArvin, CAArvin UnionMiddle61294.4%
50Leo G. Pauly ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary69493.9%
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