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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Kern County, California

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Kern County, California, drawn from 228 qualifying public schools. Highgate Elementary leads the list at 68.4%, against a median of 29.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

228

Kern County, California

Top % Proficient

68.4%

Median % Proficient

29.3%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Highgate Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	44.8%	732	68.4%
2	Ronald Reagan Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	42.7%	831	66.3%
3	W. A. Kendrick Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Elementary	92.8%	699	63.1%
4	Downtown Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	31.2%	317	58.7%
5	William B. Bimat Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Elementary	48.0%	552	58.4%
6	Stockdale Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	60.3%	587	55.5%
7	Stockdale High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	44.3%	2,398	54.7%
8	Earl Warren Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	59.4%	965	53.9%
9	Norris Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Elementary	37.4%	810	52.3%
10	Buena Vista Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	70.8%	713	52.1%
11	Frontier High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	35.8%	2,098	52.0%
12	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	65.7%	621	51.9%
13	Cummings Valley Elementary	Tehachapi, CA	Tehachapi Unified	Elementary	39.6%	560	51.7%
14	Veterans Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Elementary	38.0%	1,002	51.7%
15	Del Rio Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	34.3%	595	51.5%
16	Harvest Elementary	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Elementary	81.1%	365	51.4%
17	Liberty High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	43.1%	2,369	51.2%
18	La Vina Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	78.9%	521	51.1%
19	American Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	37.2%	701	50.8%
20	Centennial High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	44.5%	2,212	50.5%
21	Independence Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	29.6%	709	49.8%
22	Cesar E. Chavez High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	High	86.2%	1,318	49.6%
23	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	29.6%	810	49.0%
24	Fruitvale Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Middle	72.6%	693	48.8%
25	Rio Bravo Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	Elementary	48.2%	589	48.8%
26	Leo B. Hart Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	71.6%	705	48.5%
27	Old River Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	76.0%	795	48.4%
28	Centennial Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	34.0%	576	48.4%
29	Maple Elementary	Shafter, CA	Maple Elementary	Elementary	60.3%	287	48.4%
30	Olive Drive Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Elementary	33.8%	797	48.3%
31	Robert F. Kennedy High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	High	89.3%	1,394	48.3%
32	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	Middle	50.9%	466	47.4%
33	Discovery Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Elementary	66.3%	706	47.3%
34	Norris Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Middle	33.4%	992	46.8%
35	Endeavour Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Elementary	72.8%	724	46.5%
36	Almond Tree Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	91.7%	554	46.4%
37	Morningside	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Elementary	75.3%	477	46.4%
38	Delano High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	High	92.8%	1,221	46.1%
39	Las Flores Elementary	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	Elementary	47.3%	526	45.7%
40	Inyokern Elementary	Inyokern, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	Elementary	80.1%	161	45.3%
41	Quailwood Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Elementary	75.9%	345	45.1%
42	Burroughs High	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	High	52.9%	1,536	44.5%
43	Nueva Vista Language Academy	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Elementary	80.4%	684	44.5%
44	Rosedale-North Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	49.7%	537	44.3%
45	Panama Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	80.4%	876	43.8%
46	Freedom Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	38.6%	712	43.7%
47	Richmond Elementary	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	Elementary	61.0%	364	43.0%
48	Almondale Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	45.0%	631	42.9%
49	Douglas J. Miller Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	80.0%	994	42.1%
50	General Shafter Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	General Shafter Elementary	Elementary	88.8%	169	42.0%

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