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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Bakersfield, California

17 public high schools in Bakersfield, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Stockdale High leads the list at 74.6%, against a median of 53.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Bakersfield, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

74.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

53.6%

BEST IN READING · BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Stockdale High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,398	74.6%
2	Frontier High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,098	69.3%
3	Centennial High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,212	66.5%
4	Independence High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,324	66.4%
5	Liberty High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,369	63.3%
6	Golden Valley High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,228	56.0%
7	Highland High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,530	54.9%
8	West High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,159	53.6%
9	South High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,107	53.6%
10	North High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,135	53.1%
11	Ridgeview High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,575	53.0%
12	East Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,331	52.8%
13	Foothill High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,043	44.5%
14	Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	3,069	42.4%
15	Del Oro High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	1,927	38.3%
16	Mira Monte High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,048	32.8%
17	Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	491	9.1%

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