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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Kern County, California

230 public schools in Kern County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Highgate Elementary leads the list at 79.1%, against a median of 36.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

230

Kern County, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

79.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

36.2%

BEST IN READING · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Highgate Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	732	79.1%
2	Stockdale High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,398	74.6%
3	Ronald Reagan Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	831	70.1%
4	Downtown Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	317	69.4%
5	Frontier High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,098	69.3%
6	Cesar E. Chavez High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	High	1,318	69.1%
7	Burroughs High	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	High	1,536	68.8%
8	Earl Warren Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	965	68.6%
9	Centennial High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,212	66.5%
10	Independence High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,324	66.4%
11	McFarland High School Early College	McFarland, CA	McFarland Unified	High	1,027	66.4%
12	La Vina Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	521	64.4%
13	W. A. Kendrick Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Elementary	699	63.7%
14	Liberty High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,369	63.3%
15	Delano High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	High	1,221	62.8%
16	Robert F. Kennedy High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	High	1,394	62.0%
17	Stonecreek Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	986	60.7%
18	Almond Tree Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	554	60.6%
19	William B. Bimat Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Elementary	552	60.1%
20	Cummings Valley Elementary	Tehachapi, CA	Tehachapi Unified	Elementary	560	59.0%
21	Del Rio Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	595	58.8%
22	Fruitvale Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Middle	693	58.4%
23	Wasco High	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union High	High	1,672	58.0%
24	Stockdale Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	587	57.5%
25	Frazier Mountain High	Lebec, CA	El Tejon Unified	High	244	57.4%
26	Buena Vista Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	713	56.9%
27	Norris Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Elementary	810	56.8%
28	Leo B. Hart Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	705	56.6%
29	Maple Elementary	Shafter, CA	Maple Elementary	Elementary	287	56.2%
30	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	Middle	466	56.2%
31	Independence Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	709	56.0%
32	Golden Valley High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,228	56.0%
33	Olive Drive Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Elementary	797	55.6%
34	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	621	55.4%
35	Arvin High	Arvin, CA	Kern High	High	2,653	55.2%
36	Discovery Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Elementary	706	54.9%
37	Highland High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,530	54.9%
38	Norris Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Middle	992	54.4%
39	Freedom Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	712	53.9%
40	West High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,159	53.6%
41	South High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,107	53.6%
42	Veterans Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Elementary	1,002	53.5%
43	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	810	53.5%
44	North High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,135	53.1%
45	Ridgeview High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,575	53.0%
46	East Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	2,331	52.8%
47	Endeavour Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Elementary	724	52.5%
48	Leon H. Ollivier Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	1,152	52.5%
49	Centennial Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	576	52.2%
50	Quailwood Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Elementary	345	52.0%

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