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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Bakersfield, California

145 public schools in Bakersfield, California appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Stella I. Hills Elementary leads the list at 23.7%, against a median of 5.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

145

Bakersfield, California

Top % Black

23.7%

Median % Black

5.0%

MOST BLACK · BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Stella I. Hills Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	670	159	23.7%
2	Kern County Juvenile Court	Bakersfield, CA	Kern County Office of Education	191	45	23.6%
3	McKinley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	628	93	14.8%
4	Franklin Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	475	67	14.1%
5	Munsey Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	663	89	13.4%
6	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	714	95	13.3%
7	Stine Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	615	81	13.2%
8	Emerson Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	813	107	13.2%
9	Wayne Van Horn Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	578	76	13.2%
10	O. J. Actis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	681	87	12.8%
11	Caroline Harris Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	587	73	12.4%
12	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	709	88	12.4%
13	William Penn Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	235	29	12.3%
14	Kern County Community	Bakersfield, CA	Kern County Office of Education	325	40	12.3%
15	Curran Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	973	113	11.6%
16	Charles H. Castle Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	832	95	11.4%
17	Amy B. Seibert Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	628	71	11.3%
18	Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	3,069	335	10.9%
19	West High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,159	220	10.2%
20	Planz Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	610	62	10.2%
21	Prosperity Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	543	55	10.1%
22	Tierra Del Sol Continuation High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	241	23	9.5%
23	Bessie E. Owens Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	867	81	9.3%
24	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	527	48	9.1%
25	College Heights Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	761	69	9.1%
26	Vista West Continuation High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	375	34	9.1%
27	Vista Continuation High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	221	20	9.1%
28	Buena Vista Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	713	64	9.0%
29	Leo B. Hart Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	705	63	8.9%
30	Frank West Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	650	58	8.9%
31	Longfellow Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	780	68	8.7%
32	Quailwood Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	345	30	8.7%
33	Louise Sandrini Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	604	51	8.4%
34	Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	524	44	8.4%
35	Laurelglen Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	574	48	8.4%
36	Leo G. Pauly Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	694	57	8.2%
37	Evergreen Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	660	54	8.2%
38	Independence High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,324	187	8.1%
39	Sequoia Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	746	60	8.0%
40	South High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,107	169	8.0%
41	Sing Lum Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	809	64	7.9%
42	Earl Warren Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	965	72	7.5%
43	Greenfield Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	873	65	7.5%
44	Williams Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	452	32	7.1%
45	Washington Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	639	45	7.0%
46	Berkshire Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	932	65	7.0%
47	Tevis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	807	56	6.9%
48	Old River Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	795	53	6.7%
49	Donald E. Suburu	Bakersfield, CA	Lakeside Union	803	53	6.6%
50	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	383	25	6.5%

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