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

This ranking covers the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Kern County, California, drawn from 241 qualifying public schools. California City Middle leads the list at 33.5%, against a median of 3.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

241

Kern County, California

Top % Black

33.5%

Median % Black

3.4%

MOST BLACK · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	California City Middle	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	478	160	33.5%
2	California City High	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	604	167	27.6%
3	Hacienda Elementary	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	497	136	27.4%
4	Mojave Elementary	Mojave, CA	Mojave Unified	420	113	26.9%
5	Stella I. Hills Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	670	159	23.7%
6	Kern County Juvenile Court	Bakersfield, CA	Kern County Office of Education	191	45	23.6%
7	Mojave Jr./Sr. High	Mojave, CA	Mojave Unified	400	93	23.3%
8	Robert P. Ulrich Elementary	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	503	109	21.7%
9	Pierce Elementary	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	297	55	18.5%
10	McKinley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	628	93	14.8%
11	Franklin Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	475	67	14.1%
12	Munsey Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	663	89	13.4%
13	West Boron Elementary	Boron, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	276	37	13.4%
14	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	714	95	13.3%
15	Stine Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	615	81	13.2%
16	Emerson Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	813	107	13.2%
17	Wayne Van Horn Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	578	76	13.2%
18	O. J. Actis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	681	87	12.8%
19	Caroline Harris Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	587	73	12.4%
20	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	709	88	12.4%
21	William Penn Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	235	29	12.3%
22	Kern County Community	Bakersfield, CA	Kern County Office of Education	325	40	12.3%
23	Curran Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	973	113	11.6%
24	Rosamond Elementary	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	822	95	11.6%
25	Charles H. Castle Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	832	95	11.4%
26	Amy B. Seibert Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	628	71	11.3%
27	Rosamond High Early College Campus	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	927	103	11.1%
28	Boron Junior-Senior High	Boron, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	253	28	11.1%
29	Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	3,069	335	10.9%
30	West High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,159	220	10.2%
31	Planz Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	610	62	10.2%
32	Prosperity Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	543	55	10.1%
33	Richmond Elementary	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	364	36	9.9%
34	Tierra Del Sol Continuation High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	241	23	9.5%
35	Bessie E. Owens Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	867	81	9.3%
36	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	527	48	9.1%
37	College Heights Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	761	69	9.1%
38	Vista West Continuation High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	375	34	9.1%
39	Vista Continuation High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	221	20	9.1%
40	Buena Vista Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	713	64	9.0%
41	Leo B. Hart Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	705	63	8.9%
42	Frank West Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	650	58	8.9%
43	Longfellow Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	780	68	8.7%
44	Tropico Middle	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	815	71	8.7%
45	Quailwood Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	345	30	8.7%
46	Louise Sandrini Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	604	51	8.4%
47	Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	524	44	8.4%
48	Gateway Elementary	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	346	29	8.4%
49	James Monroe Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	490	41	8.4%
50	Laurelglen Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	574	48	8.4%

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