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

228 public schools in Kern County, California appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Kern Workforce 2000 Academy leads the list at 4.7%, against a median of 29.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

228

Kern County, California

Best % Proficient

4.7%

Median % Proficient

29.3%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	89.0%	491	4.7%
2	Mojave Elementary	Mojave, CA	Mojave Unified	Elementary	90.7%	420	8.4%
3	Mojave Jr./Sr. High	Mojave, CA	Mojave Unified	High	84.5%	400	8.7%
4	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	99.4%	527	8.8%
5	California City Middle	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	Middle	88.1%	478	8.9%
6	Stella I. Hills Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	98.1%	670	10.2%
7	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	90.1%	709	10.6%
8	Washington Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	91.1%	639	11.2%
9	Mt. Vernon Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	90.9%	614	11.3%
10	Williams Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	98.9%	452	12.3%
11	Myra A. Noble Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	90.9%	813	12.4%
12	Beardsley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	Elementary	98.1%	432	12.5%
13	Longfellow Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	95.8%	780	12.7%
14	McKinley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	97.6%	628	13.3%
15	College Heights Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	94.7%	761	13.5%
16	Standard Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Standard Elementary	Middle	89.9%	1,005	14.5%
17	West Boron Elementary	Boron, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	Elementary	75.4%	276	14.6%
18	Sequoia Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	97.2%	746	14.7%
19	Emerson Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	90.2%	813	15.1%
20	Jefferson Elementary	Taft, CA	Taft City	Elementary	97.0%	271	15.2%
21	Casa Loma Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	92.7%	424	15.2%
22	Maricopa Elementary	Maricopa, CA	Maricopa Unified	Elementary	97.7%	133	15.3%
23	Sierra Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	96.4%	731	15.3%
24	Walter Stiern Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	81.5%	891	16.3%
25	Rosamond Elementary	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	Elementary	88.2%	822	16.6%
26	Hacienda Elementary	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	Elementary	83.9%	497	17.1%
27	Bear Mountain Elementary	Arvin, CA	Arvin Union	Elementary	95.2%	728	17.3%
28	Jefferson Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	97.3%	510	17.3%
29	Karl F. Clemens Elementary	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	Elementary	95.5%	551	17.3%
30	Di Giorgio Elementary	Arvin, CA	Di Giorgio Elementary	Elementary	99.6%	231	17.6%
31	Amy B. Seibert Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	90.9%	628	17.9%
32	Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary	Lake Isabella, CA	Kernville Union Elementary	Elementary	87.4%	390	17.9%
33	Tropico Middle	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	Middle	81.2%	815	18.0%
34	Mountain View Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Lamont Elementary	Middle	80.8%	594	18.1%
35	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	Middle	97.4%	383	18.3%
36	San Lauren Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	Elementary	95.4%	417	18.4%
37	Wayside Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	94.9%	652	18.7%
38	Boron Junior-Senior High	Boron, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	High	60.1%	253	18.7%
39	Compton Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	85.8%	586	18.8%
40	Mira Monte High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	94.7%	2,048	18.9%
41	Fremont Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	95.0%	707	18.9%
42	William Penn Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	92.3%	235	19.1%
43	Curran Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	87.4%	973	19.3%
44	Lamont Elementary	Lamont, CA	Lamont Elementary	Elementary	79.7%	586	19.6%
45	Standard Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Standard Elementary	Elementary	94.7%	627	19.6%
46	Edison Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Edison Elementary	Middle	88.1%	489	19.7%
47	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	91.6%	714	19.9%
48	California City High	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	High	79.8%	604	20.0%
49	Vineland Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Vineland Elementary	Elementary	100%	336	20.0%
50	Stine Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	93.5%	615	20.1%

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