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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Kern County, California, drawn from 34 qualifying public high schools. Kern Workforce 2000 Academy leads the list at 4.7%, against a median of 33.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Kern County, California

Best % Proficient

4.7%

Median % Proficient

33.5%

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 Jr./Sr. High	Mojave, CA	Mojave Unified	High	84.5%	400	8.7%
3	Boron Junior-Senior High	Boron, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	High	60.1%	253	18.7%
4	Mira Monte High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	94.7%	2,048	18.9%
5	California City High	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	High	79.8%	604	20.0%
6	Del Oro High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	96.3%	1,927	23.9%
7	Kern Valley High	Lake Isabella, CA	Kern High	High	76.9%	516	25.2%
8	Rosamond High Early College Campus	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	High	79.8%	927	26.5%
9	Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	81.5%	3,069	26.6%
10	Foothill High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	87.8%	2,043	27.9%
11	Arvin High	Arvin, CA	Kern High	High	96.5%	2,653	28.9%
12	Desert Junior-Senior High	Edwards, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	High	13.3%	497	29.3%
13	North High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	87.4%	2,135	29.7%
14	West High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	91.1%	2,159	29.8%
15	Shafter High	Shafter, CA	Kern High	High	87.5%	1,599	30.7%
16	Taft Union High	Taft, CA	Taft Union High	High	81.9%	1,064	30.9%
17	East Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	90.2%	2,331	32.6%
18	Highland High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	87.4%	2,530	34.4%
19	Tehachapi High	Tehachapi, CA	Tehachapi Unified	High	40.0%	1,260	35.1%
20	South High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	96.8%	2,107	36.3%
21	Ridgeview High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	71.8%	2,575	36.3%
22	Wasco High	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union High	High	87.5%	1,672	38.7%
23	Golden Valley High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	90.8%	2,228	39.7%
24	Frazier Mountain High	Lebec, CA	El Tejon Unified	High	74.6%	244	40.0%
25	Independence High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	74.7%	2,324	40.8%
26	McFarland High School Early College	McFarland, CA	McFarland Unified	High	82.2%	1,027	42.0%
27	Burroughs High	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	High	52.9%	1,536	44.5%
28	Delano High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	High	92.8%	1,221	46.1%
29	Robert F. Kennedy High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	High	89.3%	1,394	48.3%
30	Cesar E. Chavez High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	High	86.2%	1,318	49.6%
31	Centennial High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	44.5%	2,212	50.5%
32	Liberty High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	43.1%	2,369	51.2%
33	Frontier High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	35.8%	2,098	52.0%
34	Stockdale High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	44.3%	2,398	54.7%

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