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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 33.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Kern County, California

Best % Proficient

4.7%

Median % Proficient

33.3%

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 Jr./Sr. High	Mojave, CA	Mojave Unified	High	84.5%	400	9.5%
3	Boron Junior-Senior High	Boron, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	High	60.1%	253	13.6%
4	Mira Monte High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	94.7%	2,048	18.1%
5	California City High	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	High	79.8%	604	23.4%
6	Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	81.5%	3,069	23.6%
7	Arvin High	Arvin, CA	Kern High	High	96.5%	2,653	24.7%
8	Foothill High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	87.8%	2,043	24.7%
9	Del Oro High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	96.3%	1,927	24.9%
10	West High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	91.1%	2,159	26.3%
11	North High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	87.4%	2,135	28.2%
12	Desert Junior-Senior High	Edwards, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	High	13.3%	497	28.4%
13	Kern Valley High	Lake Isabella, CA	Kern High	High	76.9%	516	29.5%
14	Taft Union High	Taft, CA	Taft Union High	High	81.9%	1,064	30.4%
15	Rosamond High Early College Campus	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	High	79.8%	927	31.4%
16	Shafter High	Shafter, CA	Kern High	High	87.5%	1,599	31.8%
17	East Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	90.2%	2,331	32.9%
18	Highland High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	87.4%	2,530	33.6%
19	Wasco High	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union High	High	87.5%	1,672	36.1%
20	McFarland High School Early College	McFarland, CA	McFarland Unified	High	82.2%	1,027	36.8%
21	South High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	96.8%	2,107	37.5%
22	Ridgeview High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	71.8%	2,575	37.9%
23	Tehachapi High	Tehachapi, CA	Tehachapi Unified	High	40.0%	1,260	38.1%
24	Burroughs High	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	High	52.9%	1,536	38.6%
25	Independence High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	74.7%	2,324	39.1%
26	Golden Valley High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	90.8%	2,228	40.9%
27	Frazier Mountain High	Lebec, CA	El Tejon Unified	High	74.6%	244	41.0%
28	Cesar E. Chavez High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	High	86.2%	1,318	47.6%
29	Delano High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	High	92.8%	1,221	47.6%
30	Centennial High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	44.5%	2,212	48.8%
31	Robert F. Kennedy High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	High	89.3%	1,394	49.8%
32	Liberty High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	43.1%	2,369	51.6%
33	Stockdale High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	44.3%	2,398	51.9%
34	Frontier High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	35.8%	2,098	52.7%

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