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The public schools with the most Black students in Kern County, California

This ranking covers the public schools with the most Black students in Kern County, California, drawn from 238 qualifying public schools. Bakersfield High leads the list at 335, against a median of 24 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
238
Kern County, California
Top Black students
335
Median Black students
24
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Bakersfield HighBakersfield, CAKern High3,06910.9%335
2West HighBakersfield, CAKern High2,15910.2%220
3Independence HighBakersfield, CAKern High2,3248.1%187
4South HighBakersfield, CAKern High2,1078.0%169
5California City HighCalifornia City, CAMojave Unified60427.6%167
6California City MiddleCalifornia City, CAMojave Unified47833.5%160
7Stella I. Hills ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City67023.7%159
8Hacienda ElementaryCalifornia City, CAMojave Unified49727.4%136
9Stockdale HighBakersfield, CAKern High2,3985.4%129
10Highland HighBakersfield, CAKern High2,5305.0%126
11Ridgeview HighBakersfield, CAKern High2,5754.7%122
12Burroughs HighRidgecrest, CASierra Sands Unified1,5367.8%120
13North HighBakersfield, CAKern High2,1355.4%115
14Curran MiddleBakersfield, CABakersfield City97311.6%113
15Mojave ElementaryMojave, CAMojave Unified42026.9%113
16Robert P. Ulrich ElementaryCalifornia City, CAMojave Unified50321.7%109
17Emerson MiddleBakersfield, CABakersfield City81313.2%107
18East Bakersfield HighBakersfield, CAKern High2,3314.5%106
19Rosamond High Early College CampusRosamond, CASouthern Kern Unified92711.1%103
20Golden Valley HighBakersfield, CAKern High2,2284.4%99
21Del Oro HighBakersfield, CAKern High1,9275.0%97
22Fred L. Thompson Junior HighBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union71413.3%95
23Charles H. Castle ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union83211.4%95
24Rosamond ElementaryRosamond, CASouthern Kern Unified82211.6%95
25McKinley ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City62814.8%93
26Mojave Jr./Sr. HighMojave, CAMojave Unified40023.3%93
27Munsey ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City66313.4%89
28Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City70912.4%88
29O. J. Actis Junior HighBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union68112.8%87
30Bessie E. Owens ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City8679.3%81
31Stine ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union61513.2%81
32Wayne Van Horn ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union57813.2%76
33Caroline Harris ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City58712.4%73
34Earl Warren Junior HighBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union9657.5%72
35Liberty HighBakersfield, CAKern High2,3693.0%72
36Amy B. Seibert ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union62811.3%71
37Tropico MiddleRosamond, CASouthern Kern Unified8158.7%71
38College Heights ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City7619.1%69
39Mira Monte HighBakersfield, CAKern High2,0483.4%69
40Longfellow ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City7808.7%68
41Franklin ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City47514.1%67
42Berkshire ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union9327.0%65
43Greenfield MiddleBakersfield, CAGreenfield Union8737.5%65
44Buena Vista ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union7139.0%64
45Sing Lum ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union8097.9%64
46Leo B. Hart ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union7058.9%63
47Stonecreek Junior HighBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union9866.3%62
48Planz ElementaryBakersfield, CAGreenfield Union61010.2%62
49Frontier HighBakersfield, CAKern High2,0982.9%61
50Sequoia Jr. HighBakersfield, CABakersfield City7468.0%60
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