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The public high schools with the most improved test scores in Kern County, California

Across Kern County, California, 32 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. McFarland High School Early College leads the list at +14.5pp, against a median of +1.9pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Kern County, California

Top 3-yr change

+14.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+1.9pp

MOST IMPROVED · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	McFarland High School Early College	McFarland, CA	McFarland Unified	1,027	32.6%	47.1%	+14.5pp
2	Boron Junior-Senior High	Boron, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	253	14.0%	23.5%	+9.5pp
3	Frontier High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,098	42.0%	51.4%	+9.4pp
4	South High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,107	26.9%	35.1%	+8.3pp
5	West High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,159	24.9%	33.2%	+8.3pp
6	Stockdale High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,398	49.8%	57.4%	+7.7pp
7	Taft Union High	Taft, CA	Taft Union High	1,064	23.8%	31.4%	+7.6pp
8	Frazier Mountain High	Lebec, CA	El Tejon Unified	244	31.7%	39.1%	+7.4pp
9	Highland High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,530	27.8%	35.2%	+7.4pp
10	Wasco High	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union High	1,672	33.9%	41.3%	+7.3pp
11	Shafter High	Shafter, CA	Kern High	1,599	22.9%	29.6%	+6.7pp
12	Golden Valley High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,228	33.3%	38.5%	+5.2pp
13	Foothill High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,043	27.4%	31.0%	+3.6pp
14	East Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,331	29.0%	32.3%	+3.2pp
15	Robert F. Kennedy High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	1,394	44.0%	46.6%	+2.6pp
16	Centennial High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,212	50.2%	52.3%	+2.0pp
17	Independence High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,324	40.7%	42.6%	+1.9pp
18	North High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,135	29.9%	31.1%	+1.3pp
19	Cesar E. Chavez High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	1,318	50.5%	51.5%	+1.1pp
20	Arvin High	Arvin, CA	Kern High	2,653	32.2%	33.1%	+0.9pp
21	Burroughs High	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	1,536	49.8%	50.4%	+0.5pp
22	Mojave Jr./Sr. High	Mojave, CA	Mojave Unified	400	7.9%	7.7%	-0.2pp
23	Mira Monte High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,048	20.7%	19.6%	-1.0pp
24	Ridgeview High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,575	36.0%	34.8%	-1.2pp
25	Liberty High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	2,369	52.1%	50.9%	-1.2pp
26	Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	3,069	31.8%	29.7%	-2.2pp
27	Kern Valley High	Lake Isabella, CA	Kern High	516	23.6%	20.9%	-2.7pp
28	Tehachapi High	Tehachapi, CA	Tehachapi Unified	1,260	34.8%	32.0%	-2.8pp
29	Delano High	Delano, CA	Delano Joint Union High	1,221	47.6%	44.6%	-3.0pp
30	Rosamond High Early College Campus	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	927	27.6%	21.5%	-6.1pp
31	Desert Junior-Senior High	Edwards, CA	Muroc Joint Unified	497	37.3%	30.0%	-7.3pp
32	California City High	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	604	25.4%	16.6%	-8.8pp

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