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What's one thing Arvin High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,653
High
DISTRICT 1,713 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERN HIGH·NCES 061954002339
Arvin High
900 Varsity Rd., Arvin, CA 93203 · (661) 854-5561 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,653 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
2,559 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 686 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 687 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 653 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 627 | 24% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.2pp since 2014
Math
11.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.3% | 37.9% | 25.3% | 19.6% |
| Math | 1.4% | 9.6% | 22.2% | 66.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.2% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 9.7% |
| 2022-23 | 50.3% | 13.3% |
| 2021-22 | 49.4% | 14.9% |
| 2020-21 | 98.3% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 50.2% | 12.8% |
| 2017-18 | 54.5% | 13.5% |
| 2016-17 | 44.4% | 9.5% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 16.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arvin High
Arvin High's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arvin High this school | 2,653 | 96.5% | 28.9% |
| Alisal High Salinas | 2,742 | 95.2% | 37.3% |
| Anaheim High Anaheim | 2,667 | 94.2% | 25.5% |
| Fontana High Fontana | 2,534 | 95.3% | 45.4% |
| James A. Garfield Senior High Los Angeles | 2,237 | 92.8% | 44.8% |
| Desert Mirage High Thermal | 1,875 | 97.3% | 28.1% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arvin High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #830 of 1,052 | #24 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #941 of 1,056 ▼ 18 | #26 of 34 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #578 of 1,056 ▲ 294 | #14 of 34 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #599 of 1,044 | #20 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,653 | #72 of 2,093 | #2 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #1,263 of 1,352 | #32 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.2% | #1,284 of 1,351 | #37 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #68 of 1,575 | #3 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #290 of 327 | #21 of 22 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,653
-111 (-4%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,770
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 27.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,653 | 102.6 | 25.9:1 | 96% (2,559) |
| 2023-24 | 2,728 | 111.3 | 24.5:1 | 96% (2,606) |
| 2022-23 | 2,786 | 108.5 | 25.7:1 | 95% (2,637) |
| 2020-21 | 2,764 | 102 | 27.1:1 | 88% (2,443) |
| 2017-18 | 2,627 | 96.7 | 27.2:1 | 88% (2,315) |
| 2015-16 | 2,512 | 95 | 26.4:1 | 88% (2,204) |
| 2010-11 | 2,482 | N/A | N/A | 82% (2,042) |
| 2000-01 | 2,320 | 93 | 24.9:1 | 71% (1,658) |
| 1990-91 | 1,770 | 68 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arvin High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (2,627 to 2,653); teachers up 6% (96.7 to 102.6).
About Arvin High
Arvin High is a large high school in California, located in Arvin. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 2,653 students. The school's enrollment is 217% larger than the 838 average for high schools in California.
Arvin High is part of a district of 25 schools: Kern High, with 42,814 students.
Hispanic students make up 97% of enrollment at Arvin High. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Kern County's population at about 57%. Arvin High's diversity index is 6%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Arvin High is 102.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 25.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. About 96% of students, or 2,559, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Kern County average 76%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Arvin High would be expected to post about 23.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.9%.
Census estimates describe Kern County this way: the median household income is $70,210, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. In all, Kern County has 279 public schools and roughly 197,431 students.
The closest other public school is Grow Academy Arvin, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Arvin High is ahead of the 22.1% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
Arvin High is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Arvin High's enrollment declined 4%, to 2,653. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 27.1:1 to 25.9:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kern High
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
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- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
Other schools in Arvin
- El Camino Real ElementaryElementary · 771 students
- Bear Mountain ElementaryElementary · 728 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryElementary · 690 students
- Haven Drive MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- Di Giorgio ElementaryElementary · 231 students
- Grow Academy ArvinElementary · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Grow Academy Arvin0.3 mi · 87
- Haven Drive Middle1.0 mi · 612
- Bear Mountain Elementary1.0 mi · 728
- Sierra Vista Elementary1.2 mi · 690
- El Camino Real Elementary2.2 mi · 771
- Di Giorgio Elementary3.1 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Arvin HighWhat is the total enrollment at Arvin High?
Arvin High enrolls approximately 2,653 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Arvin High serve?
Arvin High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Arvin High?
Approximately 25.9:1 students per teacher at Arvin High.
How diverse is Arvin High?
Arvin High reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Arvin High public or private?
Arvin High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kern High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.