Schools
273
58 districts
273 public schools serving approximately 195,695 students, in a county of 915,075 residents.
Left bar is the racial makeup of Kern County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Academy | Maricopa | Other | KG-12 | 6,751 | · |
| Heartland Charter | Maricopa | Other | KG-12 | 4,700 | · |
| Bakersfield High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 3,004 | · |
| Arvin High | Arvin | High | 09-12 | 2,786 | · |
| Ridgeview High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,688 | · |
| Highland High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,599 | · |
| Golden Valley High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,533 | · |
| East Bakersfield High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,421 | · |
| Independence High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,394 | · |
| Liberty High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,358 | · |
| Stockdale High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,298 | · |
| Mira Monte High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,293 | · |
| North High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,214 | · |
| South High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,176 | · |
| Centennial High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,175 | · |
| Frontier High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,072 | · |
| Foothill High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,045 | · |
| West High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 2,025 | · |
| Wonderful College Prep Academy | Delano | Other | KG-12 | 1,900 | · |
| Wasco High | Wasco | High | 09-12 | 1,733 | · |
| Shafter High | Shafter | High | 09-12 | 1,651 | · |
| Burroughs High | Ridgecrest | High | 09-12 | 1,479 | · |
| Cesar E. Chavez High | Delano | High | 09-12 | 1,377 | · |
| Robert F. Kennedy High | Delano | High | 09-12 | 1,367 | · |
| Delano High | Delano | High | 09-12 | 1,290 | · |
| Tehachapi High | Tehachapi | High | 09-12 | 1,254 | · |
| Valley Oaks Charter | Bakersfield | Other | KG-12 | 1,108 | · |
| McKee Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 06-08 | 1,107 | · |
| Taft Union High | Taft | High | 09-12 | 1,102 | · |
| Valle Verde Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 1,041 | · |
| Stonecreek Junior High | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 1,036 | · |
| Voorhies Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 1,032 | · |
| Curran Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 06-08 | 1,023 | · |
| McFarland High School Early College | Mcfarland | High | 09-12 | 1,021 | · |
| Leon H. Ollivier Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 06-08 | 1,008 | · |
| Douglas J. Miller Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 998 | · |
| Standard Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 06-08 | 991 | · |
| Alicante Avenue Elementary | Lamont | Elementary | KG-06 | 990 | · |
| Bill L. Williams Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 990 | · |
| Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-08 | 987 | · |
| Pioneer | Delano | Elementary | KG-08 | 955 | · |
| Westpark Elementary | Rosamond | Elementary | KG-05 | 940 | · |
| Earl Warren Junior High | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 937 | · |
| Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 931 | · |
| Berkshire Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 926 | · |
| Jacobsen Middle | Tehachapi | Middle | 06-08 | 917 | · |
| Rosamond High Early College Campus | Rosamond | High | 09-12 | 913 | · |
| Granite Pointe Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 906 | · |
| Patriot Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 906 | · |
| Greenfield Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 06-08 | 901 | · |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 897 | · |
| Bessie E. Owens Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 889 | · |
| Norris Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 883 | · |
| Rosamond Elementary | Rosamond | Elementary | KG-05 | 878 | · |
| Del Oro High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 873 | · |
| Old River Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 867 | · |
| Norris Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 860 | · |
| Veterans Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 857 | · |
| Raffaello Palla Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 855 | · |
| Horace Mann Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 845 | · |
| Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 844 | · |
| Charles H. Castle Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 839 | · |
| El Camino Real Elementary | Arvin | Elementary | KG-06 | 833 | · |
| Grow Academy Arvin | Arvin | Elementary | KG-08 | 824 | · |
| Donald E. Suburu | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 821 | · |
| Tevis Junior High | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 803 | · |
| Grow Academy Shafter | Shafter | Elementary | KG-08 | 801 | · |
| Panama Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 797 | · |
| Lincoln Junior High | Taft | Middle | 06-08 | 795 | · |
| Myra A. Noble Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 792 | · |
| Tropico Middle | Rosamond | Middle | 06-08 | 782 | · |
| College Heights Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 776 | · |
| Sing Lum Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 773 | · |
| Sequoia Jr. High | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 771 | · |
| Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 770 | · |
| Olive Drive Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 763 | · |
| Horizon Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 762 | · |
| Zephyr Lane Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 757 | · |
| Emerson Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 06-08 | 754 | · |
| North Beardsley Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 752 | · |
| Wingland Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 751 | · |
| Lakeside | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-08 | 749 | · |
| Longfellow Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 746 | · |
| Bear Mountain Elementary | Arvin | Elementary | KG-06 | 745 | · |
| Ramon Garza Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 745 | · |
| Rosedale Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 745 | · |
| Fremont Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 742 | · |
| Sierra Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 06-08 | 738 | · |
| Golden Oak Elementary | Shafter | Elementary | KG-06 | 729 | · |
| Highland Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 729 | · |
| Sierra Vista Elementary | Arvin | Elementary | KG-06 | 729 | · |
| Fred L. Thompson Junior High | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 728 | · |
| Chipman Junior High | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 727 | · |
| Discovery Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 726 | · |
| Independence Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 722 | · |
| American Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 719 | · |
| Buena Vista Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 718 | · |
| Endeavour Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 713 | · |
| Kern Avenue Elementary | Mcfarland | Elementary | KG-06 | 711 | · |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 703 | · |
| Freedom Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 698 | · |
| Frank West Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 695 | · |
| Planz Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 694 | · |
| Roy W. Loudon Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 694 | · |
| Murray Middle | Ridgecrest | Middle | 06-08 | 690 | · |
| Leo G. Pauly Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 689 | · |
| Virginia Avenue Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 685 | · |
| Wayside Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 683 | · |
| O. J. Actis Junior High | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 680 | · |
| W. A. Kendrick Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 679 | · |
| Mt. Vernon Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 678 | · |
| Leo B. Hart Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 675 | · |
| Redwood Elementary | Shafter | Elementary | KG-06 | 672 | · |
| Evergreen Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 670 | · |
| McKinley Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 666 | · |
| Stella I. Hills Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 665 | · |
| Golden Hills Elementary | Tehachapi | Elementary | KG-05 | 660 | · |
| Washington Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 06-08 | 660 | · |
| Walter Stiern Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 06-08 | 659 | · |
| California City High | California City | High | 09-12 | 655 | · |
| Fruitvale Junior High | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 652 | · |
| Pioneer Drive Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 646 | · |
| John L. Prueitt Elementary | Wasco | Elementary | KG-05 | 642 | · |
| Tompkins Elementary | Tehachapi | Elementary | KG-05 | 642 | · |
| Amy B. Seibert Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 641 | · |
| Hort Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 641 | · |
| Haven Drive Middle | Arvin | Middle | 07-08 | 639 | · |
| Almondale Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 634 | · |
| Orangewood Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 634 | · |
| Prosperity Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 633 | · |
| Paul L. Cato Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 06-08 | 629 | · |
| Shirley Lane Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 624 | · |
| Munsey Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 621 | · |
| Abraham Lincoln Jr. High | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 620 | · |
| Nueva Vista Language Academy | Delano | Elementary | KG-06 | 617 | · |
| Mountain View Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 613 | · |
| Fairfax Jr. High | Bakersfield | Middle | 05-08 | 612 | · |
| Lamont Elementary | Lamont | Elementary | KG-03 | 609 | · |
| Columbia Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 607 | · |
| Stine Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 607 | · |
| Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy | Delano | Middle | 06-08 | 604 | · |
| Wayne Van Horn Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 604 | · |
| Palm Avenue Middle | Wasco | Middle | 06-08 | 601 | · |
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 600 | · |
| Stockdale Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 600 | · |
| Louise Sandrini Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 597 | · |
| Rio Bravo Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-04 | 596 | · |
| Richland Junior High | Shafter | Middle | 07-08 | 589 | · |
| Cummings Valley Elementary | Tehachapi | Elementary | KG-05 | 586 | · |
| Del Rio Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 585 | · |
| Sequoia Elementary | Shafter | Elementary | KG-06 | 585 | · |
| Standard Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 575 | · |
| Caroline Harris Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 573 | · |
| Fairview Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 573 | · |
| James A. Forrest Elementary | Wasco | Elementary | KG-05 | 571 | · |
| Kern Workforce 2000 Academy | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 571 | · |
| Harding Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 567 | · |
| Henry Eissler Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 566 | · |
| Laurelglen Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 565 | · |
| Compton Junior High | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 563 | · |
| Horizon Elementary | Mcfarland | Elementary | KG-06 | 555 | · |
| Almond Tree Middle | Delano | Middle | 06-08 | 550 | · |
| James Monroe Middle | Ridgecrest | Middle | 06-08 | 548 | · |
| Karl F. Clemens Elementary | Wasco | Elementary | KG-05 | 546 | · |
| Highgate Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 544 | · |
| McFarland Junior High | Mcfarland | Middle | 07-08 | 542 | · |
| Centennial Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 541 | · |
| Faller Elementary | Ridgecrest | Elementary | KG-05 | 538 | · |
| Jefferson Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 533 | · |
| La Vina Middle | Delano | Middle | 06-08 | 533 | · |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle | Wasco | Middle | 06-08 | 532 | · |
| Hacienda Elementary | California City | Elementary | 03-05 | 528 | · |
| Las Flores Elementary | Ridgecrest | Elementary | KG-05 | 526 | · |
| Williams Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 523 | · |
| Teresa Burke Elementary | Wasco | Elementary | KG-05 | 521 | · |
| Robert P. Ulrich Elementary | California City | Elementary | KG-02 | 515 | · |
| William B. Bimat Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 515 | · |
| Browning Road STEAM Academy | Mcfarland | Elementary | KG-06 | 512 | · |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 509 | · |
| Morningside | Delano | Elementary | KG-05 | 504 | · |
| Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills | Lost Hills | Other | KG-12 | 504 | · |
| California City Middle | California City | Middle | 06-08 | 501 | · |
| Del Vista Math and Science Academy | Delano | Elementary | KG-05 | 497 | · |
| Rosedale-North Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 491 | · |
| Myrtle Avenue Elementary | Lamont | Middle | 04-06 | 484 | · |
| Roosevelt Elementary | Taft | Elementary | 02-05 | 475 | · |
| Kern Valley High | Lake Isabella | High | 09-12 | 466 | · |
| EPIC de Cesar Chavez | Tehachapi | High | 09-12 | 461 | · |
| Edison Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 05-08 | 458 | · |
| Franklin Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 451 | · |
| Fremont Elementary | Delano | Elementary | KG-05 | 448 | · |
| Desert Junior-Senior High | Edwards | High | 07-12 | 442 | · |
| Terrace Elementary | Delano | Elementary | KG-06 | 442 | · |
| Casa Loma Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 435 | · |
| Roosevelt Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 426 | · |
| Beardsley Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 421 | · |
| Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary | Lake Isabella | Elementary | KG-05 | 418 | · |
| Mojave Elementary | Mojave | Elementary | KG-05 | 414 | · |
| Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary | Bakersfield | Middle | 05-08 | 414 | · |
| Kern County Special Education | Bakersfield | Other | KG-12 | 410 | · |
| Beardsley Junior High | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 400 | · |
| Harvest Elementary | Delano | Elementary | KG-05 | 398 | · |
| Mojave Jr./Sr. High | Mojave | High | 06-12 | 396 | · |
| Irving L. Branch Elementary | Edwards | Elementary | 03-06 | 383 | · |
| Richmond Elementary | Ridgecrest | Elementary | KG-05 | 380 | · |
| William A. Bailey Elementary | Edwards | Elementary | KG-02 | 373 | · |
| San Lauren Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 368 | · |
| Princeton Street Elementary | Delano | Elementary | KG-05 | 365 | · |
| Vineland Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-04 | 351 | · |
| Gateway Elementary | Ridgecrest | Elementary | KG-05 | 348 | · |
| South Fork Elementary | Weldon | Elementary | KG-08 | 344 | · |
| Quailwood Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 333 | · |
| Parkview Elementary | Taft | Elementary | KG-03 | 330 | · |
| Sunset | Bakersfield | Middle | 05-08 | 325 | · |
| Downtown Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-08 | 323 | · |
| Pierce Elementary | Ridgecrest | Elementary | KG-05 | 315 | · |
| Buttonwillow Elementary | Buttonwillow | Elementary | KG-08 | 313 | · |
| Conley Elementary | Taft | Elementary | KG-03 | 312 | · |
| Vista West Continuation High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 312 | · |
| Albany Park Elementary | Delano | Elementary | KG-05 | 306 | · |
| Kern County Community | Bakersfield | Other | KG-12 | 298 | · |
| Maple Elementary | Shafter | Elementary | KG-08 | 294 | · |
| West Boron Elementary | Boron | Elementary | KG-06 | 290 | · |
| William Penn Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 284 | · |
| Tierra Del Sol Continuation High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 273 | · |
| Woodrow Wallace Middle | Lake Isabella | Middle | 06-08 | 273 | · |
| Frazier Mountain High | Lebec | High | 09-12 | 253 | · |
| Boron Junior-Senior High | Boron | High | 07-12 | 250 | · |
| Taft Primary | Taft | Elementary | KG-03 | 247 | · |
| Frazier Park Elementary | Frazier Park | Elementary | KG-04 | 244 | · |
| Jefferson Elementary | Taft | Elementary | KG-03 | 243 | · |
| Vista Continuation High | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 242 | · |
| Kern County Juvenile Court | Bakersfield | Other | KG-12 | 238 | · |
| Di Giorgio Elementary | Arvin | Elementary | KG-08 | 229 | · |
| El Tejon Elementary | Lebec | Middle | 05-08 | 189 | · |
| Pond Elementary | Wasco | Elementary | KG-08 | 184 | · |
| Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci | Ridgecrest | Elementary | KG-06 | 183 | · |
| Lost Hills Elementary | Lost Hills | Elementary | KG-05 | 180 | · |
| General Shafter Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-08 | 179 | · |
| Elk Hills Elementary | Tupman | Elementary | KG-08 | 163 | · |
| Inyokern Elementary | Inyokern | Elementary | KG-05 | 161 | · |
| Maricopa Elementary | Maricopa | Elementary | KG-05 | 157 | · |
| Semitropic Elementary | Wasco | Elementary | KG-08 | 151 | · |
| Kernville Elementary | Kernville | Elementary | KG-05 | 123 | · |
| Wasco Independence High | Wasco | High | 09-12 | 120 | · |
| Nueva Continuation High | Lamont | High | 09-12 | 109 | · |
| Valley High | Delano | High | 09-12 | 108 | · |
| Mesquite Continuation High | Ridgecrest | High | 09-12 | 102 | · |
| Abraham Lincoln Alternative | Rosamond | Other | KG-12 | 100 | · |
| Central Valley High (Continuation) | Shafter | High | 09-12 | 89 | · |
| Midway Elementary | Fellows | Elementary | KG-08 | 85 | · |
| Buena Vista High (Continuation) | Taft | High | 09-12 | 84 | · |
| Maricopa High | Maricopa | High | 09-12 | 84 | · |
| A. M. Thomas Middle | Lost Hills | Middle | 06-08 | 82 | · |
| McKittrick Elementary | Mckittrick | Elementary | KG-08 | 79 | · |
| Maricopa Middle | Maricopa | Middle | 06-08 | 77 | · |
| Piute Mountain Elementary | Caliente | Elementary | KG-08 | 74 | · |
| Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy | Tehachapi | Elementary | KG-08 | 70 | · |
| Peak to Peak Mountain Charter | Pine Mountain Club | Elementary | KG-08 | 56 | · |
| San Joaquin High (Continuation) | Mcfarland | High | 09-12 | 53 | · |
| Rare Earth High (Continuation) | Rosamond | High | 07-12 | 50 | · |
| Monroe High (Continuation) | Tehachapi | High | 09-12 | 41 | · |
| Rafer Johnson | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-08 | 32 | · |
| Greenfield Community | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-08 | 18 | · |
| Linns Valley-Poso Flat Elementary | Glennville | Elementary | KG-08 | 18 | · |
| Blake Elementary | Woody | Elementary | KG-08 | 16 | · |
| McFarland Independent | Mcfarland | Other | KG-12 | 14 | · |
| Kern County ROP | Mojave | High | 09-12 | 0 | · |
| Kern High ROC | Bakersfield | High | 09-12 | 0 | · |
| McGowan (Robert) High (Continuation) | Boron | High | 09-12 | 0 | · |
| Crescent Elementary | Bakersfield | Not reported | M -M | · | · |
| Rafer Johnson Childrens Center | Bakersfield | Not reported | M -M | · | · |
| Sierra Vista Education Center | Ridgecrest | Not reported | M -M | · | · |