Kern County schools ranked by test score
Latest CAASPP year (2023-24). 34 schools in Kern County, California with reported English Language Arts scores. California state average: 47.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frontier High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 71.1% | +23.5pp |
| 2 | Robert F. Kennedy High Delano · Delano Joint Union High | High | 69.1% | +21.4pp |
| 3 | Centennial High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 69.0% | +21.4pp |
| 4 | Liberty High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 67.8% | +20.2pp |
| 5 | Stockdale High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 66.7% | +19.1pp |
| 6 | Delano High Delano · Delano Joint Union High | High | 64.7% | +17.1pp |
| 7 | Cesar E. Chavez High Delano · Delano Joint Union High | High | 63.9% | +16.3pp |
| 8 | Golden Valley High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 62.7% | +15.1pp |
| 9 | Frazier Mountain High Lebec · El Tejon Unified | High | 62.0% | +14.4pp |
| 10 | South High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 60.6% | +13.0pp |
| 11 | Independence High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 59.8% | +12.1pp |
| 12 | Ridgeview High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 56.4% | +8.8pp |
| 13 | McFarland High School Early College McFarland · McFarland Unified | High | 55.3% | +7.7pp |
| 14 | Tehachapi High Tehachapi · Tehachapi Unified | High | 54.9% | +7.3pp |
| 15 | Burroughs High Ridgecrest · Sierra Sands Unified | High | 54.3% | +6.6pp |
| 16 | East Bakersfield High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 53.5% | +5.9pp |
| 17 | Shafter High Shafter · Kern High | High | 52.2% | +4.5pp |
| 18 | Kern Valley High Lake Isabella · Kern High | High | 51.8% | +4.2pp |
| 19 | Wasco High Wasco · Wasco Union High | High | 51.2% | +3.6pp |
| 20 | Highland High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 51.1% | +3.5pp |
| 21 | North High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 46.5% | -1.1pp |
| 22 | Rosamond High Early College Campus Rosamond · Southern Kern Unified | High | 46.3% | -1.3pp |
| 23 | Taft Union High Taft · Taft Union High | High | 46.2% | -1.4pp |
| 24 | Del Oro High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 40.8% | -6.8pp |
| 25 | Arvin High Arvin · Kern High | High | 39.7% | -7.9pp |
| 26 | Foothill High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 38.9% | -8.7pp |
| 27 | West High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 38.2% | -9.4pp |
| 28 | Desert Junior-Senior High Edwards · Muroc Joint Unified | High | 36.6% | -11.0pp |
| 29 | California City High California City · Mojave Unified | High | 36.0% | -11.6pp |
| 30 | Bakersfield High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 35.0% | -12.6pp |
| 31 | Mira Monte High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 32.6% | -15.0pp |
| 32 | Boron Junior-Senior High Boron · Muroc Joint Unified | High | 15.3% | -32.3pp |
| 33 | Mojave Jr./Sr. High Mojave · Mojave Unified | High | 13.6% | -34.0pp |
| 34 | Kern Workforce 2000 Academy Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 9.5% | -38.2pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the CAASPP % met or exceeded standard threshold on the latest available CAASPP English Language Arts test (school year 2023-24). Only public schools in Kern County, California with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the California statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full California ranking.