Kern County schools ranked by test score
Latest CAASPP year (2024-25). 34 schools in Kern County, California with reported English Language Arts scores. California state average: 49.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockdale High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 74.6% | +25.1pp |
| 2 | Frontier High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 69.3% | +19.8pp |
| 3 | Cesar E. Chavez High Delano · Delano Joint Union High | High | 69.1% | +19.7pp |
| 4 | Burroughs High Ridgecrest · Sierra Sands Unified | High | 68.8% | +19.3pp |
| 5 | Centennial High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 66.5% | +17.1pp |
| 6 | Independence High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 66.4% | +17.0pp |
| 7 | McFarland High School Early College McFarland · McFarland Unified | High | 66.4% | +17.0pp |
| 8 | Liberty High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 63.3% | +13.8pp |
| 9 | Delano High Delano · Delano Joint Union High | High | 62.8% | +13.4pp |
| 10 | Robert F. Kennedy High Delano · Delano Joint Union High | High | 62.0% | +12.5pp |
| 11 | Wasco High Wasco · Wasco Union High | High | 58.0% | +8.6pp |
| 12 | Frazier Mountain High Lebec · El Tejon Unified | High | 57.4% | +8.0pp |
| 13 | Golden Valley High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 56.0% | +6.6pp |
| 14 | Arvin High Arvin · Kern High | High | 55.2% | +5.8pp |
| 15 | Highland High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 54.9% | +5.4pp |
| 16 | West High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 53.6% | +4.2pp |
| 17 | South High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 53.6% | +4.1pp |
| 18 | North High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 53.1% | +3.7pp |
| 19 | Ridgeview High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 53.0% | +3.5pp |
| 20 | East Bakersfield High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 52.8% | +3.4pp |
| 21 | Taft Union High Taft · Taft Union High | High | 51.7% | +2.3pp |
| 22 | Shafter High Shafter · Kern High | High | 49.4% | +0.0pp |
| 23 | Tehachapi High Tehachapi · Tehachapi Unified | High | 45.2% | -4.2pp |
| 24 | Desert Junior-Senior High Edwards · Muroc Joint Unified | High | 44.8% | -4.6pp |
| 25 | Foothill High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 44.5% | -5.0pp |
| 26 | Bakersfield High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 42.4% | -7.0pp |
| 27 | Del Oro High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 38.3% | -11.1pp |
| 28 | Rosamond High Early College Campus Rosamond · Southern Kern Unified | High | 33.0% | -16.4pp |
| 29 | Mira Monte High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 32.8% | -16.6pp |
| 30 | Kern Valley High Lake Isabella · Kern High | High | 29.6% | -19.8pp |
| 31 | California City High California City · Mojave Unified | High | 29.5% | -19.9pp |
| 32 | Boron Junior-Senior High Boron · Muroc Joint Unified | High | 25.0% | -24.4pp |
| 33 | Mojave Jr./Sr. High Mojave · Mojave Unified | High | 11.9% | -37.5pp |
| 34 | Kern Workforce 2000 Academy Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 9.1% | -40.3pp |
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 2024-25). 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.