Kern County schools ranked by test score
Latest CAASPP year (2024-25). 48 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 | Earl Warren Junior High Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union | Middle | 68.6% | +19.2pp |
| 2 | La Vina Middle Delano · Delano Union Elementary | Middle | 64.4% | +14.9pp |
| 3 | Stonecreek Junior High Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union | Middle | 60.7% | +11.3pp |
| 4 | Almond Tree Middle Delano · Delano Union Elementary | Middle | 60.6% | +11.2pp |
| 5 | Fruitvale Junior High Bakersfield · Fruitvale Elementary | Middle | 58.4% | +9.0pp |
| 6 | Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary Bakersfield · Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary | Middle | 56.2% | +6.8pp |
| 7 | Norris Middle Bakersfield · Norris Elementary | Middle | 54.4% | +4.9pp |
| 8 | Freedom Middle Bakersfield · Rosedale Union Elementary | Middle | 53.9% | +4.5pp |
| 9 | Rosedale Middle Bakersfield · Rosedale Union Elementary | Middle | 53.5% | +4.1pp |
| 10 | Leon H. Ollivier Middle Bakersfield · Greenfield Union | Middle | 52.5% | +3.1pp |
| 11 | Tevis Junior High Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union | Middle | 49.2% | -0.2pp |
| 12 | Paul L. Cato Middle Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 49.1% | -0.3pp |
| 13 | A. M. Thomas Middle Lost Hills · Lost Hills Union Elementary | Middle | 47.1% | -2.3pp |
| 14 | Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy Delano · Delano Union Elementary | Middle | 45.9% | -3.6pp |
| 15 | McKee Middle Bakersfield · Greenfield Union | Middle | 43.2% | -6.2pp |
| 16 | Palm Avenue Middle Wasco · Wasco Union Elementary | Middle | 40.8% | -8.6pp |
| 17 | El Tejon Elementary Lebec · El Tejon Unified | Middle | 40.5% | -9.0pp |
| 18 | Greenfield Middle Bakersfield · Greenfield Union | Middle | 39.7% | -9.7pp |
| 19 | Chipman Junior High Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 39.6% | -9.8pp |
| 20 | Haven Drive Middle Arvin · Arvin Union | Middle | 37.3% | -12.1pp |
| 21 | O. J. Actis Junior High Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union | Middle | 34.0% | -15.5pp |
| 22 | Fairfax Junior High Bakersfield · Fairfax Elementary | Middle | 32.8% | -16.6pp |
| 23 | Thomas Jefferson Middle Wasco · Wasco Union Elementary | Middle | 32.7% | -16.7pp |
| 24 | James Monroe Middle Ridgecrest · Sierra Sands Unified | Middle | 32.6% | -16.9pp |
| 25 | Fred L. Thompson Junior High Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union | Middle | 32.0% | -17.4pp |
| 26 | Woodrow Wallace Middle Lake Isabella · Kernville Union Elementary | Middle | 31.3% | -18.1pp |
| 27 | Jacobsen Middle Tehachapi · Tehachapi Unified | Middle | 30.9% | -18.6pp |
| 28 | McFarland Junior High McFarland · McFarland Unified | Middle | 30.5% | -18.9pp |
| 29 | Lincoln Junior High Taft · Taft City | Middle | 30.3% | -19.1pp |
| 30 | Tropico Middle Rosamond · Southern Kern Unified | Middle | 29.7% | -19.7pp |
| 31 | Sunset Bakersfield · Vineland Elementary | Middle | 29.6% | -19.8pp |
| 32 | Murray Middle Ridgecrest · Sierra Sands Unified | Middle | 29.5% | -19.9pp |
| 33 | Compton Junior High Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 29.2% | -20.2pp |
| 34 | Mountain View Middle Bakersfield · Lamont Elementary | Middle | 28.7% | -20.8pp |
| 35 | Richland Junior High Shafter · Richland Union Elementary | Middle | 28.3% | -21.1pp |
| 36 | Myrtle Avenue Elementary Lamont · Lamont Elementary | Middle | 28.2% | -21.2pp |
| 37 | Curran Middle Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 28.0% | -21.4pp |
| 38 | Sierra Middle Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 27.4% | -22.0pp |
| 39 | Beardsley Junior High Bakersfield · Beardsley Elementary | Middle | 27.3% | -22.1pp |
| 40 | Edison Middle Bakersfield · Edison Elementary | Middle | 26.2% | -23.2pp |
| 41 | Maricopa Middle Maricopa · Maricopa Unified | Middle | 25.0% | -24.4pp |
| 42 | Emerson Middle Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 24.8% | -24.7pp |
| 43 | Walter Stiern Middle Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 22.6% | -26.9pp |
| 44 | Standard Middle Bakersfield · Standard Elementary | Middle | 21.6% | -27.8pp |
| 45 | Washington Middle Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 20.6% | -28.8pp |
| 46 | Sequoia Jr. High Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 20.0% | -29.5pp |
| 47 | California City Middle California City · Mojave Unified | Middle | 15.9% | -33.5pp |
| 48 | Abraham Lincoln Jr. High Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 15.5% | -33.9pp |
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.