Kern County schools ranked by test score
Latest CAASPP year (2023-24). 234 schools in Kern County, California with reported English Language Arts scores. California state average: 47.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Foothill High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 38.9% | -8.7pp |
| 102 | Haven Drive Middle Arvin · Arvin Union | Middle | 38.8% | -8.8pp |
| 103 | Palm Avenue Middle Wasco · Wasco Union Elementary | Middle | 38.5% | -9.1pp |
| 104 | West High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 38.2% | -9.4pp |
| 105 | Golden Oak Elementary Shafter · Richland Union Elementary | Elementary | 38.2% | -9.4pp |
| 106 | Lost Hills Elementary Lost Hills · Lost Hills Union Elementary | Elementary | 38.2% | -9.4pp |
| 107 | Conley Elementary Taft · Taft City | Elementary | 37.8% | -9.8pp |
| 108 | Irving L. Branch Elementary Edwards · Muroc Joint Unified | Elementary | 37.7% | -9.9pp |
| 109 | Desert Junior-Senior High Edwards · Muroc Joint Unified | High | 36.6% | -11.0pp |
| 110 | California City High California City · Mojave Unified | High | 36.0% | -11.6pp |
| 111 | Laurelglen Elementary Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union | Elementary | 36.0% | -11.6pp |
| 112 | Shirley Lane Elementary Bakersfield · Fairfax Elementary | Elementary | 35.9% | -11.7pp |
| 113 | Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 35.7% | -11.9pp |
| 114 | O. J. Actis Junior High Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union | Middle | 35.6% | -12.0pp |
| 115 | James Monroe Middle Ridgecrest · Sierra Sands Unified | Middle | 35.5% | -12.2pp |
| 116 | Bakersfield High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 35.0% | -12.6pp |
| 117 | Faller Elementary Ridgecrest · Sierra Sands Unified | Elementary | 34.9% | -12.7pp |
| 118 | Murray Middle Ridgecrest · Sierra Sands Unified | Middle | 34.8% | -12.8pp |
| 119 | Harding Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 34.7% | -12.9pp |
| 120 | Valle Verde Elementary Bakersfield · Greenfield Union | Elementary | 34.1% | -13.5pp |
| 121 | Berkshire Elementary Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union | Elementary | 34.1% | -13.5pp |
| 122 | Jacobsen Middle Tehachapi · Tehachapi Unified | Middle | 33.9% | -13.7pp |
| 123 | Wayne Van Horn Elementary Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union | Elementary | 33.9% | -13.8pp |
| 124 | Princeton Street Elementary Delano · Delano Union Elementary | Elementary | 33.7% | -13.9pp |
| 125 | Teresa Burke Elementary Wasco · Wasco Union Elementary | Elementary | 33.3% | -14.3pp |
| 126 | Fairview Elementary Bakersfield · Greenfield Union | Elementary | 33.2% | -14.4pp |
| 127 | El Tejon Elementary Lebec · El Tejon Unified | Middle | 33.0% | -14.6pp |
| 128 | Tompkins Elementary Tehachapi · Tehachapi Unified | Elementary | 33.0% | -14.6pp |
| 129 | Bessie E. Owens Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 32.9% | -14.7pp |
| 130 | Mira Monte High Bakersfield · Kern High | High | 32.6% | -15.0pp |
| 131 | Piute Mountain Elementary Caliente · Caliente Union Elementary | Elementary | 32.6% | -15.1pp |
| 132 | Henry Eissler Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 32.5% | -15.1pp |
| 133 | Curran Middle Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 32.4% | -15.2pp |
| 134 | Orangewood Elementary Bakersfield · Edison Elementary | Elementary | 32.3% | -15.3pp |
| 135 | Prosperity Elementary Bakersfield · Greenfield Union | Elementary | 32.1% | -15.5pp |
| 136 | Elk Hills Elementary Tupman · Elk Hills Elementary | Elementary | 31.9% | -15.7pp |
| 137 | Roosevelt Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 31.3% | -16.3pp |
| 138 | Sequoia Elementary Shafter · Richland Union Elementary | Elementary | 31.3% | -16.3pp |
| 139 | Sunset Bakersfield · Vineland Elementary | Middle | 31.1% | -16.5pp |
| 140 | Munsey Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 31.0% | -16.6pp |
| 141 | Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 30.4% | -17.2pp |
| 142 | James A. Forrest Elementary Wasco · Wasco Union Elementary | Elementary | 30.2% | -17.4pp |
| 143 | Crescent Elementary Bakersfield · Greenfield Union | Elementary | 30.2% | -17.4pp |
| 144 | Frank West Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 30.1% | -17.5pp |
| 145 | Horizon Elementary Bakersfield · Greenfield Union | Elementary | 30.1% | -17.5pp |
| 146 | Voorhies Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 29.9% | -17.7pp |
| 147 | Highland Elementary Bakersfield · Standard Elementary | Elementary | 29.9% | -17.7pp |
| 148 | Thomas Jefferson Middle Wasco · Wasco Union Elementary | Middle | 29.7% | -18.0pp |
| 149 | Lincoln Junior High Taft · Taft City | Middle | 29.6% | -18.0pp |
| 150 | Myrtle Avenue Elementary Lamont · Lamont Elementary | Middle | 29.4% | -18.2pp |
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.