Kern County schools ranked by test score
Latest CAASPP year (2024-25). 233 schools in Kern County, California with reported English Language Arts scores. California state average: 49.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Planz Elementary Bakersfield · Greenfield Union | Elementary | 30.2% | -19.2pp |
| 152 | Semitropic Elementary Wasco · Semitropic Elementary | Elementary | 30.1% | -19.3pp |
| 153 | North Beardsley Elementary Bakersfield · Beardsley Elementary | Elementary | 30.1% | -19.3pp |
| 154 | Frazier Park Elementary Frazier Park · El Tejon Unified | Elementary | 30.0% | -19.4pp |
| 155 | Tropico Middle Rosamond · Southern Kern Unified | Middle | 29.7% | -19.7pp |
| 156 | Kern Valley High Lake Isabella · Kern High | High | 29.6% | -19.8pp |
| 157 | Sunset Bakersfield · Vineland Elementary | Middle | 29.6% | -19.8pp |
| 158 | Pierce Elementary Ridgecrest · Sierra Sands Unified | Elementary | 29.5% | -19.9pp |
| 159 | Murray Middle Ridgecrest · Sierra Sands Unified | Middle | 29.5% | -19.9pp |
| 160 | Wingland Elementary Bakersfield · Standard Elementary | Elementary | 29.5% | -19.9pp |
| 161 | California City High California City · Mojave Unified | High | 29.5% | -19.9pp |
| 162 | Stine Elementary Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union | Elementary | 29.4% | -20.0pp |
| 163 | Compton Junior High Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 29.2% | -20.2pp |
| 164 | Browning Road STEAM Academy McFarland · McFarland Unified | Elementary | 29.2% | -20.3pp |
| 165 | Wayne Van Horn Elementary Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union | Elementary | 29.0% | -20.4pp |
| 166 | Pioneer Drive Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 28.9% | -20.6pp |
| 167 | Mountain View Middle Bakersfield · Lamont Elementary | Middle | 28.7% | -20.8pp |
| 168 | Virginia Avenue Elementary Bakersfield · Fairfax Elementary | Elementary | 28.6% | -20.8pp |
| 169 | Highland Elementary Bakersfield · Standard Elementary | Elementary | 28.6% | -20.8pp |
| 170 | Munsey Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 28.4% | -21.0pp |
| 171 | Prosperity Elementary Bakersfield · Greenfield Union | Elementary | 28.4% | -21.0pp |
| 172 | Parkview Elementary Taft · Taft City | Elementary | 28.4% | -21.0pp |
| 173 | Zephyr Lane Elementary Bakersfield · Fairfax Elementary | Elementary | 28.4% | -21.1pp |
| 174 | Richland Junior High Shafter · Richland Union Elementary | Middle | 28.3% | -21.1pp |
| 175 | Frank West Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 28.3% | -21.2pp |
| 176 | Myrtle Avenue Elementary Lamont · Lamont Elementary | Middle | 28.2% | -21.2pp |
| 177 | Curran Middle Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 28.0% | -21.4pp |
| 178 | Voorhies Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 27.6% | -21.8pp |
| 179 | Sierra Middle Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 27.4% | -22.0pp |
| 180 | Beardsley Junior High Bakersfield · Beardsley Elementary | Middle | 27.3% | -22.1pp |
| 181 | Kern Avenue Elementary McFarland · McFarland Unified | Elementary | 27.2% | -22.2pp |
| 182 | Golden Hills Elementary Tehachapi · Tehachapi Unified | Elementary | 26.9% | -22.5pp |
| 183 | Edison Middle Bakersfield · Edison Elementary | Middle | 26.2% | -23.2pp |
| 184 | Charles H. Castle Elementary Bakersfield · Panama-Buena Vista Union | Elementary | 26.0% | -23.4pp |
| 185 | Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary Lake Isabella · Kernville Union Elementary | Elementary | 25.9% | -23.6pp |
| 186 | Sierra Vista Elementary Arvin · Arvin Union | Elementary | 25.7% | -23.7pp |
| 187 | Donald E. Suburu Bakersfield · Lakeside Union | Elementary | 25.7% | -23.7pp |
| 188 | Hort Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 25.7% | -23.7pp |
| 189 | William Penn Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 25.6% | -23.8pp |
| 190 | Buttonwillow Elementary Buttonwillow · Buttonwillow Union Elementary | Elementary | 25.6% | -23.9pp |
| 191 | Ramon Garza Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 25.4% | -24.0pp |
| 192 | Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 25.3% | -24.1pp |
| 193 | Boron Junior-Senior High Boron · Muroc Joint Unified | High | 25.0% | -24.4pp |
| 194 | Maricopa Middle Maricopa · Maricopa Unified | Middle | 25.0% | -24.4pp |
| 195 | Emerson Middle Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Middle | 24.8% | -24.7pp |
| 196 | Wayside Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 24.1% | -25.3pp |
| 197 | Hacienda Elementary California City · Mojave Unified | Elementary | 24.1% | -25.4pp |
| 198 | Vineland Elementary Bakersfield · Vineland Elementary | Elementary | 23.9% | -25.6pp |
| 199 | Fremont Elementary Bakersfield · Bakersfield City | Elementary | 23.8% | -25.6pp |
| 200 | Lamont Elementary Lamont · Lamont Elementary | Elementary | 23.7% | -25.7pp |
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.