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Enrollment
1,927
High
DISTRICT 1,713 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERN HIGH·NCES 061954014605
Del Oro High
1750 East Panama Ln., Bakersfield, CA 93307 · (661) 366-1750 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,927 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
1,855 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 560 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 522 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 469 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 376 | 20% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
7.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.5% | 26.8% | 28.4% | 33.3% |
| Math | 1.6% | 5.9% | 17.3% | 75.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 7.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 8.9% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Del Oro High
Del Oro High's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Oro High this school | 1,927 | 96.3% | 23.9% |
| Perris High Perris | 2,096 | 95.3% | 23.3% |
| Lynwood High Lynwood | 1,858 | 96.3% | 27.2% |
| Mira Monte High Bakersfield | 2,048 | 94.7% | 18.9% |
| John C. Fremont Senior High Los Angeles | 1,889 | 97.5% | 24.5% |
| Santee Education Complex Los Angeles | 1,582 | 93.4% | 30.8% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Del Oro High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #944 of 1,052 | #29 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #1,014 of 1,056 ▼ 65 | #30 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #917 of 1,056 ▼ 68 | #27 of 34 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,927 | #328 of 2,093 | #17 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #1,217 of 1,352 | #28 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #1,139 of 1,351 | #32 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #79 of 1,575 | #5 of 39 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,927 | 76.8 | 25.1:1 | 96% (1,855) |
| 2023-24 | 1,391 | 61 | 22.8:1 | 82% (1,134) |
| 2022-23 | 873 | 42.4 | 20.6:1 | 83% (723) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Oro High.
About Del Oro High
Del Oro High is a high-enrollment high school for students in Bakersfield, California. Enrollment stands at 1,927 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 130% larger than the 838-student average for high schools in California.
A total of 25 schools make up Kern High, with 42,814 students enrolled.
Hispanic students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% Black. Kern County's residents are about 57% Hispanic, 34 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Del Oro High are from different groups.
Del Oro High reported 76.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 25.1:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. Roughly 96% of students at Del Oro High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 76% average among public schools in Kern County.
Among California public high schools, Del Oro High outscored 19%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
In California, Del Oro High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 23.9% actual against a predicted 23.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Kern County show that the median household earns about $70,210 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Kern County, 279 public schools serve about 197,431 students.
The closest school to Del Oro High is Crescent Elementary, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 23.9% is below the 32.8% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Del Oro High's location as Rural: Fringe.
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Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kern High
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
- Arvin HighHigh · 2,653 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
Other schools in Bakersfield
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
Other Del Oro High schools
One other US public school is named Del Oro High. Del Oro High is the largest of the 2.
- Del Oro HighLoomis, CA · 1,634 students
Nearby schools
- Crescent Elementary0.4 mi · 496
- Fairview Elementary0.7 mi · 552
- Valle Verde Elementary1.4 mi · 768
- Raffaello Palla Elementary1.6 mi · 770
- Greenfield Community1.7 mi · 13
- Leon H. Ollivier Middle1.7 mi · 1,152
Frequently asked questions
About Del Oro HighHow large is Del Oro High?
Del Oro High enrolls approximately 1,927 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Del Oro High serve?
Del Oro High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Del Oro High?
Approximately 25.1:1 students per teacher at Del Oro High.
What is the student diversity at Del Oro High?
Student demographics at Del Oro High are roughly 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Del Oro High public or private?
Del Oro High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kern High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.