Total enrollment
4,156
+185 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Tehachapi Unified
California · 4,156 students · 1 city
Of the public K-12 schools operating across California, 7 sit inside Tehachapi Unified, collectively enrolling about 4,156 students (4 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Tehachapi Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
+1 (+17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Tehachapi Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #371 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,156 | #299 of 587 | #2,335 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #348 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #490 of 587 | #8,880 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 44.8% | #412 of 587 | #4,936 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #240 of 530 | #2,110 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Tehachapi Unified
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Cummings Valley Elementary at 51.7% proficient to Golden Hills Elementary at 24.1%, a gap of 27.6 points. That is the 235th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 4,454 to 4,048 students (down 9%) and from 184 to 174 full-time teachers (down 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehachapi High | Tehachapi | High | 09-12 | 1,260 |
| Jacobsen Middle | Tehachapi | Middle | 06-08 | 925 |
| Golden Hills Elementary | Tehachapi | Elementary | KG-05 | 663 |
| Tompkins Elementary | Tehachapi | Elementary | KG-05 | 615 |
| Cummings Valley Elementary | Tehachapi | Elementary | KG-05 | 560 |
| Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy | Tehachapi | Elementary | KG-08 | 108 |
| Monroe High (Continuation) | Tehachapi | High | 09-12 | 25 |
About Tehachapi Unified
Tehachapi Unified runs 7 public schools across California, collectively educateing roughly 4,156 students.
For a sense of the school types, Tehachapi Unified consists of 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Tehachapi Unified has rose 5% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,971 students to 4,156. Over that span, Tehachapi Unified gained 1 school, going from 6 to 7.
On this page, the community for Tehachapi Unified discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.