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Which teacher or staff member at East Bakersfield High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
2,331
High
DISTRICT 1,713 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERN HIGH·NCES 061954002343
East Bakersfield High
2200 Quincy St., Bakersfield, CA 93306 · (661) 871-7221 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,331 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of California public high schools
- CTest 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.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
24.4:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
2,103 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 | 573 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 563 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 597 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 598 | 26% |
Student demographics
19%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
52.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.8pp since 2014
Math
11.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.6% | 32.2% | 21.9% | 25.3% |
| Math | 1.9% | 9.8% | 17.3% | 71.0% |
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 | 52.8% | 11.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 12.3% |
| 2022-23 | 54.5% | 11.7% |
| 2021-22 | 44.9% | 13.2% |
| 2020-21 | 93.3% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 37.3% | 16.0% |
| 2017-18 | 44.2% | 14.5% |
| 2016-17 | 50.4% | 13.8% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 East Bakersfield High
East Bakersfield High's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Bakersfield High this school | 2,331 | 90.2% | 32.6% |
| Golden Valley High Bakersfield | 2,228 | 90.8% | 39.7% |
| Foothill High Bakersfield | 2,043 | 87.8% | 27.9% |
| Mira Monte High Bakersfield | 2,048 | 94.7% | 18.9% |
| Phineas Banning Senior High Wilmington | 2,422 | 91.5% | 35.4% |
| Birmingham Community Charter High Lake Balboa | 3,162 | 90.0% | N/A |
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 East Bakersfield High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #725 of 1,052 | #18 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #926 of 1,056 ▼ 76 | #24 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #643 of 1,056 ▼ 62 | #20 of 34 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #450 of 1,044 | #14 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,331 | #152 of 2,093 | #7 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #1,149 of 1,352 | #27 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #1,115 of 1,351 | #29 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #287 of 1,575 | #11 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #784 of 802 | #14 of 14 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,331
-69 (-3%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,941
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 25.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,331 | 95.5 | 24.4:1 | 90% (2,103) |
| 2023-24 | 2,420 | 99.5 | 24.3:1 | 91% (2,208) |
| 2022-23 | 2,421 | 98.2 | 24.7:1 | 89% (2,157) |
| 2020-21 | 2,400 | 95 | 25.3:1 | 86% (2,056) |
| 2017-18 | 2,346 | 83.7 | 28.0:1 | 82% (1,927) |
| 2015-16 | 2,217 | 85 | 26.1:1 | 82% (1,826) |
| 2010-11 | 2,258 | N/A | N/A | 72% (1,628) |
| 2000-01 | 2,055 | 91 | 22.6:1 | 53% (1,081) |
| 1990-91 | 1,941 | 83 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Bakersfield High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (2,346 to 2,331); teachers up 14% (83.7 to 95.5).
About East Bakersfield High
East Bakersfield High sits in Bakersfield, California, and is classified as a high school. It enrolls 2,331 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. It has 178% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
Kern High is made up of 25 schools with 42,814 students in all.
The share of Hispanic students at East Bakersfield High is 90%. Enrollment also includes 5% Black and 4% White. The school's Hispanic share is 33 points above the 57% share among Kern County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 24.4:1. The school has 95.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. In all, 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 76% average among public schools in Kern County.
East Bakersfield High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 48% of California public high schools.
East Bakersfield High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.6%, compared with a predicted 26.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Kern County, median household income comes to about $70,210, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county's public schools total 279, with about 197,431 students.
Of the public schools around it, East Bakersfield High is closest to Horace Mann Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, East Bakersfield High is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 2,400 (2020-21) to 2,331 (2024-25).
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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
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Other schools in Kern High
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
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- 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
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- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,324 students
Nearby schools
- Horace Mann Elementary0.5 mi · 870
- Williams Elementary0.7 mi · 452
- Ramon Garza Elementary0.9 mi · 658
- Harding Elementary1.0 mi · 542
- Sierra Middle1.0 mi · 731
- Compton Junior High1.1 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About East Bakersfield HighWhat is the total enrollment at East Bakersfield High?
East Bakersfield High enrolls approximately 2,331 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does East Bakersfield High serve?
East Bakersfield High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Bakersfield High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Bakersfield High is approximately 24.4:1 (96 FTE teachers).
How diverse is East Bakersfield High?
East Bakersfield High reports a student body of 4% White, 90% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is East Bakersfield High in?
East Bakersfield High is part of Kern High.
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