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Enrollment
516
High
DISTRICT 1,713 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERN HIGH·NCES 061954002347
Kern Valley High
3340 Erskine Creek Rd., Lake Isabella, CA 93240 · (760) 379-2611 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
17.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
397 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 | 149 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 116 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 123 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 128 | 25% |
Student demographics
55%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
29.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -17.4pp since 2014
Math
12.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 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 down about 17 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.4% | 22.2% | 21.3% | 49.1% |
| Math | 0.9% | 11.3% | 16.0% | 71.7% |
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 | 29.6% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 7.3% |
| 2022-23 | 26.5% | 9.3% |
| 2021-22 | 33.3% | 13.9% |
| 2018-19 | 42.5% | 20.2% |
| 2017-18 | 35.4% | 12.1% |
| 2016-17 | 37.1% | 23.6% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Kern Valley High
Kern Valley High's state test result (25.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kern Valley High this school | 516 | 76.9% | 25.2% |
| Central Valley High Shasta Lake | 583 | 71.5% | 57.1% |
| Yosemite High Oakhurst | 542 | 65.9% | 28.3% |
| Upper Lake High Upper Lake | 307 | 83.4% | 20.8% |
| Futures High Sacramento | 469 | 79.3% | N/A |
| Mariposa County High Mariposa | 461 | 62.7% | 42.8% |
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 Kern Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #921 of 1,052 | #28 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #913 of 1,056 ▲ 76 | #23 of 34 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #1,002 of 1,056 ▼ 387 | #30 of 34 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.7pp | #221 of 1,044 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #1,010 of 2,093 | #30 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #223 of 1,352 | #7 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #535 of 1,351 | #14 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #689 of 1,575 | #27 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.9% | #52 of 327 | #4 of 22 |
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
516
+65 (+14%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 516 | 29.9 | 17.3:1 | 77% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 29.1 | 16.6:1 | 78% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 27.4 | 17.0:1 | 72% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 71% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 27.5 | 15.8:1 | 66% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 20 | 23.1:1 | 65% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | N/A | N/A | 58% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 651 | 33 | 19.7:1 | 42% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 28 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kern Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (434 to 516); teachers up 9% (27.5 to 29.9).
About Kern Valley High
Kern Valley High runs as a small high school in Lake Isabella, California. The school has 516 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
Across its 25 schools, Kern High enrolls 42,814 students. Kern Valley High is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Kern Valley High is 62% White. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Kern County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Kern Valley High are from different groups.
The school lists 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. The average for high schools in California, 18.2:1, is higher. A total of 397 students, or 77%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 76% average for public schools in Kern County.
Kern Valley High holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of California public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Kern Valley High would score about 34.5%. It scores 25.2%, 9.2 points below that figure.
The school's county is Kern County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kern County's 279 public schools enroll about 197,431 students and include Kern Valley High.
Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary sits about 0.1 miles from Kern Valley High. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Kern Valley High ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Kern Valley High is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A 14% rise took enrollment from 451 in 2020-21 to 516 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Kern Valley High lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Lake Isabella
- Woodrow W. Wallace ElementaryElementary · 390 students
- Woodrow Wallace MiddleMiddle · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary0.1 mi · 390
- Woodrow Wallace Middle0.1 mi · 269
- Kernville Elementary10.7 mi · 105
- South Fork Elementary11.0 mi · 348
- Linns Valley-Poso Flat Elementary15.9 mi · 22
- Piute Mountain Elementary18.8 mi · 44
Frequently asked questions
About Kern Valley HighWhat is the total enrollment at Kern Valley High?
Kern Valley High enrolls approximately 516 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Kern Valley High serve?
Kern Valley High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Kern Valley High?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Kern Valley High.
How diverse is Kern Valley High?
Kern Valley High reports a student body of 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Kern Valley High?
Kern Valley High is overseen by Kern High in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.