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Best kept secret at Kern Workforce 2000 Academy?
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Enrollment
491
High
DISTRICT 1,713 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERN HIGH·NCES 061954004529
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy
5801 Sundale Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93309 · (661) 827-3158 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of California public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
9.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
437 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 11 | 215 | 44% |
| Grade 12 | 276 | 56% |
Student demographics
23%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
9.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.9pp since 2014
Math
0.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 0.4% | 8.7% | 24.5% | 66.4% |
| Math | 0.0% | 0.4% | 4.7% | 95.0% |
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 | 9.1% | 0.4% |
| 2023-24 | 9.5% | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | 11.9% | 0.3% |
| 2021-22 | 7.8% | 0.0% |
| 2018-19 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| 2017-18 | 6.5% | 0.5% |
| 2016-17 | 8.4% | 0.0% |
| 2015-16 | 8.0% | 0.0% |
| 2014-15 | 10.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
4.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 27% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Workforce 2000 Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kern Workforce 2000 Academy this school | 491 | 89.0% | 4.7% |
| Animo Venice Charter High Venice | 335 | 91.0% | N/A |
| Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy Oakland | 392 | 86.7% | N/A |
| Animo Inglewood Charter High Inglewood | 592 | 89.9% | N/A |
| Magnolia Science Academy 2 Van Nuys | 514 | 92.6% | N/A |
| Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy Los Angeles | 546 | 92.5% | 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 Kern Workforce 2000 Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.7% | #1,051 of 1,052 | #34 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.4% | #1,054 of 1,056 ▼ 2 | #34 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #1,052 of 1,056 ▲ 1 | #34 of 34 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #1,036 of 2,093 | #32 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #4 of 1,352 | #1 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #1,057 of 1,351 | #25 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #334 of 1,575 | #14 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #104 of 327 | #9 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
491
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 491 | 54.5 | 9.0:1 | 89% (437) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 58.2 | 9.9:1 | 92% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 50.1 | 11.4:1 | 95% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 44 | 11.2:1 | 95% (465) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 34.7 | 12.7:1 | 80% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 22 | 19.2:1 | 76% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kern Workforce 2000 Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (439 to 491); teachers up 57% (34.7 to 54.5).
About Kern Workforce 2000 Academy
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Bakersfield, California. There are 491 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Kern High includes 25 schools. Together they enroll 42,814 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Kern Workforce 2000 Academy is Hispanic, at 87%. After that, the student body is 7% Black and 4% White. Among all residents of Kern County, the Hispanic share is about 57%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
There are 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 9.0:1. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 89% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Kern County, the average eligibility rate is 76%.
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 0% of California public high schools.
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy is in the bottom 10% of California schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.4%. The school's actual rate is 4.7%, 22.6 points lower.
In Kern County, home to about 915,075 people, 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 Workforce 2000 Academy.
West High is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Kern Workforce 2000 Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Kern Workforce 2000 Academy is 9th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 492 in 2020-21, 491 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 11.2:1 in 2020-21 to 9.0:1 in 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
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
Nearby schools
- West High0.3 mi · 2,159
- O. J. Actis Junior High0.6 mi · 681
- Charles H. Castle Elementary0.9 mi · 832
- Stine Elementary1.0 mi · 615
- Wayne Van Horn Elementary1.0 mi · 578
- Curran Middle1.1 mi · 973
Frequently asked questions
About Kern Workforce 2000 AcademyHow large is Kern Workforce 2000 Academy?
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Kern Workforce 2000 Academy serve?
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Kern Workforce 2000 Academy?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at Kern Workforce 2000 Academy.
What is the student diversity at Kern Workforce 2000 Academy?
Student demographics at Kern Workforce 2000 Academy are roughly 4% White, 87% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Kern Workforce 2000 Academy public or private?
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Kern High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.