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Enrollment
2,369
High
DISTRICT 1,713 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERN HIGH·NCES 061954007994
Liberty High
925 Jewetta Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93312 · (661) 587-0925 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,369 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of California public high schools
- B+Test 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.
- CThree-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
26.7:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
1,022 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 | 575 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 565 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 635 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 594 | 25% |
Student demographics
66%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
63.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.3pp since 2014
Math
38.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.1% | 36.2% | 22.2% | 14.5% |
| Math | 17.4% | 21.1% | 20.1% | 41.5% |
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 | 63.3% | 38.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.8% | 35.4% |
| 2022-23 | 68.9% | 35.6% |
| 2021-22 | 67.9% | 36.3% |
| 2020-21 | 96.2% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 71.9% | 43.7% |
| 2017-18 | 75.2% | 50.4% |
| 2016-17 | 68.1% | 37.8% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Liberty High
Liberty High's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty High this school | 2,369 | 43.1% | 51.2% |
| Centennial High Bakersfield | 2,212 | 44.5% | 50.5% |
| Vacaville High Vacaville | 2,044 | 45.4% | 40.0% |
| Royal High Simi Valley | 1,835 | 43.1% | 41.8% |
| Dos Pueblos Senior High Goleta | 2,149 | 43.9% | 57.4% |
| Murrieta Valley High Murrieta | 2,104 | 46.7% | 59.9% |
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 Liberty High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #302 of 1,052 | #3 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #291 of 1,056 ▲ 10 | #2 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #394 of 1,056 ▼ 108 | #8 of 34 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #304 of 1,044 | #9 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,369 | #139 of 2,093 | #6 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.7:1 | #1,300 of 1,352 | #35 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #237 of 1,351 | #3 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #1,244 of 1,575 | #35 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #84 of 327 | #6 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
2,369
+111 (+5%) vs 2020
+48% since 2000-01, when it was 1,606
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
was 28.2:1
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 | 2,369 | 88.7 | 26.7:1 | 43% (1,022) |
| 2023-24 | 2,355 | 89.2 | 26.4:1 | 45% (1,066) |
| 2022-23 | 2,358 | 86.1 | 27.4:1 | 35% (829) |
| 2020-21 | 2,258 | 80 | 28.2:1 | 29% (650) |
| 2017-18 | 2,082 | 76.3 | 27.3:1 | 27% (569) |
| 2015-16 | 2,043 | 64 | 31.9:1 | 20% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 1,824 | N/A | N/A | 19% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 1,606 | 68 | 23.6:1 | 8% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty High.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (2,082 to 2,369); teachers up 16% (76.3 to 88.7).
About Liberty High
Liberty High is one of the public schools in Bakersfield, California. It is a high-enrollment high school. It enrolled 2,369 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.
Federal data list 25 schools in Kern High, with 42,814 students enrolled.
Liberty High has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 45%. Other students are 36% White, 10% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. By comparison, Kern County residents are about 57% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Liberty High employs 88.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 26.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Liberty High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 43%. That rate is below the 76% average among public schools in Kern County.
Measured against California public high schools, Liberty High receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Liberty High is -3.0 points: 51.2% actual, 54.3% predicted.
Kern County has about 915,075 residents, and the median household income is $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Liberty High, Kern County has 278 other public schools.
American Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Liberty High holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Liberty High at 2nd of 9.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 111 students since 2020-21, to 2,369. By 2024-25, the school had 26.7 students per teacher, compared with 28.2 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Liberty High can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
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- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
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- Independence HighHigh · 2,324 students
Other Liberty High schools
33 other US public schools in 22 states are named Liberty High. Liberty High is the 6th largest of the 34.
- Liberty HighBrentwood, CA · 2,836 students
- Liberty HighWinchester, CA · 2,537 students
- Liberty HighMadera, CA · 748 students
- Liberty HighLodi, CA · 126 students
- Liberty HighBenicia, CA · 43 students
Nearby schools
- American Elementary0.6 mi · 701
- Independence Elementary1.2 mi · 709
- Rosedale Middle1.3 mi · 810
- Columbia Elementary1.3 mi · 601
- Ronald Reagan Elementary1.4 mi · 831
- Fruitvale Junior High1.4 mi · 693
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty HighHow many students attend Liberty High?
Liberty High enrolls approximately 2,369 students in grades 09-12.
Is Liberty High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Liberty High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Liberty High?
Approximately 26.7:1 students per teacher at Liberty High.
How diverse is Liberty High?
Liberty High reports a student body of 36% White, 45% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Liberty High public or private?
Liberty 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.