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Which teacher or staff member at Mira Monte High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
2,048
High
DISTRICT 1,713 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERN HIGH·NCES 061954012155
Mira Monte High
1800 South Fairfax Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93307 · (661) 366-1800 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,048 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% 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.
- CBeats 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
24.2:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
1,940 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 | 518 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 518 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 541 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 471 | 23% |
Student demographics
17%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
32.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -19.2pp since 2014
Math
6.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 19 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 | 9.6% | 23.2% | 29.1% | 38.1% |
| Math | 1.9% | 4.6% | 16.7% | 76.8% |
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 | 32.8% | 6.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 3.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.3% | 5.7% |
| 2021-22 | 33.6% | 7.7% |
| 2018-19 | 36.2% | 8.1% |
| 2017-18 | 34.8% | 11.5% |
| 2016-17 | 41.1% | 10.7% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 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
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Mira Monte High
Mira Monte High's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mira Monte High this school | 2,048 | 94.7% | 18.9% |
| Madera South High Madera | 1,859 | 95.2% | 28.4% |
| James Monroe High North Hills | 1,905 | 94.1% | 24.6% |
| Del Oro High Bakersfield | 1,927 | 96.3% | 23.9% |
| Perris High Perris | 2,096 | 95.3% | 23.3% |
| Fontana High Fontana | 2,534 | 95.3% | 45.4% |
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 Mira Monte High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #1,009 of 1,052 | #31 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.5% | #1,024 of 1,056 ▲ 19 | #31 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #978 of 1,056 ▼ 19 | #29 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #324 of 1,044 | #10 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,048 | #263 of 2,093 | #15 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #1,127 of 1,352 | #25 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #1,138 of 1,351 | #31 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #143 of 1,575 | #6 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #379 of 802 | #5 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
2,048
-630 (-24%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 1,970
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 26.3:1
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 | 2,048 | 84.8 | 24.2:1 | 95% (1,940) |
| 2023-24 | 2,170 | 88.7 | 24.5:1 | 94% (2,041) |
| 2022-23 | 2,293 | 93 | 24.6:1 | 93% (2,141) |
| 2020-21 | 2,678 | 102 | 26.3:1 | 93% (2,496) |
| 2017-18 | 2,336 | 89.8 | 26.0:1 | 90% (2,108) |
| 2015-16 | 2,159 | 76 | 28.4:1 | 91% (1,964) |
| 2010-11 | 1,970 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mira Monte High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (2,336 to 2,048); teachers down 6% (89.8 to 84.8).
About Mira Monte High
Mira Monte High is a high school in Bakersfield, California, and it is part of Kern High. The school enrolls 2,048 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 144% bigger than that mark.
The district, Kern High, operates 25 schools serving 42,814 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Mira Monte High is 91%. Enrollment also includes 3% Black and 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 34 points above the 57% share among Kern County residents. The diversity index for Mira Monte High is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 84.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.2:1. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 95% of the student body. Across public schools in Kern County, the average is 76%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mira Monte High lands at D, ahead of 8% of California public high schools.
Mira Monte High is 5.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (18.9% versus 24.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
The school is in Kern County, where median household income comes to about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Kern County's 279 public schools enroll about 197,431 students and include Mira Monte High.
Fairfax Junior High sits about 0.3 miles from Mira Monte High. Mira Monte High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 25.2%, higher than Mira Monte High's 18.9%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 2,048 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 2,678. The ratio of students to teachers went from 26.3:1 to 24.2:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Mira Monte High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Fairfax Junior High0.3 mi · 609
- Shirley Lane Elementary0.5 mi · 617
- Zephyr Lane Elementary0.6 mi · 797
- Tierra Del Sol Continuation High1.7 mi · 241
- Virginia Avenue Elementary1.8 mi · 644
- Foothill High2.2 mi · 2,043
Frequently asked questions
About Mira Monte HighHow many students attend Mira Monte High?
Mira Monte High enrolls approximately 2,048 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mira Monte High serve?
Mira Monte High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Mira Monte High?
Approximately 24.2:1 students per teacher at Mira Monte High.
How diverse is Mira Monte High?
Mira Monte High reports a student body of 3% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Mira Monte High?
Mira Monte 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.