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What's one thing Ridgeview High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,575
High
DISTRICT 1,713 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERN HIGH·NCES 061954003116
Ridgeview High
8501 Stine Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93313 · (661) 398-3100 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,575 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
1,849 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 | 658 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 615 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 619 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 683 | 27% |
Student demographics
47%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
53.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.0pp since 2014
Math
16.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.4pp 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 17 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.2% | 33.8% | 22.1% | 25.0% |
| Math | 4.9% | 11.7% | 22.4% | 61.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 16.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 19.3% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 16.4% |
| 2021-22 | 54.3% | 17.7% |
| 2020-21 | 100.0% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 22.4% |
| 2017-18 | 52.3% | 17.4% |
| 2016-17 | 56.8% | 21.2% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Ridgeview High
Ridgeview High's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeview High this school | 2,575 | 71.8% | 36.3% |
| Patterson High Patterson | 1,830 | 73.6% | 41.5% |
| Chino High Chino | 2,077 | 76.8% | 37.7% |
| John F. Kennedy High Granada Hills | 2,152 | 72.0% | 45.4% |
| Hillcrest High Riverside | 1,780 | 75.6% | 42.3% |
| Independence High Bakersfield | 2,324 | 74.7% | 40.8% |
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 Ridgeview High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #628 of 1,052 | #14 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #787 of 1,056 ▼ 154 | #19 of 34 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #636 of 1,056 ▼ 133 | #19 of 34 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #303 of 1,044 | #8 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,575 | #82 of 2,093 | #3 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.9:1 | #1,307 of 1,352 | #36 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #730 of 1,351 | #18 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #828 of 1,575 | #30 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #268 of 327 | #20 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
2,575
-256 (-9%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 2,358
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
was 26.0:1
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 | 2,575 | 95.6 | 26.9:1 | 72% (1,849) |
| 2023-24 | 2,653 | 101.5 | 26.1:1 | 76% (2,014) |
| 2022-23 | 2,688 | 106.1 | 25.3:1 | 74% (1,991) |
| 2020-21 | 2,831 | 109 | 26.0:1 | 73% (2,068) |
| 2017-18 | 2,529 | 101.4 | 24.9:1 | 69% (1,740) |
| 2015-16 | 2,383 | 82 | 29.1:1 | 70% (1,671) |
| 2010-11 | 2,188 | N/A | N/A | 62% (1,353) |
| 2000-01 | 2,358 | 100 | 23.6:1 | 37% (864) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgeview High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (2,529 to 2,575); teachers down 6% (101.4 to 95.6).
About Ridgeview High
Ridgeview High is one of the public schools in Bakersfield, California. It is a large high school. Its 2,575 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
The district, Kern High, operates 25 schools serving 42,814 students.
Hispanic students account for 71% of enrollment at Ridgeview High. The remaining students are 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, 7% White, and 5% Black. Census figures show Kern County is about 57% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Ridgeview High comes in at 47%.
Teacher staffing is 95.6 full-time equivalents, or about 26.9 students per teacher. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 72%.
The model predicts 37.5% for a school in California with Ridgeview High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Ridgeview High posts 36.3%.
Kern County has these Census figures: median household income is about $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The public schools of Kern County number 279 and enroll about 197,431.
Panama Elementary is the public school closest to Ridgeview High, about 0.6 miles away. Ridgeview High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 37.6% on proficiency, and Ridgeview High is below that at 36.3%.
Locale data from NCES put Ridgeview High inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Ridgeview High saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 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
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- Arvin HighHigh · 2,653 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
Other schools in Bakersfield
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,324 students
Other Ridgeview High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Ridgeview High. Ridgeview High is the largest of the 5.
- RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLORANGE PARK, FL · 1,792 students
- Ridgeview High SchoolRedmond, OR · 844 students
- Ridgeview HighClintwood, VA · 548 students
- Ridgeview High SchoolColfax, IL · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Panama Elementary0.6 mi · 876
- Stonecreek Junior High0.7 mi · 986
- Douglas J. Miller Elementary0.8 mi · 994
- Berkshire Elementary1.1 mi · 932
- Dolores S. Whitley TK-81.3 mi · 1,151
- Granite Pointe Elementary1.6 mi · 670
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgeview HighWhat is the total enrollment at Ridgeview High?
Ridgeview High enrolls approximately 2,575 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ridgeview High serve?
Ridgeview High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgeview High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgeview High is approximately 26.9:1 (96 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ridgeview High?
Student demographics at Ridgeview High are roughly 7% White, 71% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Ridgeview High?
Ridgeview High is overseen by Kern High in Kern County.
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