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What tradition at Stockdale High should never be changed?
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Enrollment
2,398
High
DISTRICT 1,713 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERN HIGH·NCES 061954010223
Stockdale High
2800 Buena Vista Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93311 · (661) 665-2800 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,398 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
27.5:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
1,062 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 | 646 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 582 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 594 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 576 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%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
74.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.4pp since 2014
Math
40.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.6% | 30.9% | 14.8% | 10.6% |
| Math | 22.9% | 17.4% | 20.6% | 39.1% |
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 | 74.6% | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 37.1% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 41.3% |
| 2021-22 | 63.8% | 35.7% |
| 2018-19 | 74.6% | 41.7% |
| 2017-18 | 70.8% | 41.4% |
| 2016-17 | 77.2% | 42.2% |
| 2015-16 | 78.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Stockdale High
Stockdale High's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockdale High this school | 2,398 | 44.3% | 54.7% |
| Los Osos High Rancho Cucamonga | 2,759 | 43.7% | 65.1% |
| James C. Enochs High Modesto | 2,304 | 45.5% | 49.3% |
| C. K. McClatchy High Sacramento | 2,569 | 50.3% | 34.8% |
| Golden Valley High Santa Clarita | 1,980 | 42.3% | 43.4% |
| Clovis West High Fresno | 2,184 | 47.8% | 69.1% |
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 Stockdale High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #253 of 1,052 | #1 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #266 of 1,056 ▲ 23 | #1 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #172 of 1,056 ▲ 125 | #1 of 34 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #232 of 1,044 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,398 | #127 of 2,093 | #5 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.5:1 | #1,317 of 1,352 | #38 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #116 of 1,351 | #2 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #1,235 of 1,575 | #34 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #187 of 327 | #16 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
2,398
+77 (+3%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 2,264
Student : Teacher
27.5:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 2,398 | 87.1 | 27.5:1 | 44% (1,062) |
| 2023-24 | 2,313 | 87.5 | 26.4:1 | 43% (984) |
| 2022-23 | 2,298 | 85 | 27.0:1 | 36% (825) |
| 2020-21 | 2,321 | 85 | 27.3:1 | 35% (823) |
| 2017-18 | 2,262 | 78.8 | 28.7:1 | 33% (755) |
| 2015-16 | 2,110 | 71 | 29.7:1 | 33% (687) |
| 2010-11 | 2,140 | N/A | N/A | 23% (482) |
| 2000-01 | 2,264 | 92 | 24.6:1 | 9% (194) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stockdale High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (2,262 to 2,398); teachers up 11% (78.8 to 87.1).
About Stockdale High
Stockdale High is a large high school in Bakersfield, California, administered by Kern High. Total enrollment is 2,398 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in California enroll about 838 students on average.
Kern High has 25 schools; together they serve 42,814 students.
No group is above 50% at Stockdale High; the largest is Hispanic, at 46%. Other reported shares: 20% White, 17% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. Kern County's residents are about 57% Hispanic, 10 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Stockdale High scores 70%.
Stockdale High reports a ratio of 27.5 students per teacher, from 87.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Stockdale High, 44% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 76% average for public schools in Kern County.
Stockdale High earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of California public high schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 53.6%. Stockdale High scores 54.7%.
For Kern County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $70,210 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Kern County number 279, with about 197,431 students.
Earl Warren Junior High is about 1.0 miles from Stockdale High, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Stockdale High is 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Stockdale High is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 2,398, from 2,321 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Stockdale High is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
Other schools in Bakersfield
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,324 students
Other Stockdale High schools
One other US public school is named Stockdale High. Stockdale High is the largest of the 2.
- Stockdale High SchoolSTOCKDALE, TX · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Earl Warren Junior High1.0 mi · 965
- Old River Elementary1.0 mi · 795
- Leo B. Hart Elementary1.1 mi · 705
- Grow Public Schools1.1 mi · 1,446
- Ronald Reagan Elementary1.4 mi · 831
- Christa McAuliffe Elementary1.4 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Stockdale HighWhat is the total enrollment at Stockdale High?
Stockdale High enrolls approximately 2,398 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Stockdale High serve?
Stockdale High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stockdale High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stockdale High is approximately 27.5:1 (87 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stockdale High?
At Stockdale High, the student body is approximately 20% White, 46% Hispanic, 5% Black, 17% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Stockdale High public or private?
Stockdale 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.