Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy

Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy operates as a micro-enrollment primary school in Tehachapi, California, one of the schools within Tehachapi Unified. Current enrollment sits at 108 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 77% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Tehachapi Unified comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,156 students; Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy lists that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 35% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, On paper, Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Kern County's rate of about 76%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Kern County put median household income runs about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kern County's 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jacobsen Middle, around 0.3 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.