Kern High
Arvin, CA · 25 schools · 42,667 students
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kern High has 25 schools serving 42,667 students. The average proficiency rate across the district is 39%. The average graduation rate is 71%.
Kern High operates 25 public schools, including Bakersfield High, Arvin High, Ridgeview High, Highland High, Golden Valley High and others. The full school list is shown above with enrollment and grade-level details.
The average graduation rate across high schools in Kern High is approximately 71% (EDFacts district-level data, most recent reporting year). Individual school graduation rates may vary; this is a district-wide adjusted-cohort graduation rate.
The largest school in Kern High is Bakersfield High with 3,004 students.
Kern High serves 42,667 students across 25 schools in CA, per the latest NCES Common Core of Data enrollment.
Kern High's average proficiency rate of 39% (math and reading combined, EDFacts) is below average and may indicate room for improvement. "Good" depends on what you value — proficiency is one signal; enrollment trends, class size, graduation rates, and district resources also matter. Check individual school pages for granular data.
Student-teacher ratios are reported at the school level by NCES, not aggregated at the district level in our dataset. Open any individual school page in Kern High to see its specific student-teacher ratio. The US national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
All data comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (enrollment, school count, demographics) and EDFacts assessment results (proficiency rates, graduation rates). Proficiency and graduation rates are reported at the district level. Both are federal sources used by the US Department of Education.
School performance data is sourced from NCES enrollment records and EDFacts proficiency and graduation rate assessments.
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