Kern County Juvenile Court

Grades K–12 Public Alternative District: Kern County Office of Education

1300 17th St., Bakersfield, CA 93301 Map

Math (met standard)
0%
−33 state 33% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
3%
−53 state 56% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
0%
−33 state 34% · 2025-26
Low income
98%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
191
2024-25
Students per teacher
8.9
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 8 0% state 36% · 2025-26 0% state 50% · 2025-26 0% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 11 0% state 32% · 2025-26 5% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 0% state 33% · 2025-26 3% state 56% · 2025-26 0% state 34% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 0% state 33% 3% state 56% 0% state 34%
2024-25 0% state 31% 0% state 57% 0% state 28%
2023-24 0% state 29% 3% state 54% 2% state 27%
2022-23 0% state 28% 0% state 53% 0% state 28%
2021-22 0% state 27% 2% state 55% 3% state 27%
2020-21 0% state 34% 0% state 59% 0% state 28%
2018-19 0% state 32% 6% state 57% 0% state 26%
2017-18 0% state 33% 2% state 55% —
2016-17 2% state 33% 8% state 58% —
2015-16 0% state 33% 6% state 58% —
2014-15 3% state 31% 3% state 54% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
37%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
0%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
5%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Kern County Special Education
Grades K–12 Special education · Kern County Office of Education
0.0 mi
0%
−42 vs state
2%
−46 vs state
5%
Average of math, English and science: 4% in 2022-23 → 2% in 2025-26 75% 387 Hispanic 64%
Kern County Community
Grades K–12 Alternative · Kern County Office of Education
0.0 mi
1%
−33 vs state
10%
−44 vs state
0%
−34 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 3% in 2022-23 → 4% in 2025-26 92% 325 Hispanic 70%
Downtown Elementary
Grades K–8 · Bakersfield City
0.2 mi
54%
+14 vs state
64%
+16 vs state
57%
+22 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 61% in 2022-23 → 58% in 2025-26 31% 317 Hispanic 56%
Central Academy of Arts and Technology
Grades K–12 Charter · Central Academy of Arts and Technology District
0.3 mi
26%
−14 vs state
44%
−4 vs state
29%
−6 vs state
Not enough years of data 66% 179 Hispanic 57%
Bakersfield High
Grades 9–12 · Kern High
0.5 mi
18%
−14 vs state
40%
−17 vs state
20%
−17 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 29% in 2022-23 → 26% in 2025-26 82% 3,069 Hispanic 72%
Rafer Johnson
Grades K–8 Alternative · Bakersfield City
0.6 mi
4%
9%
0%
3% Average of math, English and science: 4% in 2022-23 → 7% in 2025-26 91% 32 Hispanic 53%
Franklin Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
0.8 mi
28%
−13 vs state
41%
−5 vs state
20%
−16 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 37% in 2022-23 → 30% in 2025-26 88% 475 Hispanic 70%
William Penn Elementary
Grades K–5 · Bakersfield City
0.9 mi
11%
−31 vs state
20%
−26 vs state
24%
−11 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 14% in 2022-23 → 18% in 2025-26 92% 235 Hispanic 77%
Emerson Middle
Grades 6–8 · Bakersfield City
1.0 mi
6%
−31 vs state
25%
−25 vs state
15%
−20 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 17% in 2022-23 → 15% in 2025-26 90% 813 Hispanic 77%
McKinley Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
1.1 mi
17%
−24 vs state
21%
−25 vs state
12%
−24 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 14% in 2022-23 → 17% in 2025-26 98% 628 Hispanic 78%