# Southern Kern Unified

Southern Kern Unified is a unified district in Kern County, California. Reading proficiency is 30.1%, +5.2 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 14.9%, +2.4 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/southern-kern-unified |
| County | Kern |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 4 |
| Students | 3,636 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $18,274 |
| Low-Income Students | 2,910 (80.0%) |
| English Learners | 520 (14.3%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.9% | 1,820 |
| 2024 | 28.2% | 1,829 |
| 2025 | 30.1% | 1,939 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.5% | 1,822 |
| 2024 | 15.9% | 1,831 |
| 2025 | 14.9% | 1,944 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 22.3% | 36.8% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | 42.6% |
| 2025 | 27.0% | 44.1% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 11.2% | 18.4% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | 23.5% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | 24.9% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 6.0% | 27.1% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | 30.6% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | 32.6% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 3.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | 18.6% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | 16.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adrienne Rendon | Member | a.rendon@skusd.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Justin Wright | Clerk | j.wright@skusd.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Mario Gutierrez | Member | autoprosii@yahoo.com | 2001 | 2026 |
| Robert Vincelette, Jr. | President | r.vincelette@skusd.k12.ca.us | 2020 | 2028 |
| Sunni Hepburn | Vice President | s.hepburn@skusd.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Westpark Elementary | Rosamond | 38.9% | 27.5% | 33.2% | -1.2 | +2.9 |
| 2 | Rosamond High Early College Campus | Rosamond | 33.0% | 9.9% | 21.5% | -3.9 | -1.7 |
| 3 | Tropico Middle | Rosamond | 29.7% | 9.6% | 19.7% | +11.5 | +0.7 |
| 4 | Rosamond Elementary | Rosamond | 21.3% | 15.5% | 18.4% | +5.4 | +8.1 |