# Tehachapi Unified

Tehachapi Unified is a unified district in Kern County, California. Reading proficiency is 35.7%, -1.3 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 24.1%, -0.1 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/tehachapi-unified |
| County | Kern |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 6 |
| Students | 4,156 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 23:1 |
| Average spending per student | $16,511 |
| Low-Income Students | 1,864 (44.9%) |
| English Learners | 215 (5.2%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 37.0% | 2,061 |
| 2024 | 37.4% | 1,989 |
| 2025 | 35.7% | 2,102 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.2% | 2,059 |
| 2024 | 22.8% | 1,966 |
| 2025 | 24.1% | 2,089 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 25.5% | 44.7% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | 47.5% |
| 2025 | 24.7% | 45.1% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 15.2% | 30.3% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | 29.4% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | 31.1% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.0% | 38.4% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | 38.9% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | 37.2% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.8% | 25.0% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | 23.7% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | 25.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cassandra Sweeney | Trustee | csweeney@tehachapiusd.com | 2022 | 2026 |
| Dana Christensen | Trustee | dchristensen@tehachapiusd.com | N/A | 2026 |
| Jackie Wood | Clerk | jwood@tehachapiusd.com | 2024 | 2028 |
| Paul Kaminski | President | pkaminski@tehachapiusd.com | 2022 | 2026 |
| Tracy Kelly | Vice President | tkelly@tehachapiusd.com | N/A | 2028 |
| Tyler Napier | Trustee | tylernapier@gmail.com | 2024 | 2028 |
| Wayne Cooper | Trustee | wcooper@tehachapiusd.com | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Cummings Valley Elementary | Tehachapi | 59.0% | 52.6% | 55.8% | +14.3 | +11.4 |
| 2 | Tehachapi High | Tehachapi | 45.2% | 18.9% | 32.0% | -2.3 | +0.2 |
| 3 | Tompkins Elementary | Tehachapi | 32.7% | 25.7% | 29.2% | -4.7 | -7.1 |
| 4 | Golden Hills Elementary | Tehachapi | 26.9% | 21.8% | 24.3% | -4.3 | -4.2 |
| 5 | Jacobsen Middle | Tehachapi | 30.9% | 17.4% | 24.1% | -4.4 | -1.3 |
| 6 | Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy | Tehachapi | 29.1% | 19.0% | 24.0% | -1.7 | +7.9 |