# Kern County Community

Kern County Community is badly underperforming. Reading and math results average to the 3rd percentile among comparable California schools. Only 10.3% of students met California's reading standard, but it is trending up slightly. Math is weaker: 1.1% of students met California's math standard, it is holding steady.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/kern-county-community-bakersfield |
| District | [Kern County Office of Education](https://caschooltrends.com/districts/kern-county-office-of-education) |
| Address | 1300 17th Street City Centre, Bakersfield, CA, 93301 |
| City | [Bakersfield](https://caschooltrends.com/cities/bakersfield) |
| Grade span | 5-12 |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Student Enrollment | 325 |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 10.3% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 1.1% |
| Reading State Rank | 1,669/1,734 (4th percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 1,680/1,735 (3rd percentile) |
| Student / teacher ratio | 14:1 |
| Per-student spending | N/A |
| Low-Income Students | 298 (91.7%) |
| English Learners | 65 (20.0%) |

Based on California’s CALPADS student-group data (2025).

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| School Website | [School Website](https://www.google.com/search?q=Kern%20County%20Community%20Bakersfield%20school%20website) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?state=CA&q=Kern%20County%20Community%20Bakersfield) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/kern-county-community-bakersfield-ca/) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=15&lstDistrict=10157-000&lstSchool=1530310&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | 2024 | 2026 | +1.2% |
| Math | 2024 | 2026 | +0.4% |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 9.0% | 144 |
| 2025 | 10.0% | 180 |
| 2026 | 10.3% | 185 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.7% | 141 |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 168 |
| 2026 | 1.1% | 183 |

## Performance details

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 7.9% | 17.6% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | 26.3% |
| 2026 | 9.3% | 23.1% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | +1.4% |
| Non-Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | +5.4% |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.6% | 8.3% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | -0.2% |
| Non-Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | +8.3% |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 8.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| 2026 | 0.0% | 11.8% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | +2.9% |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.0% | 1.6% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | +0.6% |

### Reading Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.4% | 115 |
| Black or African American | 7.3% | 41 |
| White | 20.0% | 20 |

### Math Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.9% | 113 |
| Black or African American | 0.0% | 41 |
| White | 5.0% | 20 |

### Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | 11 | 81.8% | 9.1% | 0.0% | 9.1% |
| 7 | 24 | 87.5% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 8 | 37 | 78.4% | 21.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 11 | 113 | 65.5% | 18.6% | 14.2% | 1.8% |

### Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | 11 | 90.9% | 0.0% | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| 7 | 24 | 91.7% | 8.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 8 | 38 | 92.1% | 7.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 11 | 110 | 94.5% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 0.0% |