Kern County Office of Education

Kern County Special Education

1300 17th Street, City Centre, Bakersfield, CA 93301-4533

Summary

Kern County Special Education is badly underperforming.

Only 5.9% of students are reading at grade level in Kern County Special Education, and it is trending down slightly.Trending down

Math is weaker at 2.0%; most students are not yet at grade level, and it is trending down slightly.Trending down

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency5.9%
Current Math Proficiency2.0%
Reading State Rank1729/1751 (1st percentile)
Math State Rank1696/1754 (3rd percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio5:1
Student Enrollment387
Low-Income Students289 (74.7%)
English Learners41 (10.6%)
2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading -2.2%Trend downMath -1.4%Trend down
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

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

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income -1.2%Trend down
Non-Low-Income -5.9%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A
English Native -0.5%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years

Math Proficiency Scores

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

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income -2.4%Trend down
Non-Low-Income 0.0%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A
English Native +0.4%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years