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Kern Union High School District

5801 Sundale Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93309

37.8K Students | 1,514 Teachers | 24 Schools

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Arvin High
Bakersfield High
Centennial High
Central Valley High (Continuation)
East Bakersfield High
Foothill High
Frontier High
Golden Valley High
Highland High
Independence High
Kern Valley High
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy
Liberty High
Mira Monte High
North High
Nueva Continuation High
Ridgeview High
Shafter High
South High
Stockdale High
Tierra Del Sol Continuation High
Vista Continuation High
Vista West Continuation High
West High

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

1.6x

White students are 1.6 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 1.4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 2.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

White students are 1.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Native American or Alaska Native students.

Discipline

2.6x

Black students are 2.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

White students are 1.8 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

students of Two or More Races are 2 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 1.5 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Segregation Index

High

Segregation between Black students students and White students is High, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is very uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is High, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isvery uneven

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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Students

77% Nonwhite Students

66% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

87% High School Graduation Rate

14% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

5,468 students

18% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

6,885 students

11% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

4,012 students

7% Students Enrolled in Physics

2,540 students

12% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

4,489 students

19% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

6,994 students

27% Students Enrolled in Biology

10.1K students

16% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

6,021 students

3% Students Enrolled in Calculus

1,046 students

0% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

Teachers & Resources

24.9 Students for Every Teacher

14% Inexperienced Teachers

44% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

10 Average Number of AP Courses per School

3.3 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

0 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

0 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

18 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

1 School With International Baccalaureates

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Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

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State

Students

3,721 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

10% of all students in this district

2,501 Total In-School Suspended Students

7% of all students in this district

79 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

663 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

3.4Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

12 Total Arrests

6 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

2.7 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

Mike Zulfa
661-827-3100
Email

Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

Mike Zulfa
661-827-3100
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Sandy Niday
661-827-3100
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Arvin High	Arvin	98%	88%	90%	.5Less likely	5.1x
Bakersfield High	Bakersfield	80%	68%	88%	2.2x	2.6x
Centennial High	Bakersfield	41%	24%	90%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Central Valley High (Continuation)	Shafter	98%	86%	Between 40% and 49%	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Bakersfield High	Bakersfield	93%	82%	87%	0 Not available	1.9x
Foothill High	Bakersfield	92%	84%	89%	0 Not available	2.3x
Frontier High	Bakersfield	45%	23%	96%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Golden Valley High	Bakersfield	92%	82%	91%	0 Not available	2.6x
Highland High	Bakersfield	80%	64%	90%	2.6x	2.5x
Independence High	Bakersfield	76%	53%	95%	0 Not available	1.7x
Kern Valley High	Lake Isabella	23%	65%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Bakersfield	92%	76%	Between 50% and 54%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Liberty High	Bakersfield	44%	20%	97%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mira Monte High	Bakersfield	96%	91%	91%	0 Not available	12x
North High	Bakersfield	35%	76%	77%	0 Not available	4.3x
Nueva Continuation High	Lamont	98%	86%	Between 60% and 69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ridgeview High	Bakersfield	86%	70%	93%	0 Not available	2.1x
Shafter High	Shafter	92%	80%	88%	0 Not available	5.6x
South High	Bakersfield	94%	92%	92%	0 Not available	1.6x
Stockdale High	Bakersfield	69%	33%	94%	0 Not available	2.9x
Tierra Del Sol Continuation High	Bakersfield	94%	86%	Between 55% and 59%	0 Not available	2.1x
Vista Continuation High	Bakersfield	93%	87%	Between 45% and 49%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista West Continuation High	Bakersfield	55%	63%	Between 35% and 39%	0 Not available	2.2x
West High	Bakersfield	87%	84%	83%	0 Not available	1.8x

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Arvin High	Arvin	98%	88%	90%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bakersfield High	Bakersfield	80%	68%	88%	2.4x	0 Not available
Centennial High	Bakersfield	41%	24%	90%	1.4x	0 Not available
Central Valley High (Continuation)	Shafter	98%	86%	Between 40% and 49%	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Bakersfield High	Bakersfield	93%	82%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill High	Bakersfield	92%	84%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Frontier High	Bakersfield	45%	23%	96%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Golden Valley High	Bakersfield	92%	82%	91%	.5Less likely	.5Less likely
Highland High	Bakersfield	80%	64%	90%	1.4x	0 Not available
Independence High	Bakersfield	76%	53%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kern Valley High	Lake Isabella	23%	65%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Bakersfield	92%	76%	Between 50% and 54%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Liberty High	Bakersfield	44%	20%	97%	1.3x	0 Not available
Mira Monte High	Bakersfield	96%	91%	91%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
North High	Bakersfield	35%	76%	77%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Nueva Continuation High	Lamont	98%	86%	Between 60% and 69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ridgeview High	Bakersfield	86%	70%	93%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shafter High	Shafter	92%	80%	88%	0 Not available	0 Not available
South High	Bakersfield	94%	92%	92%	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Stockdale High	Bakersfield	69%	33%	94%	1.4x	0 Not available
Tierra Del Sol Continuation High	Bakersfield	94%	86%	Between 55% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Continuation High	Bakersfield	93%	87%	Between 45% and 49%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista West Continuation High	Bakersfield	55%	63%	Between 35% and 39%	0 Not available	0 Not available
West High	Bakersfield	87%	84%	83%	0 Not available	.5Less likely

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Arvin High	Arvin	98%	88%	90%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Bakersfield High	Bakersfield	80%	68%	88%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Centennial High	Bakersfield	41%	24%	90%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Central Valley High (Continuation)	Shafter	98%	86%	Between 40% and 49%	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Bakersfield High	Bakersfield	93%	82%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill High	Bakersfield	92%	84%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Frontier High	Bakersfield	45%	23%	96%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Golden Valley High	Bakersfield	92%	82%	91%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Highland High	Bakersfield	80%	64%	90%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Independence High	Bakersfield	76%	53%	95%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Kern Valley High	Lake Isabella	23%	65%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Bakersfield	92%	76%	Between 50% and 54%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Liberty High	Bakersfield	44%	20%	97%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Mira Monte High	Bakersfield	96%	91%	91%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
North High	Bakersfield	35%	76%	77%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Nueva Continuation High	Lamont	98%	86%	Between 60% and 69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ridgeview High	Bakersfield	86%	70%	93%	.5Less likely	.5Less likely
Shafter High	Shafter	92%	80%	88%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
South High	Bakersfield	94%	92%	92%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Stockdale High	Bakersfield	69%	33%	94%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Tierra Del Sol Continuation High	Bakersfield	94%	86%	Between 55% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Continuation High	Bakersfield	93%	87%	Between 45% and 49%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista West Continuation High	Bakersfield	55%	63%	Between 35% and 39%	0 Not available	0 Not available
West High	Bakersfield	87%	84%	83%	.5Less likely	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Arvin High	Arvin	98%	88%	90%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bakersfield High	Bakersfield	80%	68%	88%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Centennial High	Bakersfield	41%	24%	90%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Central Valley High (Continuation)	Shafter	98%	86%	Between 40% and 49%	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Bakersfield High	Bakersfield	93%	82%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill High	Bakersfield	92%	84%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Frontier High	Bakersfield	45%	23%	96%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Golden Valley High	Bakersfield	92%	82%	91%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highland High	Bakersfield	80%	64%	90%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Independence High	Bakersfield	76%	53%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kern Valley High	Lake Isabella	23%	65%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Bakersfield	92%	76%	Between 50% and 54%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Liberty High	Bakersfield	44%	20%	97%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mira Monte High	Bakersfield	96%	91%	91%	0 Not available	11.7x
North High	Bakersfield	35%	76%	77%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Nueva Continuation High	Lamont	98%	86%	Between 60% and 69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ridgeview High	Bakersfield	86%	70%	93%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Shafter High	Shafter	92%	80%	88%	0 Not available	0 Not available
South High	Bakersfield	94%	92%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stockdale High	Bakersfield	69%	33%	94%	0 Not available	4.2x
Tierra Del Sol Continuation High	Bakersfield	94%	86%	Between 55% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Continuation High	Bakersfield	93%	87%	Between 45% and 49%	0 Not available	2.7x
Vista West Continuation High	Bakersfield	55%	63%	Between 35% and 39%	0 Not available	0 Not available
West High	Bakersfield	87%	84%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Arvin High	Arvin	98%	88%	90%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bakersfield High	Bakersfield	80%	68%	88%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Centennial High	Bakersfield	41%	24%	90%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Central Valley High (Continuation)	Shafter	98%	86%	Between 40% and 49%	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Bakersfield High	Bakersfield	93%	82%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill High	Bakersfield	92%	84%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Frontier High	Bakersfield	45%	23%	96%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Golden Valley High	Bakersfield	92%	82%	91%	.5Less likely	2.9x
Highland High	Bakersfield	80%	64%	90%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Independence High	Bakersfield	76%	53%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kern Valley High	Lake Isabella	23%	65%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Bakersfield	92%	76%	Between 50% and 54%	0 Not available	8.5x
Liberty High	Bakersfield	44%	20%	97%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mira Monte High	Bakersfield	96%	91%	91%	0 Not available	Over 20x
North High	Bakersfield	35%	76%	77%	.5Less likely	2.4x
Nueva Continuation High	Lamont	98%	86%	Between 60% and 69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ridgeview High	Bakersfield	86%	70%	93%	0 Not available	3.2x
Shafter High	Shafter	92%	80%	88%	0 Not available	3.9x
South High	Bakersfield	94%	92%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stockdale High	Bakersfield	69%	33%	94%	0 Not available	3.5x
Tierra Del Sol Continuation High	Bakersfield	94%	86%	Between 55% and 59%	0 Not available	2.7x
Vista Continuation High	Bakersfield	93%	87%	Between 45% and 49%	0 Not available	2.3x
Vista West Continuation High	Bakersfield	55%	63%	Between 35% and 39%	0 Not available	0 Not available
West High	Bakersfield	87%	84%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →