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Schools in Bear Valley Springs · Kern High School District, Tehachapi Unified School District

Bear Valley Springs’s public schools score below 53% of California districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Bear Valley Springs’s districts is 17%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bear Valley Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#546of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 90% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
45%
▼ 2 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 16 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
▼ 1 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.1K
▼ 10% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Kern High
Students per teacher
24.0
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
45,344 students on the public path
In brief

Bear Valley Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 482 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bear Valley Springs’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 90% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Kern High spends $19,073 per student and Tehachapi Unified $15,369, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bear Valley Springs’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 47% of California school districts, #546 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (482)Better than 25%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 11,532 test results and a graduating class of 10,701 could put Bear Valley Springs anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 90% of Bear Valley Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (11,492 in math, 11,570 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bear Valley Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–8Jacobsen Middlein TehachapiC+
9–1220 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+

Bear Valley Springs runs its own schools through grade 12 (Tehachapi Unified School District). From grade 9, students attend the Kern High School District, shared with Arvin, Bakersfield and Shafter. Its elementary school is in Tehachapi. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Bear Valley Springs

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Kern High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 25 schools · 42,814 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 24.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$19,073CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Tehachapi Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 4,156 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 23.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$15,369CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Kern High School District47%
State average 46.7% · 9518 students tested
Math · 9–12, Kern High School District16%
State average 33.1% · 9445 students tested
Reading · K–12, Tehachapi Unified School District36%
State average 46.7% · 2052 students tested
Math · K–12, Tehachapi Unified School District22%
State average 33.1% · 2047 students tested

Bear Valley Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Bear Valley Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bear Valley SpringsB−Tehachapi Unified K–12 · Kern High 9–12
TehachapiB−Tehachapi Unified

Every school in Bear Valley Springs

24 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bear Valley Springsin other towns
Golden Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tehachapi
C+
663 students23:1Rate it →
Tompkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tehachapi
C+
615 students25:1Rate it →
Cummings Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tehachapi
B
560 students27:1Rate it →
Jacobsen Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tehachapi
C+
925 students22:1Rate it →
Bakersfield High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
A−
3,069 students26:1Rate it →
Arvin High
High · Grades 9–12 · Arvin
A+
2,653 students26:1Rate it →
Ridgeview High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
A+
2,575 students27:1Rate it →
Highland High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
A
2,530 students24:1Rate it →
Stockdale High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
2,398 students28:1Rate it →
Liberty High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
A+
2,369 students27:1Rate it →
East Bakersfield High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
A
2,331 students24:1Rate it →
Independence High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
2,324 students26:1Rate it →
Golden Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
A
2,228 students23:1Rate it →
Centennial High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
A+
2,212 students25:1Rate it →
West High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
A+
2,159 students27:1Rate it →
North High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
A
2,135 students25:1Rate it →
South High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
A+
2,107 students24:1Rate it →
Frontier High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
A+
2,098 students26:1Rate it →
Mira Monte High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
2,048 students24:1Rate it →
Foothill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
A
2,043 students24:1Rate it →
Del Oro High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bakersfield
1,927 students25:1Rate it →
Shafter High
High · Grades 9–12 · Shafter
A
1,599 students22:1Rate it →
Tehachapi High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tehachapi
B+
1,260 students23:1Rate it →
Kern Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Isabella
A
516 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Bear Valley Springs’s schools

Are Bear Valley Springs’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bear Valley Springs children attend score below 53% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #546 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bear Valley Springs in?

Two districts: Tehachapi Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Kern High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Arvin, Bakersfield and Shafter.

Where do Bear Valley Springs kids go to high school?

One of 20 high schools, depending on your address: Bakersfield High, Arvin High, Ridgeview High, Highland High, Stockdale High, Liberty High, East Bakersfield High, Independence High, Golden Valley High, Centennial High, West High, North High, South High, Frontier High, Mira Monte High, Foothill High, Del Oro High, Shafter High, Tehachapi High and Kern Valley High.

What is Bear Valley Springs’s graduation rate?

85% of the class of 2023 in Kern High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Bear Valley Springs spend per student?

$19,073 in Kern High School District and $15,369 in Tehachapi Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.