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Schools in Choctaw Valley

Choctaw Valley’s public schools

Bakersfield City School District and Kern High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Choctaw Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?15/15schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
2021–22
Spent per student
$19.1K
▼ 10% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Kern High
Students per teacher
22.5
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
69,654 students on the public path
In brief

Choctaw Valley’s schools, in brief

School by school

15 of Choctaw Valley’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Centennial High places highest (better than 99%); Bakersfield High lowest (78%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

33 elementary schools serve Choctaw Valley, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 11 middle schools and 19 high schools: 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 and Kern Valley High. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Choctaw Valley, with each school’s own grade.

33 schools teach K in Choctaw Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address.
Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
960 students23:1Rate it →
Voorhies Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
915 students20:1Rate it →
Horace Mann Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
870 students21:1Rate it →
Bessie E. Owens Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
867 students22:1Rate it →
Myra A. Noble Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
813 students20:1Rate it →
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
813 students23:1Rate it →
Longfellow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
780 students20:1Rate it →
College Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
761 students21:1Rate it →
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
709 students22:1Rate it →
Fremont Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
707 students21:1Rate it →
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
705 students20:1Rate it →
Leo G. Pauly Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
694 students20:1Rate it →
Stella I. Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
670 students19:1Rate it →
Munsey Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
663 students20:1Rate it →
Evergreen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
660 students19:1Rate it →
Ramon Garza Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
658 students20:1Rate it →
Wayside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
652 students20:1Rate it →
Frank West Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
650 students18:1Rate it →
McKinley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
628 students21:1Rate it →
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
621 students19:1Rate it →
Mt. Vernon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
614 students19:1Rate it →
Hort Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
590 students20:1Rate it →
Caroline Harris Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
587 students19:1Rate it →
Pioneer Drive Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
562 students20:1Rate it →
Harding Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
542 students21:1Rate it →
Henry Eissler Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
529 students18:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
510 students20:1Rate it →
Franklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
475 students20:1Rate it →
Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
452 students21:1Rate it →
Casa Loma Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
424 students18:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
392 students20:1Rate it →
Downtown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Bakersfield
317 students22:1Rate it →
William Penn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
235 students17:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–633 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–811 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–1219 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bakersfield City School District.

Two districts serve Choctaw Valley

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

Bakersfield City School DistrictGrades K–8 · 44 schools · 28,365 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 20.4 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,798CA $21,206 · FY2024
D
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−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Bakersfield City School District27%
State average 46.7% · 19468 students tested
Math · K–8, Bakersfield City School District13%
State average 33.1% · 19496 students tested
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

Choctaw Valley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Choctaw Valley—Bakersfield City K–8 · Kern High 9–12

Every school in Choctaw Valley

62 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 Choctaw Valleyin other towns
Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
960 students23:1Rate it →
Voorhies Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
915 students20:1Rate it →
Horace Mann Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
870 students21:1Rate it →
Bessie E. Owens Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
867 students22:1Rate it →
Myra A. Noble Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
813 students20:1Rate it →
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
813 students23:1Rate it →
Longfellow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
780 students20:1Rate it →
College Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
761 students21:1Rate it →
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
709 students22:1Rate it →
Fremont Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
707 students21:1Rate it →
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
705 students20:1Rate it →
Leo G. Pauly Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
694 students20:1Rate it →
Stella I. Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
670 students19:1Rate it →
Munsey Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
663 students20:1Rate it →
Evergreen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
660 students19:1Rate it →
Ramon Garza Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
658 students20:1Rate it →
Wayside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
652 students20:1Rate it →
Frank West Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
650 students18:1Rate it →
McKinley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
628 students21:1Rate it →
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
621 students19:1Rate it →
Mt. Vernon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
614 students19:1Rate it →
Hort Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
590 students20:1Rate it →
Caroline Harris Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
587 students19:1Rate it →
Pioneer Drive Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
562 students20:1Rate it →
Harding Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
542 students21:1Rate it →
Henry Eissler Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
529 students18:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
510 students20:1Rate it →
Franklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
475 students20:1Rate it →
Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
452 students21:1Rate it →
Casa Loma Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
424 students18:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
392 students20:1Rate it →
Downtown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Bakersfield
317 students22:1Rate it →
William Penn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bakersfield
235 students17:1Rate it →
Curran Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bakersfield
973 students21:1Rate it →
Walter Stiern Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bakersfield
891 students21:1Rate it →
Emerson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bakersfield
813 students22:1Rate it →
Sierra Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bakersfield
731 students21:1Rate it →
Paul L. Cato Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bakersfield
694 students23:1Rate it →
Washington Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bakersfield
639 students22:1Rate it →
Sequoia Jr. High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield
746 students22:1Rate it →
Chipman Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield
708 students22:1Rate it →
Compton Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield
586 students21:1Rate it →
Abraham Lincoln Jr. High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield
527 students20:1Rate 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 →
Kern Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Isabella
A
516 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Choctaw Valley’s schools

Are Choctaw Valley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Choctaw Valley. Bakersfield City School District and Kern High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Choctaw Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 15 of its 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Choctaw Valley in?

Bakersfield City School District and Kern High School District.

Where do Choctaw Valley kids go to high school?

One of 19 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 and Kern Valley High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.