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Schools in Pumpkin Center

Pumpkin Center’s public schools

Panama-Buena Vista School District and Kern High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pumpkin Center. 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Spent per student
$19.1K
▼ 10% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Kern High
Students per teacher
23.8
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
60,687 students on the public path
In brief

Pumpkin Center’s schools, in brief

School by school

15 of Pumpkin Center’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

20 elementary schools serve Pumpkin Center, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then six 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 Pumpkin Center, with each school’s own grade.

20 schools teach K in Pumpkin Center’s district. Which one depends on your address.
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Bakersfield
1,151 students23:1Rate it →
Douglas J. Miller Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
994 students28:1Rate it →
Berkshire Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
932 students26:1Rate it →
Bill L. Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
926 students26:1Rate it →
Panama Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
876 students27:1Rate it →
Charles H. Castle Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
832 students27:1Rate it →
Ronald Reagan Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
831 students25:1Rate it →
Sing Lum Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
809 students25:1Rate it →
Roy W. Loudon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
807 students24:1Rate it →
Old River Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
795 students25:1Rate it →
Highgate Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
732 students25:1Rate it →
Buena Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
713 students26:1Rate it →
Leo B. Hart Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
705 students26:1Rate it →
Amy B. Seibert Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
628 students23:1Rate it →
Stine Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
615 students24:1Rate it →
Louise Sandrini Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
604 students24:1Rate it →
Stockdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
587 students23:1Rate it →
Wayne Van Horn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
578 students24:1Rate it →
Laurelglen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
574 students23:1Rate it →
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
524 students21:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–620 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–86 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 Panama-Buena Vista School District.

Two districts serve Pumpkin Center

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

Panama-Buena Vista School DistrictGrades K–8 · 25 schools · 19,366 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 23.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$17,448CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
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

Close to the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Panama-Buena Vista School District47%
State average 46.7% · 12390 students tested
Math · K–8, Panama-Buena Vista School District30%
State average 33.1% · 12379 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

Pumpkin Center vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Pumpkin Center’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pumpkin Center—Panama-Buena Vista K–8 · Kern High 9–12
BakersfieldCBakersfield City K–8 · Panama-Buena Vista K–8 · Kern High 9–12

Every school in Pumpkin Center

44 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 Pumpkin Centerin other towns
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Bakersfield
1,151 students23:1Rate it →
Douglas J. Miller Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
994 students28:1Rate it →
Berkshire Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
932 students26:1Rate it →
Bill L. Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
926 students26:1Rate it →
Panama Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
876 students27:1Rate it →
Charles H. Castle Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
832 students27:1Rate it →
Ronald Reagan Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
831 students25:1Rate it →
Sing Lum Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
809 students25:1Rate it →
Roy W. Loudon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
807 students24:1Rate it →
Old River Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
795 students25:1Rate it →
Highgate Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
732 students25:1Rate it →
Buena Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
713 students26:1Rate it →
Leo B. Hart Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
705 students26:1Rate it →
Amy B. Seibert Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
628 students23:1Rate it →
Stine Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
615 students24:1Rate it →
Louise Sandrini Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
604 students24:1Rate it →
Stockdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
587 students23:1Rate it →
Wayne Van Horn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
578 students24:1Rate it →
Laurelglen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
574 students23:1Rate it →
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
524 students21:1Rate it →
Stonecreek Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield
986 students19:1Rate it →
Earl Warren Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield
965 students21:1Rate it →
Tevis Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield
807 students20:1Rate it →
Fred L. Thompson Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield
714 students17:1Rate it →
O. J. Actis Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield
681 students16:1Rate 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 Pumpkin Center’s schools

Are Pumpkin Center’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pumpkin Center. Panama-Buena Vista School District and Kern High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pumpkin Center. 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 Pumpkin Center in?

Panama-Buena Vista School District and Kern High School District.

Where do Pumpkin Center 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.