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B−

Tehachapi Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Tehachapi.

Tehachapi’s School Grade B− better than 48% of California school districts

Students
4,156
Schools
7
Spent per student
$15,369
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
The gist

What stands out about Tehachapi Unified School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 48% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 28% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 48% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Tehachapi 11,852

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tehachapi. Grade by grade →

K–5Tompkins ElementaryThis district
6–8Jacobsen MiddleThis district
9–12Tehachapi HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 33.1% · 2,047 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 46.7% · 2,052 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 86.2% · 326 in the class

93% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,369 per student · 28% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 44%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 59%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,971’20
4,134’21
4,170’22
4,219’23
4,156’24

Up 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 52%Hispanic 40%Two or more races 5%Black 1%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Golden Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tehachapi
C+
663 students23:1
Tompkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tehachapi
C+
615 students25:1
Cummings Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tehachapi
B
560 students27:1
Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tehachapi
108 students19:1
Jacobsen Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tehachapi
C+
925 students22:1
Tehachapi High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tehachapi
B+
1,260 students23:1
Monroe High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · Tehachapi
25 students25:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.