Schools in Kern County
275 public schools across 32 cities in Kern County, serving roughly 197,896 students. SweetSpot scores each one against your family's priorities.
Schools275
Students197,896
Districts47
4.5
Median fitwith default priorities
Top schools
- 7.7
American Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary · K-6
- 7.5
Midway Elementary
Midway Elementary · K-8
- 7.4
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Bakersfield City · K-6
- 7.3
Del Rio Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary · K-6
- 7.3
Highgate Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union · K-6
- 7.2
Morningside
Delano Union Elementary · K-5
- 7.1
Rosedale Middle
Rosedale Union Elementary · 7-8
- 7.1
Centennial Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary · K-6
- 7.1
Almondale Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary · K-6
- 7.1
William B. Bimat Elementary
Norris Elementary · K-6
- 7.1
Fruitvale Junior High
Fruitvale Elementary · 7-8
- 7.0
Rosedale-North Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary · K-6
- 7.0
Linns Valley-Poso Flat Elementary
Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union · K-8
- 6.9
Independence Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary · K-6
- 6.8
Downtown Elementary
Bakersfield City · K-8
- 6.8
Del Vista Math and Science Academy
Delano Union Elementary · K-5 · Charter
- 6.7
Terrace Elementary
Delano Union Elementary · K-5
- 6.7
Harvest Elementary
Delano Union Elementary · K-5
- 6.7
Nueva Vista Language Academy
Delano Union Elementary · K-5 · Charter
- 6.7
Quailwood Elementary
Fruitvale Elementary · K-6
- 6.6
Endeavour Elementary
Fruitvale Elementary · K-6
- 6.6
Veterans Elementary
Norris Elementary · K-6
- 6.6
Patriot Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary · K-6
- 6.5
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary
Bakersfield City · K-5
- 6.5
McKittrick Elementary
McKittrick Elementary · K-8
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Cities in this county
By grade level
School districts
- Bakersfield City
- Panama-Buena Vista Union
- Kern High
- Lakeside Union
- Greenfield Union
- Sierra Sands Unified
- Delano Union Elementary
- Kern County Office of Education
- Rosedale Union Elementary
- Maricopa Unified
- McFarland Unified
- Tehachapi Unified
- Mojave Unified
- Muroc Joint Unified
- Southern Kern Unified
- Taft City
- Wasco Union Elementary
- Fruitvale Elementary
- Norris Elementary
- Arvin Union
Common questions
How many public schools are in Kern County?
Kern County has 275 public schools across 32 cities, serving 197,896 students.
What's the largest school district in Kern County?
Bakersfield City is the largest, with 44 schools.
Which cities are covered?
SweetSpot covers every public school in every city in Kern County, including Bakersfield, Delano, Ridgecrest, Wasco, Taft, and 26 more.
How does SweetSpot score schools?
SweetSpot scores every California public school on a 0–10 scale across academics, school size, teacher pay, suspension rates, attendance, graduation, and demographics — based on actual data, not peer-relative ranking.
How is fit calculated for my family?
You pick which metrics matter and how much each one weighs. SweetSpot recomputes a custom 0–10 fit score for every school against your priorities — live, as you move the sliders.
All schools in Kern County
- American Elementary · K-6
- Midway Elementary · K-8
- Cesar E. Chavez Elementary · K-6
- Del Rio Elementary · K-6
- Highgate Elementary · K-6
- Morningside · K-5
- Rosedale Middle · 7-8
- Centennial Elementary · K-6
- Almondale Elementary · K-6
- William B. Bimat Elementary · K-6
- Fruitvale Junior High · 7-8
- Rosedale-North Elementary · K-6
- Linns Valley-Poso Flat Elementary · K-8
- Independence Elementary · K-6
- Downtown Elementary · K-8
- Del Vista Math and Science Academy · K-5
- Terrace Elementary · K-5
- Harvest Elementary · K-5
- Nueva Vista Language Academy · K-5
- Quailwood Elementary · K-6
- Endeavour Elementary · K-6
- Veterans Elementary · K-6
- Patriot Elementary · K-6
- Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary · K-5
- McKittrick Elementary · K-8
- Ronald Reagan Elementary · K-6
- W. A. Kendrick Elementary · P-5
- Discovery Elementary · K-6
- Norris Elementary · K-6
- La Vina Middle · 6-8
- Fremont Elementary · K-5
- Albany Park Elementary · K-5
- Princeton Street Elementary · K-5
- Maple Elementary · K-8
- Freedom Middle · 7-8
- Kernville Elementary · K-5
- Granite Pointe Elementary · P-5
- Stockdale High · 9-12
- Inyokern Elementary · K-6
- Buena Vista Elementary · K-6
- Earl Warren Junior High · 7-8
- Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 · K-8
- Norris Middle · 6-8
- Stockdale Elementary · K-6
- Rio Bravo Elementary · K-4
- Almond Tree Middle · 6-8
- Cesar E. Chavez High · 9-12
- Franklin Elementary · K-6
- Delano High · 9-12
- Frontier High · 9-12
- Piute Mountain Elementary · K-8
- Blake Elementary · K-8
- Leo B. Hart Elementary · K-6
- Valley Oaks Charter · K-12
- William A. Bailey Elementary · K-2
- Olive Drive Elementary · K-6
- Peak to Peak Mountain Charter · K-8
- Robert F. Kennedy High · 9-12
- Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary · 3-8
- Columbia Elementary · K-6
- Horizon Elementary · K-6
- Douglas J. Miller Elementary · K-6
- Valle Verde Elementary · P-5
- Orangewood Elementary · K-4
- Desert Junior-Senior High · 7-12
- Panama Elementary · K-6
- Liberty High · 9-12
- Cummings Valley Elementary · K-5
- Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy · K-8
- Centennial High · 9-12
- Semitropic Elementary · K-8
- Grow Public Schools · P-8
- Horace Mann Elementary · K-6
- Paul L. Cato Middle · 6-8
- Pioneer · K-8
- Mountain View TK-8 · K-8
- Bill L. Williams Elementary · K-6
- A. M. Thomas Middle · 6-8
- Blue Ridge Academy · K-12
- Las Flores Elementary · K-6
- Shirley Lane Elementary · K-6
- Golden Oak Elementary · P-6
- Bessie E. Owens Elementary · K-6
- Heartland Charter · K-12
- Henry Eissler Elementary · K-6
- Faller Elementary · K-6
- Richmond Elementary · K-6
- Zephyr Lane Elementary · K-6
- Raffaello Palla Elementary · P-5
- Leon H. Ollivier Middle · 6-8
- Old River Elementary · K-6
- Lost Hills Elementary · K-5
- Wonderful College Prep Academy · K-12
- Independence High · 9-12
- Horizon Elementary · P-5
- General Shafter Elementary · K-8
- Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills · K-12
- Elk Hills Elementary · K-8
- Crescent Elementary · P-5
- California Virtual Academy at Maricopa · K-12
- Harding Elementary · K-6
- Conley Elementary · K-3
- Vieweg STEM Academy · K-8
- Spectrum Center Sierra Sands · K-8
- El Camino Real Elementary · K-6
- Sing Lum Elementary · K-6
- Westpark Elementary · K-5
- Highland High · 9-12
- Fairview Elementary · P-5
- Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary · K-6
- Lamont Elementary · P-3
- Golden Valley High · 9-12
- Chipman Junior High · 7-8
- Sierra Vista Elementary · P-8
- Christa McAuliffe Elementary · K-6
- Frank West Elementary · K-5
- Pioneer Drive Elementary · K-6
- Valley Achievement Center · K-12
- McKee Middle · 6-8
- Tevis Junior High · 7-8
- Voorhies Elementary · K-6
- Wasco High · 9-12
- Bear Mountain Elementary · P-6
- Irving L. Branch Elementary · 3-6
- Ramon Garza Elementary · K-5
- Tehachapi High · 9-12
- Frazier Park Elementary · K-4
- Gateway Elementary · K-6
- Roy W. Loudon Elementary · K-6
- Ridgeview High · 9-12
- James A. Forrest Elementary · K-5
- Jefferson Elementary · K-3
- Central Academy of Arts and Technology · P-12
- Laurelglen Elementary · K-6
- Parkview Elementary · K-3
- South Fork Elementary · K-8
- Vineland Elementary · K-4
- John L. Prueitt Elementary · K-5
- Stonecreek Junior High · 7-8
- Sequoia Elementary · P-6
- Di Giorgio Elementary · K-8
- Greenfield Middle · 6-8
- High Desert · 7-12
- Prosperity Elementary · P-5
- Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy · 6-8
- Wayside Elementary · K-6
- Pond Elementary · K-8
- McFarland High School Early College · 9-12
- Louise Sandrini Elementary · K-6
- William Penn Elementary · K-5
- Munsey Elementary · K-6
- Thomas Jefferson Middle · 6-8
- Palm Avenue Middle · 6-8
- Leo G. Pauly Elementary · K-6
- Haven Drive Middle · 7-8
- Kern Avenue Elementary · K-6
- Redwood Elementary · K-6
- Caroline Harris Elementary · K-6
- Shafter High · 9-12
- Evergreen Elementary · K-5
- Tompkins Elementary · K-5
- Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary · K-6
- Roosevelt Elementary · K-5
- Wayne Van Horn Elementary · K-6
- Hort Elementary · K-5
- Virginia Avenue Elementary · K-6
- Opportunities for Learning - Ridgecrest · 7-12
- Browning Road STEAM Academy · K-6
- South High · 9-12
- Roosevelt Elementary · 4-5
- Taft Union High · 9-12
- Myra A. Noble Elementary · K-5
- Abraham Lincoln Alternative · 4-12
- Sherman E. Burroughs High · 9-12
- Berkshire Elementary · K-6
- Jefferson Elementary · K-6
- Highland Elementary · P-5
- Taft Primary · K-3
- El Tejon Elementary · 5-8
- Compton Junior High · 7-8
- Jacobsen Middle · 6-8
- Alicante Avenue Elementary · K-6
- Sequoia Jr. High · 7-8
- Golden Hills Elementary · K-5
- O. J. Actis Junior High · 7-8
- Teresa Burke Elementary · K-5
- Donald E. Suburu · K-5
- Edison Middle · 5-8
- Myrtle Avenue Elementary · 4-6
- Fairfax Junior High · 5-8
- East Bakersfield High · 9-12
- West High · 9-12
- Rafer Johnson · K-8
- Walter Stiern Middle · 6-8
- Buttonwillow Elementary · P-8
- Standard Elementary · P-5
- Arvin High · 9-12
- Frazier Mountain High · 9-12
- Wingland Elementary · P-5
- Foothill High · 9-12
- Williams Elementary · K-6
- Charles H. Castle Elementary · K-6
- Fred L. Thompson Junior High · 7-8
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary · P-6
- Fremont Elementary · K-6
- Robert P. Ulrich Elementary · K-2
- Pierce Academy of the Arts · K-6
- Casa Loma Elementary · K-6
- Amy B. Seibert Elementary · K-6
- Karl F. Clemens Elementary · K-5
- Stine Elementary · K-6
- Del Oro High · 9-12
- Bakersfield High · 9-12
- North High · 9-12
- Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science · K-6
- China Lake Junior High · 7-8
- Rosamond High Early College Campus · 9-12
- Emerson Middle · 6-8
- Longfellow Elementary · K-6
- Mira Monte High · 9-12
- Planz Elementary · P-5
- Abraham Lincoln Jr. High · 7-8
- Curran Middle · 6-8
- Mt. Vernon Elementary · K-6
- Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary · K-5
- Sierra Middle · 6-8
- College Heights Elementary · K-6
- San Lauren Elementary · K-6
- McFarland Junior High · 7-8
- McKinley Elementary · K-6
- Lincoln Junior High · 6-8
- Kern Valley High · 9-12
- Maricopa High · 9-12
- Tropico Middle · 6-8
- Boron Junior-Senior High · 7-12
- Kern County Special Education · K-12
- Lakeside · P-8
- North Beardsley Elementary · K-6
- Stella I. Hills Elementary · K-6
- Mountain View Middle · 7-8
- Richland Junior High · 7-8
- Rosamond Elementary · K-5
- Monroe High (Continuation) · 9-12
- McFarland Independent · K-12
- McGowan (Robert) High (Continuation) · 7-12
- Nueva Continuation High · 9-12
- Beardsley Elementary · K-6
- Sunset · 5-8
- Wasco Independence High · 9-12
- Vista Continuation High · 9-12
- Greenfield Community · K-8
- Insight School of California · 9-12
- Standard Middle · 6-8
- Beardsley Junior High · 7-8
- West Boron Elementary · K-6
- Washington Middle · 6-8
- Central Valley High (Continuation) · 9-12
- Vista West Continuation High · 9-12
- Tierra Del Sol Continuation High · 9-12
- Hacienda Elementary · 3-5
- Maricopa Elementary · K-5
- Valley High · 9-12
- Kern Workforce 2000 Academy · 9-12
- Buena Vista High (Continuation) · 9-12
- California City High · 9-12
- Maricopa Middle · 6-8
- Kern County Juvenile Court · K-12
- Mojave Jr./Sr. High · 6-12
- Kern County Community · K-12
- Woodrow Wallace Middle · 6-8
- Rare Earth High (Continuation) · 10-12
- Mesquite Continuation High · 9-12
- Mojave Elementary · P-5
- San Joaquin High (Continuation) · 9-12
- California City Middle · 6-8