High schools in Kern County
64 high schools in Kern County, serving roughly 76,809 students. SweetSpot ranks each one on your family's priorities.
Top schools
- 6.0
Stockdale High
Kern High · 9-12
- 5.7
Cesar E. Chavez High
Delano Joint Union High · 9-12
- 5.7
Delano High
Delano Joint Union High · 9-12
- 5.7
Frontier High
Kern High · 9-12
- 5.7
Valley Oaks Charter
Kern County Office of Education · K-12 · Charter
- 5.5
Robert F. Kennedy High
Delano Joint Union High · 9-12
- 5.4
Desert Junior-Senior High
Muroc Joint Unified · 7-12
- 5.3
Liberty High
Kern High · 9-12
- 5.3
Centennial High
Kern High · 9-12
- 5.1
Blue Ridge Academy
Maricopa Unified · K-12 · Charter
- 5.1
Heartland Charter
Maricopa Unified · K-12 · Charter
- 4.9
Wonderful College Prep Academy
Kern County Office of Education · K-12 · Charter
- 4.9
Independence High
Kern High · 9-12
- 4.9
Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills
Kern County Office of Education · K-12 · Charter
- 4.9
California Virtual Academy at Maricopa
Maricopa Unified · K-12 · Charter
- 4.7
Highland High
Kern High · 9-12
- 4.7
Golden Valley High
Kern High · 9-12
- 4.7
Valley Achievement Center
Panama-Buena Vista Union · K-12 · Specialized
- 4.6
Wasco High
Wasco Union High · 9-12
- 4.6
Tehachapi High
Tehachapi Unified · 9-12
- 4.6
Ridgeview High
Kern High · 9-12
- 4.5
Central Academy of Arts and Technology
Kern County Office of Education · P-12 · Charter
- 4.4
High Desert
Sierra Sands Unified · 7-12 · Alternative school of choice
- 4.3
McFarland High School Early College
McFarland Unified · 9-12
- 4.1
Shafter High
Kern High · 9-12
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Common questions
How many high schools are in Kern County?
64 high schools in Kern County, serving 76,809 students.
What counts as a "high" school?
Any school whose grade span includes grades 9–12.
How is the ranking computed?
By default, schools are ranked by SweetSpot's neutral baseline score — the mean of their academics, attendance, suspension rate, and teacher metrics. Tune your priorities to see a ranking calibrated to your family.
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.
Is this data accurate?
Yes — SweetSpot pulls directly from the California Department of Education's annual SARC (School Accountability Report Card) release. Last refreshed when the CDE publishes new data.
All schools in High schools, Kern County
- Stockdale High · 9-12
- Cesar E. Chavez High · 9-12
- Delano High · 9-12
- Frontier High · 9-12
- Valley Oaks Charter · K-12
- Robert F. Kennedy High · 9-12
- Desert Junior-Senior High · 7-12
- Liberty High · 9-12
- Centennial High · 9-12
- Blue Ridge Academy · K-12
- Heartland Charter · K-12
- Wonderful College Prep Academy · K-12
- Independence High · 9-12
- Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills · K-12
- California Virtual Academy at Maricopa · K-12
- Highland High · 9-12
- Golden Valley High · 9-12
- Valley Achievement Center · K-12
- Wasco High · 9-12
- Tehachapi High · 9-12
- Ridgeview High · 9-12
- Central Academy of Arts and Technology · P-12
- High Desert · 7-12
- McFarland High School Early College · 9-12
- Shafter High · 9-12
- Opportunities for Learning - Ridgecrest · 7-12
- South High · 9-12
- Taft Union High · 9-12
- Abraham Lincoln Alternative · 4-12
- Sherman E. Burroughs High · 9-12
- East Bakersfield High · 9-12
- West High · 9-12
- Arvin High · 9-12
- Frazier Mountain High · 9-12
- Foothill High · 9-12
- Del Oro High · 9-12
- Bakersfield High · 9-12
- North High · 9-12
- Rosamond High Early College Campus · 9-12
- Mira Monte High · 9-12
- Kern Valley High · 9-12
- Maricopa High · 9-12
- Boron Junior-Senior High · 7-12
- Kern County Special Education · K-12
- Monroe High (Continuation) · 9-12
- McFarland Independent · K-12
- McGowan (Robert) High (Continuation) · 7-12
- Nueva Continuation High · 9-12
- Wasco Independence High · 9-12
- Vista Continuation High · 9-12
- Insight School of California · 9-12
- Central Valley High (Continuation) · 9-12
- Vista West Continuation High · 9-12
- Tierra Del Sol Continuation High · 9-12
- Valley High · 9-12
- Kern Workforce 2000 Academy · 9-12
- Buena Vista High (Continuation) · 9-12
- California City High · 9-12
- Kern County Juvenile Court · K-12
- Mojave Jr./Sr. High · 6-12
- Kern County Community · K-12
- Rare Earth High (Continuation) · 10-12
- Mesquite Continuation High · 9-12
- San Joaquin High (Continuation) · 9-12