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Highland High

Regular School · Bakersfield, CA

Highland High is a regular school school in Bakersfield, California, serving grades 09–12 with 2,530 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 23.9:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
2,530
Teachers (FTE)
105.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
23.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 1,881 74%
White 382 15%
Black or African American 126 5%
Asian 79 3%
Two or more races 38 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 20 1%
Not Specified 3 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 2,530 1,245M / 1,282F

English Language Learners: 156 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9%
Reading Proficiency >=50% 48.7% 14
Science Proficiency .
4-Year Graduation Rate 88.0%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (16)
440 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
195 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
12
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
155
6.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
427
16.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 2,530 100%

Contact & Location

2900 Royal Scots Way

Bakersfield, CA 93306

Phone: (661)872-2777

http://highland.kernhigh.org

District

Kern High

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,355

District enrollment: 42,667

NCES ID

061954002345

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD