Highland High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bakersfield, California
Highland High in Bakersfield, California enrolled 2,530 students in 2024-25 with 105.7 full-time teachers, 23.9 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
2,599 students in 2022-23, 2,543 students in 2023-24, 2,530 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 104.0 to 105.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,599 | 104.0 | 25.0 |
| 2023-24 | 2,543 | 106.5 | 23.9 |
| 2024-25 | 2,530 | 105.7 | 23.9 |
23.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 85 of every 100 California high schools
Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
16 AP courses and one counselor per 401 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Highland High enrolled 2,806 students and had 7.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 217 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses16
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)7.0, one per 401 of the 2,806 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions217
- Chronically absent25.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.4% of students were Hispanic, 15.1% White, 5.0% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic74.4%
- White15.1%
- Black5.0%
- Asian3.1%
- Two or more races1.5%
- American Indian0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Highland High scored proficient or above: 19% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 19% | not published | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
86% of the 609 students in Highland High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 86% | 85% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 609 | 10,701 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Bakersfield
20 public high schools in Bakersfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Highland High is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield High | 3,069 | 25.6 | 76.1% |
| Ridgeview High | 2,575 | 26.9 | 59.9% |
| Highland High | 2,530 | 23.9 | 65.7% |
| Stockdale High | 2,398 | 27.5 | 36.4% |
| Liberty High | 2,369 | 26.7 | 34.5% |
| East Bakersfield High | 2,331 | 24.4 | 85.2% |
| Independence High | 2,324 | 26.0 | 59.2% |
| Golden Valley High | 2,228 | 23.3 | 77.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Highland High
- East Bakersfield HighThe nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 2,331 students, 24.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Foothill HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 2,043 students, 24.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare Highland High with East Bakersfield HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kern High spends per student$17,392 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,392
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaHighland High is the number 97 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#97 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher23.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.23.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Highland High
How many students attend Highland High?
2,530 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,599 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bakersfield, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland High?
23.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Highland High a Title I school?
Highland High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Highland High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Highland High scored proficient or above: 19% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Highland High?
86% of the 609 students in Highland High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Highland High in?
Kern High, NCES district ID 0619540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061954002345 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.