Impact of COVID-19 on Bakersfield High
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 1056th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 1030th of 2348 High schools | 5.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bakersfield High) | 52.6 | 49 | 3.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Kern High) | 51.1 | 51 | 0.2% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Bakersfield High) | 19.4 | 16.7 | 2.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kern High) | 21 | 17 | 4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Science (Bakersfield High) | 18.7 | 21.2 | 2.4% |
11th Grade Science (Kern High) | 22.6 | 23.9 | 1.3% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 31.7 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2912 | 3004 | 3.2% |
African American | 360 | 336 | 6.7% |
American Indian | 28 | 29 | 3.6% |
Asian | 58 | 45 | 22.4% |
Hispanic | 1875 | 2148 | 14.6% |
Pacific Islander | 8 | 8 | |
White | 469 | 401 | 14.5% |
Two or More Races | 114 | 36 | 68.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 72% | 81.6% | 9.6% |