Summary:
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy is a public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Bakersfield, California, with a student population of 571. The school is part of the Kern High District, which is ranked 895 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy consistently performs significantly below the Kern High District and the state of California in standardized test scores, with only 9.46% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 49.72% for the district and 55.73% for the state. The school also has low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 51.3% to 68.8%, much lower than the nearby high schools in the district, which have graduation rates ranging from 88.5% to 95.7%. Additionally, Kern Workforce 2000 Academy has had high dropout rates, ranging from 16.9% to 24.7%, and high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.6% to 45.2%, both significantly higher than the nearby high schools.
Despite the school's challenges, the data suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement. For example, the school's performance on some metrics, such as English Language Arts/Literacy and Science, has shown slight improvements over the years, indicating that targeted interventions and support could potentially lead to further progress. Additionally, the school's proximity to several high-performing high schools in the Kern High District, such as Stockdale High, Liberty High, and Centennial High, suggests that there may be opportunities for collaboration and learning from these higher-performing schools.
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Detail:
Public, Charter 9-12
District:
Kern High
SchoolDigger Rank:
2104th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,227
Student/teacher ratio: 9.8
Number of students: 574
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
90.9%
African American:
3.8%
White:
3.7%
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Asian:
0.7%
American Indian:
0.5%
Two or more races:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.3%
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