Summary:
Stockdale High is a public high school in Bakersfield, California, serving 2,298 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Kern High School District, which is ranked 895 out of 1,568 districts in the state. However, Stockdale High consistently outperforms its peers, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking between 266 and 522 out of over 2,000 California high schools.
Stockdale High's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outperforming their peers in the district and state on Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the California Science Test (CAST). In the 2023-2024 school year, 66.67% of Stockdale High's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 49.72% in the Kern High School District and 55.73% statewide. In Mathematics, 37.08% of Stockdale High's 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 16.73% in the district and 27.9% statewide. The school's performance in science is also strong, with 35.59% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 23.38% in the district and 32.08% statewide.
Stockdale High's success extends beyond academic achievement, with consistently high graduation rates ranging from 93.6% to 97.8% over the past five school years and low dropout rates ranging from 0.5% to 3.8% during the same period. The school's performance across diverse student subgroups, such as gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, is also noteworthy, with African American and Hispanic students outperforming their peers in the district and state. Stockdale High's performance for English Language Learners is particularly impressive, ranking 64th out of 1,044 California high schools in the 2021-2022 school year. While Stockdale High is a standout in the Kern High School District, nearby high schools like Frontier High and Centennial High also rank highly, though they still lag behind Stockdale High in several areas.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Kern High
SchoolDigger Rank:
434th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,668
Feeder schools for Stockdale High:
Student/teacher ratio: 26.4
Number of students: 2,313
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
45.6%
White:
22.1%
Asian:
17.1%
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Two or more races:
9.9%
African American:
4.8%
American Indian:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Not Specified:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.5%
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