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Rare Earth High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 12.3% of California high schools.

How many students attend Rare Earth High (Continuation)?

In the 2023-24 school year, 43 students attended Rare Earth High (Continuation).

What is the racial makeup of Rare Earth High (Continuation)?

Students at Rare Earth High (Continuation) are 63% Hispanic, 35% White, 2% African American.

Rare Earth High (Continuation)

Summary:

Rare Earth High (Continuation) is a public high school located in Rosamond, California, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 50 students. The school is part of the Southern Kern Unified School District, which is ranked 1329 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rare Earth High (Continuation) faces significant challenges, including consistently low four-year graduation rates ranging from 35.7% to 64.0%, much lower than the state average of around 85% and the surrounding schools like Rosamond High Early College Campus (88.8%) and Mojave Junior/Senior High (77.6%). The school also has high dropout rates, ranging from 32.0% to 54.3%, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 91.2% in 2022-2023, far exceeding the surrounding schools. Academically, Rare Earth High (Continuation) consistently performs poorly on standardized tests, with only 16.67% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 0% proficient or better in Mathematics in 2023-2024.

While Rare Earth High (Continuation) struggles with these challenges, it is not alone. Other nearby continuation schools, such as Desert Winds Continuation High and Phoenix High Community Day, also face similar issues, suggesting that continuation schools in this region face systemic challenges. Addressing the high rates of chronic absenteeism and low socioeconomic status of the student population at Rare Earth High (Continuation) could be crucial for improving the school's performance, but the lack of high-performing school options in the Rosamond area may limit the educational opportunities available to students.

Detail:

Public 7-12

2601 Rosamond Blvd.
Rosamond, CA 93560-0640

(661) 256-5090

District: Southern Kern Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2037^th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,433

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 43

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.8%

White:

34.9%

African American:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rare Earth High (Continuation) ranks worse than 87.7% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.81. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Rare Earth High (Continuation) who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.8%), White (34.9%), African American (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rare Earth High (Continuation) is 13.2. (See more...)

Compare Rare Earth High (Continuation) employs 3.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rare Earth High (Continuation) is $5,433.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rare Earth High (Continuation):

SchoolDigger ranks Rare Earth High (Continuation) 2037^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Rare Earth High (Continuation) in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Southern Kern Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Southern Kern Unified 1329^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rare Earth High (Continuation)

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Rank History for all students at Rare Earth High (Continuation)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.22	1551^st	1653	6.2%
2005	13.91	1626^th	1901	14.5%
2006	14.55	1663^rd	1968	15.5%
2007	18.47	1572^nd	2063	23.8%
2008	19.53	1559^th	2117	26.4%
2009	20.29	1802^nd	2238	19.5%
2010	13.03	1907^th	2281	16.4%
2011	11.43	1993^rd	2367	15.8%
2012	19.84	1631^st	2354	30.7%
2013	23.77	1513^th	2426	37.6%
2015	10.10	1832^nd	1994	8.1%
2016	8.59	1981^st	2039	2.8%
2017	9.26	1920^th	2021	5.0%
2018	11.46	1730^th	2017	14.2%
2019	14.16	1800^th	2133	15.6%
2022	17.77	1716^th	2123	19.2%
2023	7.56	2231^st	2348	5.0%
2024	9.81	2037^th	2323	12.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rare Earth High (Continuation)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.24	1633^rd	1862	12.3%
2019	9.27	1905^th	1937	1.7%
2022	19.21	1578^th	1943	18.8%
2024	10.15	1964^th	2235	12.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Rare Earth High (Continuation)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	6.45	1832^nd	1833	0.1%
2024	25.65	1468^th	2098	30.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Rare Earth High (Continuation)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.99	1456^th	1834	20.6%
2019	9.06	1838^th	1880	2.2%
2022	18.75	1534^th	1916	19.9%
2024	5.66	2144^th	2172	1.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rare Earth High (Continuation)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	8.12	1799^th	1814	0.8%
2022	22.74	1439^th	1861	22.7%
2024	15.54	1683^rd	2125	20.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Rare Earth High (Continuation)

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	26	4	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	39
1989	45	0	0	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	55
1990	18	1	3	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	47
1991	33	1	2	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	46
1992	44	2	0	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	55
1993	31	3	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	46
1994	24	3	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	38
1995	28	4	0	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	49
1996	28	4	0	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	49
1997	17	2	1	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	29
1998	16	5	2	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	39
1999	27	1	3	17	3	n/a	n/a	2	53
2000	15	7	2	17	2	n/a	n/a	6	49
2001	39	5	3	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	83
2002	37	4	1	18	0	n/a	n/a	3	63
2003	37	4	1	18	0	n/a	n/a	3	63
2004	20	7	1	27	2	n/a	n/a	1	58
2005	32	9	0	37	2	n/a	n/a	7	87
2006	28	8	3	25	1	n/a	n/a	2	67
2007	17	5	3	27	1	n/a	n/a	1	54
2008	24	6	n/a	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	66
2009	24	11	1	36	0	0	0	0	72
2010	21	8	1	26	1	0	4	0	61
2011	19	6	0	28	0	0	22	0	75
2012	19	5	0	37	3	0	6	0	70
2013	18	7	0	42	3	0	2	0	72
2014	15	10	0	31	1	0	2	0	59
2015	11	11	0	28	1	0	1	0	52
2016	8	7	1	32	0	0	3	0	51
2017	17	11	0	38	0	0	1	0	67
2018	12	11	0	28	0	0	1	0	52
2019	16	6	0	25	0	0	2	0	49
2020	14	9	2	36	0	0	2	0	63
2021	12	10	0	33	0	0	2	0	57
2022	11	6	2	38	0	1	4	0	62
2023	9	4	0	35	0	0	1	1	50
2024	15	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	43

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rare Earth High (Continuation)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	39	3.0	13.0	n/a
1989	55	4.7	11.7	n/a
1990	47	3.4	13.8	n/a
1991	46	4.0	11.5	n/a
1992	55	4.1	13.4	16.4
1993	46	6.0	7.7	34.8
1994	38	4.0	9.5	39.5
1995	49	3.0	16.3	59.2
1996	49	3.0	16.3	59.2
1997	29	3.0	9.7	55.2
1998	39	3.3	11.8	87.2
1999	53	3.0	17.7	62.7
2000	49	2.2	22.3	90.7
2001	83	1.0	83.0	25.3
2002	63	3.0	21.0	60
2003	63	3.0	21.0	60
2004	58	3.0	19.3	75.4
2005	87	3.0	29.0	105
2006	67	2.2	30.5	73.8
2007	54	4.4	12.3	75.5
2008	66	5.7	11.6	68.2
2009	72	4.2	13.8	48.6
2010	61	5.0	12.2	42.6
2011	75	n/a	n/a	96
2012	70	3.5	20.0	n/a
2013	72	2.0	36.0	79.2
2014	59	2.2	26.2	86.4
2015	52	4.0	13.0	88.5
2016	51	4.0	12.7	72.5
2017	67	4.7	14.1	70.1
2018	52	4.0	13.0	82.7
2019	49	3.0	16.0	71.4
2020	63	n/a	n/a	77.8
2021	57	3.0	19.0	93
2022	62	4.0	15.5	90.3
2023	50	4.0	12.3	92
2024	43	3.2	13.2	86

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rare Earth High (Continuation)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	39	3.0	13.0	n/a
1989	55	4.7	11.7	n/a
1990	47	3.4	13.8	n/a
1991	46	4.0	11.5	n/a
1992	55	4.1	13.4	16.4
1993	46	6.0	7.7	34.8
1994	38	4.0	9.5	39.5
1995	49	3.0	16.3	59.2
1996	49	3.0	16.3	59.2
1997	29	3.0	9.7	55.2
1998	39	3.3	11.8	87.2
1999	53	3.0	17.7	62.7
2000	49	2.2	22.3	90.7
2001	83	1.0	83.0	25.3
2002	63	3.0	21.0	60
2003	63	3.0	21.0	60
2004	58	3.0	19.3	75.4
2005	87	3.0	29.0	105
2006	67	2.2	30.5	73.8
2007	54	4.4	12.3	75.5
2008	66	5.7	11.6	68.2
2009	72	4.2	13.8	48.6
2010	61	5.0	12.2	42.6
2011	75	n/a	n/a	96
2012	70	3.5	20.0	n/a
2013	72	2.0	36.0	79.2
2014	59	2.2	26.2	86.4
2015	52	4.0	13.0	88.5
2016	51	4.0	12.7	72.5
2017	67	4.7	14.1	70.1
2018	52	4.0	13.0	82.7
2019	49	3.0	16.0	71.4
2020	63	n/a	n/a	77.8
2021	57	3.0	19.0	93
2022	62	4.0	15.5	90.3
2023	50	4.0	12.3	92
2024	43	3.2	13.2	86

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Rare Earth High (Continuation)

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$5,433

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rare Earth High (Continuation)

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 1800^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 2231^st of 2348 High schools	10.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rare Earth High (Continuation))	2.9	7.1	4.3%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Southern Kern Unified)	37.3	34.1	3.2%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	55.4	1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Rare Earth High (Continuation))	0	0
11th Grade Mathematics (Southern Kern Unified)	10.3	9.8	0.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27.4	4.9%
12th Grade Science (Rare Earth High (Continuation))	18.2	5	13.2%
12th Grade Science (Southern Kern Unified)	15.2	7.7	7.5%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	49	50	2%
African American	6	4	33.3%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	0	0
Hispanic	25	35	40%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	16	9	43.8%
Two or More Races	2	1	50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	71.4%	92%	20.6%

Schools Near Rare Earth High (Continuation)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Rare Earth High (Continuation)	Public	7-12	2601 Rosamond Blvd.	Rosamond	93560	Kern County	Southern Kern Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 256-5090	43	3	13.2	86.0%	15 (34.9%)	1 (2.3%)	27 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.8	2037^th of 2323 public high schools	12.3%		7.6	2231^st of 2348 public high schools	5.0%	194									16.7	16.7				0.0	0.0	$5,433
Rosamond High Early College Campus	Public	9-12	2925 Rosamond Blvd.	Rosamond	93560	Kern County	Southern Kern Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 256-5020	902	47	19.3	81.5%	205 (22.7%)	87 (9.6%)	541 (60.0%)	22 (2.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	34.7	1290^th of 2323 public high schools	44.5%		29.3	1436^th of 2348 public high schools	38.8%	146		13.7	9.1		14.2				46.3	46.3				16.6	16.6	$5,433
Phoenix High Community Day	Public	9-12	228 East Ave. H8	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 729-3936	43	7	6.2	76.7%	3 (7.0%)	24 (55.8%)	15 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	7.4	2216^th of 2323 public high schools	4.6%		7.8	2216^th of 2348 public high schools	5.6%			0.0			0.0											$30,031
Desert Winds Continuation High	Public	9-12	415 East Kettering St.	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-7555	623	28	22.4	78.5%	34 (5.5%)	187 (30.0%)	357 (57.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.4%)	7.8	2185^th of 2323 public high schools	5.9%		10.3	2038^th of 2348 public high schools	13.2%	147		2.5		0.0	1.7				7.6	7.6				0.7	0.7	$5,622
Antelope Valley High	Public	9-12	44900 North Division St.	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-8552	1,512	70	21.7	78.9%	46 (3.0%)	434 (28.7%)	966 (63.9%)	10 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	49 (3.2%)	20.4	1662^nd of 2323 public high schools	28.5%		16.2	1798^th of 2348 public high schools	23.4%	136		8.7		8.5	8.7				33.1	33.1				6.4	6.4	$9,455
Lancaster High	Public	9-12	44701 32nd St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-7649	2,697	108	24.9	63.6%	280 (10.4%)	627 (23.2%)	1,520 (56.4%)	109 (4.0%)	8 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	151 (5.6%)	26	1527^th of 2323 public high schools	34.3%		25.1	1556^th of 2348 public high schools	33.7%	29		14.2		10.7	13.9				36.6	36.6				8.2	8.2	$8,800
Empower Generations	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	44236 10th St. W. Ste. 105	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Empower Generations District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 429-3264	84	4	20.2	83.3%	8 (9.5%)	33 (39.3%)	35 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)	11.1	1939^th of 2323 public high schools	16.5%		18.7	1733^rd of 2348 public high schools	26.2%	206					7.7				18.2	18.2				0.0	0.0
Desert Sands Charter	Public, Charter	8-12	44130 20th St. West	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Desert Sands Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-3357	690	37	18.7	83.5%	79 (11.4%)	86 (12.5%)	382 (55.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (19.7%)	20.1	1680^th of 2323 public high schools	27.7%		21.4	1660^th of 2348 public high schools	29.3%	20									31.6	31.6				3.7	3.7
Mojave Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	15732 O St.	Mojave	93501	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 824-4088	364	19	18.8	96.4%	31 (8.5%)	84 (23.1%)	218 (59.9%)	11 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	9.8	2040^th of 2323 public high schools	12.2%		13.2	1894^th of 2348 public high schools	19.3%	146	2.2		4.7		3.2	10.5	12.1	10.9	22.2	13.6	5.3	8.6	4.4	2.3	5.4	$9,247
SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)	Public	9-12	3041 West Avenue K	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-6509	646	21	30.4	56.5%	70 (10.8%)	77 (11.9%)	406 (62.8%)	47 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.7%)	93	112^th of 2323 public high schools	95.2%		97.1	52^nd of 2348 public high schools	97.8%	60		50.0			50.0				85.6	85.6				64.4	64.4	$6,095

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