Kern County Juvenile Court

Summary:

Kern County Juvenile Court is an alternative public school serving grades K-12 with 238 students, located in Bakersfield, California. The school has faced significant challenges, with low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and poor academic performance compared to the surrounding schools and the state average.

Kern County Juvenile Court has had a declining 4-year graduation rate, dropping from 44.4% in 2018-2019 to just 20.8% in 2022-2023, which is significantly lower than the surrounding schools, such as Valley Oaks Charter, which has graduation rates over 80%. The school also has extremely high dropout rates, reaching 52.2% in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, over 20 percentage points higher than the next highest nearby school, Kern County Community. Additionally, Kern County Juvenile Court has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.2% in 2018-2019 to 44.1% in 2022-2023, much higher than the surrounding schools.

The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly lower than the Kern County Office of Education district and the state of California. In 2023-2024, Kern County Juvenile Court had 0% proficiency in many subject areas, compared to 28-55% for the district and state. This suggests the school faces significant challenges in supporting its students' academic and social-emotional needs, which may be due to the unique needs of the student population, the school's approach to instruction and support, and the broader community and systemic challenges faced by the school.


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Public, Alternative K-12

 1300 17th St.
       Bakersfield, CA  93301-4533


(661) 636-4327

District: Kern County Office of Education

SchoolDigger Rank:
2764th of 2,777 California Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,750 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  9.4 Help
Number of students:  236

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.4%
African American:
21.2%
White:
15.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Kern County Juvenile Court ranks worse than 99.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.29. (See more...)
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Compare Details Kern County Juvenile Court ranks worse than 94.4% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.76. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Kern County Juvenile Court who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Kern County Juvenile Court has the smallest alternative school student body size in the Kern County Office of Education School District. Student population at Kern County Juvenile Court is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.4%), African American (21.2%), White (15.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Kern County Office of Education School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kern County Juvenile Court is 9.4, which is the 2nd best among 4 alternative schools in the Kern County Office of Education School District. (See more...)
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Compare Kern County Juvenile Court employs 25 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kern County Juvenile Court is $15,750. 2 alternative schools in the Kern County Office of Education School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kern County Juvenile Court:

SchoolDigger ranks Kern County Juvenile Court 2764th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Kern County Juvenile Court in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Kern County Juvenile Court 2192nd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Kern County Juvenile Court in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kern County Juvenile Court

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Rank History for all middle school students at Kern County Juvenile Court

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 7.45 1739th 1769 1.7%
2005 10.55 1663rd 1777 6.4%
2006 5.83 1763rd 1804 2.3%
2007 5.24 1960th 1999 2.0%
2008 4.03 1974th 2005 1.5%
2009 4.97 2013th 2063 2.4%
2010 4.55 2124th 2179 2.5%
2011 4.09 2189th 2236 2.1%
2012 4.40 2208th 2259 2.3%
2015 5.28 2436th 2477 1.7%
2016 4.47 2459th 2497 1.5%
2023 5.39 2789th 2802 0.5%
2024 5.29 2764th 2777 0.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kern County Juvenile Court

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 5.48 2540th 2549 0.4%
2024 5.56 2569th 2575 0.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Kern County Juvenile Court

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 5.31 2543rd 2547 0.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Kern County Juvenile Court

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Rank History for all high school students at Kern County Juvenile Court

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 14.67 1479th 1653 10.5%
2005 18.02 1467th 1901 22.8%
2006 14.45 1665th 1968 15.4%
2007 15.34 1700th 2063 17.6%
2008 18.39 1604th 2117 24.2%
2009 29.74 1397th 2238 37.6%
2010 18.12 1700th 2281 25.5%
2011 16.28 1788th 2367 24.5%
2012 19.89 1627th 2354 30.9%
2013 15.84 1840th 2426 24.2%
2015 8.59 1944th 1994 2.5%
2016 10.14 1855th 2039 9.0%
2017 10.40 1806th 2021 10.6%
2018 9.43 1929th 2017 4.4%
2019 10.27 2027th 2133 5.0%
2021 6.55 1275th 1290 1.2%
2022 10.45 2027th 2123 4.5%
2023 6.58 2288th 2348 2.6%
2024 7.76 2192nd 2323 5.6%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Kern County Juvenile Court

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 14.85 1349th 1350 0.1%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Kern County Juvenile Court

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.41 1486th 1547 3.9%
2024 16.14 1459th 1534 4.9%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kern County Juvenile Court

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.69 1784th 1862 4.2%
2019 10.73 1820th 1937 6.0%
2021 6.58 1108th 1126 1.6%
2022 11.33 1833rd 1943 5.7%
2023 6.49 2195th 2247 2.3%
2024 8.11 2093rd 2235 6.4%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Kern County Juvenile Court

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.07 1715th 1760 2.6%
2019 8.34 1768th 1833 3.5%
2024 6.81 2029th 2098 3.3%
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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Kern County Juvenile Court

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.66 703rd 1117 37.1%
2022 19.13 1128th 1161 2.8%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Kern County Juvenile Court

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.60 1735th 1834 5.4%
2019 9.68 1807th 1880 3.9%
2021 6.23 1113th 1122 0.8%
2022 10.18 1844th 1916 3.8%
2023 6.43 2160th 2207 2.1%
2024 7.91 2034th 2172 6.4%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Kern County Juvenile Court

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.22 559th 582 4.0%
2019 9.82 590th 592 0.3%
2022 12.91 492nd 522 5.7%
2023 9.59 709th 720 1.5%
2024 10.81 688th 721 4.6%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Kern County Juvenile Court

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.46 1639th 1742 5.9%
2019 10.83 1683rd 1814 7.2%
2022 8.98 1829th 1861 1.7%
2023 5.65 2108th 2142 1.6%
2024 8.69 1935th 2125 8.9%
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Rank History for high school White students at Kern County Juvenile Court

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 3.56 1199th 1222 1.9%
2024 0.84 1406th 1406 0.0%
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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.

Kern County Juvenile Court Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Kern County Juvenile Court

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 295 81 1 162 1 n/a n/a 0 540
1989 345 73 6 189 1 n/a n/a 0 614
1990 333 80 5 200 5 n/a n/a 0 623
1991 376 97 10 291 0 n/a n/a 0 774
1992 394 61 16 285 4 n/a n/a 0 760
1993 378 66 5 279 2 n/a n/a 0 730
1994 464 100 3 360 3 n/a n/a 0 930
1995 325 105 4 360 1 n/a n/a 0 795
1996 325 105 4 360 1 n/a n/a 0 795
1997 342 122 17 442 5 n/a n/a 0 928
1998 332 122 16 400 6 n/a n/a 0 876
1999 166 51 6 181 0 n/a n/a 0 404
2000 222 87 5 257 2 n/a n/a 0 573
2001 196 34 8 256 2 n/a n/a 4 500
2002 199 85 2 238 0 n/a n/a 3 527
2003 199 85 2 238 0 n/a n/a 3 527
2004 195 110 4 241 2 n/a n/a 1 553
2005 163 92 5 248 0 n/a n/a 0 508
2006 159 88 4 274 0 n/a n/a 0 525
2007 113 95 4 249 1 n/a n/a 4 466
2008 115 100 7 258 n/a n/a n/a 0 480
2009 109 110 2 259 7 2 1 0 490
2010 67 79 3 210 2 1 3 0 365
2011 65 105 3 213 1 0 0 0 387
2012 50 68 4 198 1 0 1 0 322
2013 64 74 2 238 1 1 2 0 382
2014 75 85 2 217 3 1 0 0 383
2015 72 83 2 209 3 1 1 0 371
2016 76 67 2 204 0 1 3 0 353
2017 57 64 0 161 1 0 0 0 283
2018 55 59 1 165 1 0 0 0 281
2019 57 59 3 167 3 0 1 0 290
2020 35 57 3 165 1 1 0 0 262
2021 28 47 3 114 1 0 0 0 193
2022 29 36 1 90 0 0 0 0 156
2023 35 55 0 146 1 0 1 0 238
2024 37 50 0 145 2 0 2 0 236

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kern County Juvenile Court

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 540 8.9 60.6 n/a
1989 614 27.8 22.0 n/a
1990 623 29.0 21.4 n/a
1991 774 36.3 21.3 n/a
1992 760 36.9 20.5 n/a
1993 730 43.2 16.9 0
1994 930 46.9 19.8 0
1995 795 42.7 18.6 0
1996 795 42.7 18.6 0
1997 928 48.5 19.1 0
1998 876 42.8 20.5 0
1999 404 31.0 13.0 0
2000 573 37.0 15.5 9.1
2001 500 35.0 14.3 0
2002 527 34.5 15.3 0
2003 527 34.5 15.3 0
2004 553 30.5 18.1 0
2005 508 30.6 16.6 99.4
2006 525 30.5 17.2 95
2007 466 30.4 15.3 99.6
2008 480 37.0 13.0 97.9
2009 490 35.0 12.0 91.4
2010 365 30.0 12.1 99.2
2011 387 n/a n/a 99.2
2012 322 25.6 12.5 99.1
2013 382 25.0 15.2 99.2
2014 383 21.4 17.8 99.2
2015 371 21.0 17.6 99.2
2016 353 21.0 16.8 99.2
2017 283 20.0 14.1 98.9
2018 281 19.0 14.7 98.9
2019 290 18.0 16.1 98.6
2020 262 n/a n/a 98.9
2021 193 19.3 9.9 98.4
2022 156 22.3 6.9 98.1
2023 238 24.0 9.8 98.7
2024 236 25.0 9.4 98.7

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 Kern County Juvenile Court

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 540 8.9 60.6 n/a
1989 614 27.8 22.0 n/a
1990 623 29.0 21.4 n/a
1991 774 36.3 21.3 n/a
1992 760 36.9 20.5 n/a
1993 730 43.2 16.9 0
1994 930 46.9 19.8 0
1995 795 42.7 18.6 0
1996 795 42.7 18.6 0
1997 928 48.5 19.1 0
1998 876 42.8 20.5 0
1999 404 31.0 13.0 0
2000 573 37.0 15.5 9.1
2001 500 35.0 14.3 0
2002 527 34.5 15.3 0
2003 527 34.5 15.3 0
2004 553 30.5 18.1 0
2005 508 30.6 16.6 99.4
2006 525 30.5 17.2 95
2007 466 30.4 15.3 99.6
2008 480 37.0 13.0 97.9
2009 490 35.0 12.0 91.4
2010 365 30.0 12.1 99.2
2011 387 n/a n/a 99.2
2012 322 25.6 12.5 99.1
2013 382 25.0 15.2 99.2
2014 383 21.4 17.8 99.2
2015 371 21.0 17.6 99.2
2016 353 21.0 16.8 99.2
2017 283 20.0 14.1 98.9
2018 281 19.0 14.7 98.9
2019 290 18.0 16.1 98.6
2020 262 n/a n/a 98.9
2021 193 19.3 9.9 98.4
2022 156 22.3 6.9 98.1
2023 238 24.0 9.8 98.7
2024 236 25.0 9.4 98.7

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Kern County Juvenile Court

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $15,750

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Kern County Juvenile Court

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 2027th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 2288th of 2348 High schools
 2.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Kern County Juvenile Court)7.40
 7.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Kern County Office of Education)17.730
 12.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Kern County Juvenile Court)00
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kern County Office of Education)4.79.1
 4.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Kern County Juvenile Court)00
   12th Grade Science (Kern County Office of Education)2.95.9
 2.9%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students290238
 17.9%
African American5955
 6.8%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian30
 100%
Hispanic167146
 12.6%
Pacific Islander00
White5735
 38.6%
Two or More Races11
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.6%98.7%
 0.1%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 236 students attended Kern County Juvenile Court.

Kern County Juvenile Court ranks in the bottom 0.5% of California alternative schools.

Students at Kern County Juvenile Court are 61% Hispanic, 21% African American, 16% White.


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