Highland High School

2900 Royal Scots Way, Bakersfield, CA 93306 | (661) 872-2777

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,925

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3 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,925 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 827th out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Kern Union High School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,427
Dropout Rate: 5.3%
Students Per Teacher: 25.6
Enrolled Students: 37,928

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,925
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 80.2
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 24.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 967 (50.2%)
Females: 958 (49.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 168 (8.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,053 (54.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,221 (63.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Highland High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	23	1.2%
Black	133	6.9%
Asian	35	1.8%
Hispanic	1,295	67.3%
White	422	21.9%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	595	30.9%
10th Grade	428	22.2%
11th Grade	392	20.4%
12th Grade	510	26.5%

Graduates Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

79.3%

District:

78.6%

State:

78.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

35.0%

District:

54.4%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

9.0%

District:

2.9%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 97.7%

Number of Certificated Staff: 100.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 11.8

Average Age

School:

41.4

District:

49.1

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Former Student on April 23, 2009
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Highland is a good school but many of the teachers are uncaring and sometimes unprofessional. After I have dropped out of Highland I continued on to graduate a year early at SIATech High School.

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