Vista West Continuation High

Summary:

Vista West Continuation High is a public high school in Bakersfield, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 312 students. As part of the Kern High School District, which is ranked 895 out of 1,568 districts in the state, Vista West Continuation High faces significant challenges in academic performance, graduation rates, and attendance.

The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of California high schools, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 11% in English Language Arts, 0% to 1% in Mathematics, and 1% to 8% in Science. Its four-year graduation rate, ranging from 44% to 62.3%, is significantly lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate is high, ranging from 21.9% to 33%. Additionally, Vista West Continuation High has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 55.7% to 74%, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

In comparison, nearby schools in the Kern High School District, such as South High, North High, Stockdale High, and Frontier High, generally perform significantly better across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. This suggests that addressing the underlying factors, such as socioeconomic status, school climate, and targeted interventions, will be crucial in improving outcomes for the students at Vista West Continuation High.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 7115 Rosedale Hwy.
       Bakersfield, CA  93308-5845


(661) 589-4242

District: Kern High

SchoolDigger Rank:
2126th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,547 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  330

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.5%
White:
34.2%
African American:
10.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.2% Help


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Compare Details Vista West Continuation High ranks worse than 91.5% of high schools in California. It also ranks 23rd among 24 ranked high schools in the Kern High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.62. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Vista West Continuation High 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.5%), White (34.2%), African American (10.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Vista West Continuation High is 16.5, which is the 6th best among 24 high schools in the Kern High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Vista West Continuation High is $13,547, which is the 2nd highest among 24 high schools in the Kern High School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Vista West Continuation High:

SchoolDigger ranks Vista West Continuation High 2126th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Vista West Continuation High in the ranking list.)

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Kern High:

SchoolDigger ranks Kern High 895th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Vista West Continuation High

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Rank History for all students at Vista West Continuation High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 12.89 1563rd 1653 5.4%
2005 14.96 1581st 1901 16.8%
2006 16.61 1585th 1968 19.5%
2007 18.69 1559th 2063 24.4%
2008 16.94 1671st 2117 21.1%
2009 21.61 1758th 2238 21.4%
2010 13.79 1879th 2281 17.6%
2011 12.46 1960th 2367 17.2%
2012 18.31 1683rd 2354 28.5%
2013 23.46 1522nd 2426 37.3%
2015 9.86 1859th 1994 6.8%
2016 11.91 1745th 2039 14.4%
2017 9.41 1907th 2021 5.6%
2018 10.20 1837th 2017 8.9%
2019 12.37 1900th 2133 10.9%
2022 11.75 1959th 2123 7.7%
2023 9.22 2117th 2348 9.8%
2024 8.62 2126th 2323 8.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Vista West Continuation High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.35 1409th 1547 8.9%
2024 16.00 1479th 1534 3.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Vista West Continuation High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.19 1734th 1862 6.9%
2019 11.70 1770th 1937 8.6%
2022 11.72 1812th 1943 6.7%
2023 9.39 2035th 2247 9.4%
2024 8.33 2072nd 2235 7.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Vista West Continuation High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.15 1624th 1760 7.7%
2019 13.02 1575th 1833 14.1%
2022 10.75 1720th 1858 7.4%
2023 8.45 1991st 2118 6.0%
2024 7.62 1984th 2098 5.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Vista West Continuation High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.96 1703rd 1834 7.1%
2019 10.20 1772nd 1880 5.7%
2022 11.12 1795th 1916 6.3%
2023 9.02 2002nd 2207 9.3%
2024 8.77 1969th 2172 9.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Vista West Continuation High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.38 574th 592 3.0%
2022 12.58 496th 522 5.0%
2023 12.72 668th 720 7.2%
2024 18.12 635th 721 11.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Vista West Continuation High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.73 1612th 1742 7.5%
2019 11.90 1631st 1814 10.1%
2022 10.33 1769th 1861 4.9%
2023 8.47 1978th 2142 7.7%
2024 7.85 1978th 2125 6.9%
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Rank History for White students at Vista West Continuation High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.11 1160th 1173 1.1%
2019 4.04 1183rd 1222 3.2%
2022 4.75 1164th 1204 3.3%
2023 3.32 1376th 1434 4.0%
2024 2.39 1371st 1406 2.5%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Vista West Continuation High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 137 2 3 6 1 n/a n/a 0 149
1989 132 1 3 4 4 n/a n/a 0 144
1990 174 8 1 17 4 n/a n/a 0 204
1991 147 1 1 17 3 n/a n/a 0 169
1992 167 3 2 31 3 n/a n/a 0 206
1993 177 3 4 27 4 n/a n/a 0 215
1994 159 5 1 18 4 n/a n/a 0 187
1995 118 10 0 54 2 n/a n/a 0 184
1996 118 10 0 54 2 n/a n/a 0 184
1997 129 12 0 50 4 n/a n/a 0 195
1998 161 14 2 48 4 n/a n/a 0 229
1999 177 20 1 59 3 n/a n/a 0 260
2000 74 6 1 26 2 n/a n/a 0 109
2001 134 25 6 68 2 n/a n/a 0 235
2002 98 41 2 80 2 n/a n/a 0 223
2003 98 41 2 80 2 n/a n/a 0 223
2004 103 31 1 60 3 n/a n/a 0 198
2005 131 30 2 115 5 n/a n/a 0 283
2006 172 30 4 106 8 n/a n/a 0 320
2007 204 53 9 135 3 n/a n/a 1 405
2008 183 37 7 128 3 n/a n/a 0 358
2009 169 32 7 145 4 1 2 0 360
2010 168 27 8 139 4 2 2 0 350
2011 143 32 3 152 4 4 0 0 338
2012 114 15 3 107 1 3 4 0 247
2013 157 14 4 122 2 1 9 0 309
2014 147 14 2 121 5 1 5 0 295
2015 142 15 1 103 4 1 7 0 273
2016 133 15 2 128 3 1 12 0 294
2017 117 20 4 119 5 0 7 0 272
2018 124 23 6 125 1 0 18 0 297
2019 137 19 2 129 4 0 6 0 297
2020 131 21 4 105 4 0 5 0 270
2021 106 26 4 116 4 1 10 0 267
2022 100 26 5 99 5 3 9 1 248
2023 103 30 4 157 3 1 10 4 312
2024 113 36 2 160 2 2 11 4 330

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

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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 Vista West Continuation High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 149 12.0 12.4 n/a
1989 144 13.0 11.0 n/a
1990 204 15.0 13.6 n/a
1991 169 14.0 12.0 n/a
1992 206 14.2 14.5 1.9
1993 215 9.8 21.9 0.9
1994 187 10.8 17.3 0.5
1995 184 12.0 15.3 3.8
1996 184 12.0 15.3 3.8
1997 195 13.8 14.1 11.3
1998 229 12.6 18.2 50.7
1999 260 13.0 20.0 73.1
2000 109 13.0 8.4 77.1
2001 235 14.2 16.5 73.6
2002 223 13.5 16.5 67.7
2003 223 13.5 16.5 67.7
2004 198 14.2 13.9 73.7
2005 283 18.0 15.7 63.6
2006 320 19.4 16.5 59.7
2007 405 18.2 22.3 51.5
2008 358 22.0 16.3 58.1
2009 360 16.0 18.0 52.8
2010 350 18.2 19.2 60
2011 338 n/a n/a 64.8
2012 247 16.9 14.5 n/a
2013 309 18.3 16.8 50.8
2014 295 17.2 17.1 53.2
2015 273 16.0 17.0 57.1
2016 294 15.0 19.6 63.3
2017 272 16.5 16.4 63.6
2018 297 17.7 16.7 68
2019 297 18.9 15.6 80.8
2020 270 n/a n/a 83.3
2021 267 17.2 15.4 80.9
2022 248 17.8 13.8 75
2023 312 19.0 16.3 83
2024 330 20.0 16.5 84.2

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 Vista West Continuation High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 149 12.0 12.4 n/a
1989 144 13.0 11.0 n/a
1990 204 15.0 13.6 n/a
1991 169 14.0 12.0 n/a
1992 206 14.2 14.5 1.9
1993 215 9.8 21.9 0.9
1994 187 10.8 17.3 0.5
1995 184 12.0 15.3 3.8
1996 184 12.0 15.3 3.8
1997 195 13.8 14.1 11.3
1998 229 12.6 18.2 50.7
1999 260 13.0 20.0 73.1
2000 109 13.0 8.4 77.1
2001 235 14.2 16.5 73.6
2002 223 13.5 16.5 67.7
2003 223 13.5 16.5 67.7
2004 198 14.2 13.9 73.7
2005 283 18.0 15.7 63.6
2006 320 19.4 16.5 59.7
2007 405 18.2 22.3 51.5
2008 358 22.0 16.3 58.1
2009 360 16.0 18.0 52.8
2010 350 18.2 19.2 60
2011 338 n/a n/a 64.8
2012 247 16.9 14.5 n/a
2013 309 18.3 16.8 50.8
2014 295 17.2 17.1 53.2
2015 273 16.0 17.0 57.1
2016 294 15.0 19.6 63.3
2017 272 16.5 16.4 63.6
2018 297 17.7 16.7 68
2019 297 18.9 15.6 80.8
2020 270 n/a n/a 83.3
2021 267 17.2 15.4 80.9
2022 248 17.8 13.8 75
2023 312 19.0 16.3 83
2024 330 20.0 16.5 84.2

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 Vista West Continuation High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $13,547

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Vista West Continuation High

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 1900th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 2117th of 2348 High schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vista West Continuation High)10.38.5
 1.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Kern High)51.151
 0.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Vista West Continuation High)0.71
 0.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kern High)2117
 4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Vista West Continuation High)4.97.7
 2.8%
   12th Grade Science (Kern High)13.118.8
 5.7%
   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 Students297312
 5.1%
African American1930
 57.9%
American Indian43
 25%
Asian24
 100%
Hispanic129157
 21.7%
Pacific Islander01
White137103
 24.8%
Two or More Races610
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.8%83%
 2.2%


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Students at Vista West Continuation High are 48% Hispanic, 34% White, 11% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified.

Vista West Continuation High ranks in the bottom 8.5% of California high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 330 students attended Vista West Continuation High.


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