Frontier High

Summary:

Frontier High is a public high school located in Bakersfield, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,072 students. The school is part of the Kern High School District, which is ranked 895 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frontier High has consistently performed well in recent years, ranking in the top 20-25% of California high schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 413 out of 2,323 California high schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the Kern High District and the state of California in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. Frontier High also maintains high graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of 97.3% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the Kern High District and the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is lower compared to the Kern High District and the state average.

While Frontier High outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Kern High District, including Bakersfield High, North High, and West High, its performance is not as strong as that of Stockdale High and Centennial High, which are also part of the Kern High District and rank among the top 20% of California high schools. This may be due to Frontier High's relatively lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively higher socioeconomic status compared to the Kern High District and some of the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 6401 Allen Rd.
       Bakersfield, CA  93314-9250


(661) 829-1107

District: Kern High

SchoolDigger Rank:
413th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,231 Help


Feeder schools for Frontier High:

Elementary:    Norris Elementary
    Patriot Elementary
Middle:    Freedom Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  25.2 Help
Number of students:  2,030

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.8%
Hispanic:
40.9%
Asian:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  31.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Frontier High ranks better than 82.2% of high schools in California. It also ranks first 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 74.3. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Frontier 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: White (45.8%), Hispanic (40.9%), Asian (6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 31.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Kern High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Frontier High is 25.2. 17 high schools in the Kern High School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Frontier High is $7,231. 22 high schools in the Kern High School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Frontier High:

SchoolDigger ranks Frontier High 413th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Frontier 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 Frontier High

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Rank History for all students at Frontier High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 60.43 444th 2063 78.5%
2008 55.05 568th 2117 73.2%
2009 60.66 457th 2238 79.6%
2010 62.32 462nd 2281 79.7%
2011 65.01 394th 2367 83.4%
2012 68.31 341st 2354 85.5%
2013 68.83 325th 2426 86.6%
2015 73.81 474th 1994 76.2%
2016 75.38 457th 2039 77.6%
2017 75.38 498th 2021 75.4%
2018 76.16 467th 2017 76.8%
2019 58.81 769th 2133 63.9%
2022 65.67 613th 2123 71.1%
2023 70.53 473rd 2348 79.9%
2024 74.30 413th 2323 82.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Frontier High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.97 222nd 366 39.3%
2019 67.70 132nd 422 68.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Frontier High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.61 376th 1323 71.6%
2024 45.12 349th 1350 74.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Frontier High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.36 875th 1547 43.4%
2024 53.08 444th 1534 71.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Frontier High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.26 718th 1862 61.4%
2019 59.20 697th 1937 64.0%
2022 55.60 735th 1943 62.2%
2023 59.16 650th 2247 71.1%
2024 67.04 469th 2235 79.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Frontier High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.09 418th 1760 76.3%
2019 46.06 937th 1833 48.9%
2022 61.03 600th 1858 67.7%
2023 67.42 486th 2118 77.1%
2024 71.27 430th 2098 79.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Frontier High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.59 574th 1052 45.4%
2019 41.74 524th 1117 53.1%
2022 51.35 376th 1161 67.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Frontier High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.51 502nd 1834 72.6%
2019 57.92 699th 1880 62.8%
2022 65.50 554th 1916 71.1%
2023 70.88 453rd 2207 79.5%
2024 74.63 386th 2172 82.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Frontier High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.20 322nd 581 44.6%
2019 47.22 354th 582 39.2%
2022 71.41 182nd 581 68.7%
2023 46.39 428th 731 41.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Frontier High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.54 129th 582 77.8%
2019 65.22 151st 592 74.5%
2022 49.14 216th 522 58.6%
2023 58.58 231st 720 67.9%
2024 78.98 103rd 721 85.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Frontier High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.38 506th 1742 71.0%
2019 62.32 587th 1814 67.6%
2022 70.40 422nd 1861 77.3%
2023 75.85 320th 2142 85.1%
2024 78.74 260th 2125 87.8%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Frontier High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 99.35 1st 35 97.1%
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Rank History for White students at Frontier High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.95 535th 1173 54.4%
2019 36.97 796th 1222 34.9%
2022 40.84 708th 1204 41.2%
2023 52.60 566th 1434 60.5%
2024 56.58 486th 1406 65.4%
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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.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Open Quote Very racially diversed, students their who are racist recieve very little disapline. There have been more than enough racist students who have made news at Frontier High, not including the many racist comments and racial problems that students have made to my family. I have consulted with other familys that attends Frontier and they have expeirenced the same problems as mine. Problems that are brought to the Deans Office are also created into something more due to staff mixing stories on both ends, which leads to the two parties who are having problems with eachother to have more conflict. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Frontier High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2007 637 32 43 255 5 n/a n/a 61 1033
2008 1061 46 88 491 2 n/a n/a 0 1688
2009 1411 69 101 625 9 27 9 0 2251
2010 1482 75 104 714 18 22 29 0 2444
2011 1469 67 122 726 19 24 36 0 2463
2012 1410 64 110 775 23 15 84 0 2481
2013 1360 50 121 780 19 5 73 0 2408
2014 1307 50 130 773 14 7 34 0 2315
2015 1283 52 136 765 16 7 65 0 2324
2016 1258 57 161 746 17 9 72 0 2320
2017 1258 52 160 784 17 12 77 0 2360
2018 1208 46 176 757 21 21 81 0 2310
2019 1143 54 168 763 20 24 61 0 2233
2020 1108 49 143 749 18 25 52 0 2144
2021 1042 55 146 736 17 34 39 0 2069
2022 1025 57 125 784 16 37 42 1 2087
2023 977 64 129 816 18 36 32 0 2072
2024 929 58 121 831 15 35 40 1 2030

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 Frontier High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 1033 47.2 21.9 16.5
2008 1688 87.6 19.3 9.5
2009 2251 89.3 22.0 18.9
2010 2444 85.1 28.7 21.1
2011 2463 n/a n/a 22.9
2012 2481 85.5 29.0 n/a
2013 2408 85.2 28.2 20.6
2014 2315 85.1 27.2 20.3
2015 2324 82.0 28.3 23.6
2016 2320 82.0 28.2 22.9
2017 2360 82.0 28.7 23.3
2018 2310 81.3 28.3 26.3
2019 2233 80.3 27.8 26.5
2020 2144 n/a n/a 26.5
2021 2069 80.6 25.6 25.1
2022 2087 65.1 32.0 21.6
2023 2072 81.3 25.4 27.1
2024 2030 80.3 25.2 31.4

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 Frontier High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 1033 47.2 21.9 16.5
2008 1688 87.6 19.3 9.5
2009 2251 89.3 22.0 18.9
2010 2444 85.1 28.7 21.1
2011 2463 n/a n/a 22.9
2012 2481 85.5 29.0 n/a
2013 2408 85.2 28.2 20.6
2014 2315 85.1 27.2 20.3
2015 2324 82.0 28.3 23.6
2016 2320 82.0 28.2 22.9
2017 2360 82.0 28.7 23.3
2018 2310 81.3 28.3 26.3
2019 2233 80.3 27.8 26.5
2020 2144 n/a n/a 26.5
2021 2069 80.6 25.6 25.1
2022 2087 65.1 32.0 21.6
2023 2072 81.3 25.4 27.1
2024 2030 80.3 25.2 31.4

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 Frontier High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,231

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Frontier 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 769th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 473rd of 2348 High schools
 15.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Frontier High)64.871.2
 6.3%
   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 (Frontier High)3929.9
 9.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kern High)2117
 4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Frontier High)33.536
 2.5%
   11th Grade Science (Kern High)22.623.9
 1.3%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Frontier High)2413.3
 10.7%
   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 Students22332072
 7.2%
African American5464
 18.5%
American Indian2018
 10%
Asian168129
 23.2%
Hispanic763816
 6.9%
Pacific Islander2436
 50%
White1143977
 14.5%
Two or More Races6132
 47.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26.5%27.1%
 0.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Frontier High

Frontier High ranks 413th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Frontier High are 46% White, 41% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Frontier High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Norris Elementary
Elementary : Patriot Elementary
Middle : Freedom Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,030 students attended Frontier High.


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