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South High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 2,066 students

1101 Placeanz Rd, Bakersfield CA 93304 (map) | 661-831-3680
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Enrollment

Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 668
  10th Grade: 454
  11th Grade: 490
  12th Grade: 454

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at South High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

Grade 9

Algebra I

School
11%
  State
23%
  County
21%
  District
21%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 300 students tested - State percentile rank: 21.

Biology

School
67%
  State
58%
  County
65%
  District
67%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 144 students tested - State percentile rank: 55.

Earth Science

School
28%
  State
36%
  County
37%
  District
36%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 196 students tested - State percentile rank: 36.

English Language Arts

School
36%
  State
55%
  County
45%
  District
46%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 459 students tested - State percentile rank: 23.

General Mathematics

School
2%
  State
17%
  County
12%
  District
9%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 54 students tested - State percentile rank: 1.

Geometry

School
27%
  State
48%
  County
48%
  District
48%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 109 students tested - State percentile rank: 21.

World History

School
8%
  State
49%
  County
14%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 39 students tested - State percentile rank: 14.

Grade 10

Algebra I

School
3%
  State
13%
  County
13%
  District
10%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 183 students tested - State percentile rank: 6.

Algebra II

School
51%
  State
42%
  County
46%
  District
45%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 88 students tested - State percentile rank: 68.

Biology

School
34%
  State
41%
  County
45%
  District
43%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 314 students tested - State percentile rank: 40.

Chemistry

School
78%
  State
46%
  County
63%
  District
64%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 67 students tested - State percentile rank: 88.

Earth Science

School
18%
  State
32%
  County
21%
  District
20%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 11 students tested - State percentile rank: 26.

English Language Arts

School
38%
  State
48%
  County
43%
  District
44%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 405 students tested - State percentile rank: 41.

Geometry

School
10%
  State
17%
  County
15%
  District
14%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 129 students tested - State percentile rank: 32.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
36%
  State
50%
  County
49%
  District
50%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 392 students tested - State percentile rank: 37.

World History

School
40%
  State
45%
  County
44%
  District
43%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 398 students tested - State percentile rank: 50.

Algebra I

School
2%
  State
10%
  County
8%
  District
6%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 130 students tested - State percentile rank: 1.

Algebra II

School
16%
  State
16%
  County
15%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 128 students tested - State percentile rank: 56.

Biology

School
7%
  State
49%
  County
40%
  District
25%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 59 students tested - State percentile rank: 2.

Chemistry

School
20%
  State
29%
  County
27%
  District
25%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 156 students tested - State percentile rank: 34.

Earth Science

School
16%
  State
35%
  County
24%
  District
21%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 55 students tested - State percentile rank: 19.

English Language Arts

School
29%
  State
45%
  County
37%
  District
38%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 415 students tested - State percentile rank: 32.

Geometry

School
6%
  State
9%
  County
9%
  District
7%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 47 students tested - State percentile rank: 33.

Physics

School
53%
  State
56%
  County
57%
  District
58%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 55 students tested - State percentile rank: 39.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
52%
  State
50%
  County
47%
  District
43%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 69 students tested - State percentile rank: 63.

U.S. History

School
41%
  State
48%
  County
44%
  District
45%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 429 students tested - State percentile rank: 48.

End of Course Exams California End of Course Exams Explained

Algebra I

School
7%
  State
33%
  County
26%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 613 students tested - State percentile rank: 9.

Algebra II

School
30%
  State
33%
  County
32%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 216 students tested - State percentile rank: 52.

Biology

School
40%
  State
49%
  County
49%
  District
47%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 517 students tested - State percentile rank: 42.

Chemistry

School
37%
  State
38%
  County
34%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 223 students tested - State percentile rank: 53.

Earth Science

School
25%
  State
35%
  County
33%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 262 students tested - State percentile rank: 34.

General Mathematics

School
2%
  State
28%
  County
22%
  District
9%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 54 students tested - State percentile rank: 1.

Geometry

School
16%
  State
30%
  County
24%
  District
23%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 285 students tested - State percentile rank: 25.

Physics

School
53%
  State
52%
  County
60%
  District
62%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 55 students tested - State percentile rank: 41.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
52%
  State
54%
  County
47%
  District
43%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 69 students tested - State percentile rank: 56.

World History

School
36%
  State
44%
  County
42%
  District
40%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 448 students tested - State percentile rank: 47.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 260
Black: 276
Hispanic: 1410
Asian: 80
Hawaiian: 6
American Indian: 20
Multi-Ethnic: 14

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 63%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 12%

Other Schools Nearby

Plantation Elementary School (0.39 mi.)
901 Placeantation Ave, Bakersfield CA 93304

Leo G. Pauly Elementary School (0.51 mi.)
313 Placeanz Rd, Bakersfield CA 93304

Planz Elementary School (0.82 mi.)
2400 Placeanz Rd, Bakersfield CA 93304

Frank West Elementary School (0.90 mi.)
2400 Benton St, Bakersfield CA 93304

Greenfield Middle School (1.01 mi.)
1109 Pacheco Rd, Bakersfield CA 93307

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $28,613 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $79,700 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 15,814 (Occupied: 92.7% - Stave Avg: 72,738.5%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1960 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 4% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 93304)
*NR - Not reported

21:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(2,066 students - 88 teachers)

South High School has 21 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 24:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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