Arvin Union School District

Public Grades K–8

Elementary and middle schools for Arvin.

At a glance

2,801Students enrolled

4Schools

$21,187Spent per student

21:1Student–teacher ratio

93%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Arvin

Grades K–6

El Camino Real Elementary or Bear Mountain Elementary or Sierra Vista ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

Haven Drive Middle612 students · ArvinThis district

Grades 9–12

Arvin High2,653 students · ArvinKern High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency24.5%

State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–49% (a small group)

Reading / language arts24.5%

State average 48.5% · reported as a range, 0–49% (a small group)

Graduation rate 88% at Kern High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$21,187

per student each year · about the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration38%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)13%

State70%

Federal17%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,024’20

2,993’21

2,946’22

2,915’23

2,801’24

Students

Hispanic · 93%2,617

White · 5%147

Black · 1%21

Asian · 0%12

Two or more races · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools4 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–8

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El Camino Real ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 771 students · Arvin

Public 📚

Bear Mountain ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 728 students · Arvin

CPublic 📚

Sierra Vista ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 690 students · Arvin

D-Public 📚

Haven Drive MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 612 students · Arvin

Public

Where students go next · Kern High School District

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Arvin HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,653 students · Arvin

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.