Schools in Rivergrove · Bakersfield City School District, Kern High School District
Rivergrove’s public schools beat 90% of California districts
The public schools Rivergrove’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Reading proficiency
89%
▲ 41 pts vs CA 49%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 16 pts vs CA 33%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 0 pts vs CA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$19.1K
▼ 10% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Rivergrove compares
A Test scoresC+ Graduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Good confidence. Built on 322 tested students and a graduating class of 9,765; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of California only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rivergrove (some depend on your address).
33 schools teach K in Rivergrove’s district. Which one depends on your address: Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary, Voorhies Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary and Bessie E. Owens Elementary and more.
33 schools teach 1st grade in Rivergrove’s district. Which one depends on your address: Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary, Voorhies Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary and Bessie E. Owens Elementary and more.
33 schools teach 2nd grade in Rivergrove’s district. Which one depends on your address: Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary, Voorhies Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary and Bessie E. Owens Elementary and more.
33 schools teach 3rd grade in Rivergrove’s district. Which one depends on your address: Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary, Voorhies Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary and Bessie E. Owens Elementary and more.
33 schools teach 4th grade in Rivergrove’s district. Which one depends on your address: Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary, Voorhies Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary and Bessie E. Owens Elementary and more.
33 schools teach 5th grade in Rivergrove’s district. Which one depends on your address: Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary, Voorhies Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary and Bessie E. Owens Elementary and more.
31 schools teach 6th grade in Rivergrove’s district. Which one depends on your address: Curran Middle, Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary, Voorhies Elementary and Walter Stiern Middle and more.
11 schools teach 7th grade in Rivergrove’s district. Which one depends on your address: Curran Middle, Walter Stiern Middle, Emerson Middle and Sequoia Jr. High and more.
11 schools teach 8th grade in Rivergrove’s district. Which one depends on your address: Curran Middle, Walter Stiern Middle, Emerson Middle and Sequoia Jr. High and more.
18 schools teach 9th grade in Rivergrove’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bakersfield High, Arvin High, Ridgeview High and Highland High and more.
18 schools teach 10th grade in Rivergrove’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bakersfield High, Arvin High, Ridgeview High and Highland High and more.
18 schools teach 11th grade in Rivergrove’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bakersfield High, Arvin High, Ridgeview High and Highland High and more.
18 schools teach 12th grade in Rivergrove’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bakersfield High, Arvin High, Ridgeview High and Highland High and more.
The path, start to finish
K–833 schoolsDepends on your address
811 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1218 high schoolsDepends on your address
Two districts serve Rivergrove
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Bakersfield City School DistrictGrades K–8 · 45 schools · 28,365 students
$20,798CA $21,206
Kern High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 25 schools · 42,814 students
$19,073CA $21,206
ATest scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading · 9–12, Kern High School District89%
State average 48.5%
Math · 9–12, Kern High School District17%
State average 33.4%
Every school in Rivergrove
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Rivergrove · in other towns
Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary
960 students23:1Rate it →
Voorhies Elementary
915 students20:1Rate it →
Horace Mann Elementary
870 students21:1Rate it →
Bessie E. Owens Elementary
867 students22:1Rate it →
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary
813 students23:1Rate it →
Myra A. Noble Elementary
813 students20:1Rate it →
Longfellow Elementary
780 students20:1Rate it →
College Heights Elementary
761 students21:1Rate it →
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
709 students22:1Rate it →
Fremont Elementary
707 students21:1Rate it →
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary
705 students20:1Rate it →
Leo G. Pauly Elementary
694 students20:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Rivergrove
There’s no college in Rivergrove, but 5 are within 30 miles. The closest is Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, 2.8 miles away.
Bakersfield CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Bakersfield
2.8 mi23,108 students
California Aeronautical UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Bakersfield
6.1 mi378 students
Glendale Career College-North-West College-BakersfieldCommunity college · For-profit · Bakersfield
8.7 mi387 students
San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldCommunity college · For-profit · Bakersfield
9.1 mi820 students
California State University-BakersfieldUniversity or college · Public · Bakersfield
11.1 mi8,308 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Rivergrove. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.