Tehachapi Unified School District

Public Grades K–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Tehachapi.

At a glance

4,156Students enrolled

7Schools

$15,369Spent per student

23:1Student–teacher ratio

45%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Tehachapi

Grades K–5

Tompkins Elementary615 students · TehachapiThis district

Grades 6–8

Jacobsen Middle925 students · TehachapiThis district

Grades 9–12

Tehachapi High1,260 students · TehachapiThis 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 proficiency26%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts40%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)91%

State average 87.6%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,369

per student each year · 28% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction53%

Support & administration44%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)29%

State59%

Federal12%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,971’20

4,134’21

4,170’22

4,219’23

4,156’24

Students

White · 52%2,166

Hispanic · 40%1,667

Two or more races · 5%197

Black · 1%53

Asian · 1%52

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%13

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

Schools7 in district

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Golden Hills ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 663 students · Tehachapi

B-Public 📚

Tompkins ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 615 students · Tehachapi

B-Public 📚

Cummings Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 560 students · Tehachapi

B+Public 📚

Tehachapi Independent Learning AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 108 students · Tehachapi

Public 📚

Jacobsen MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 925 students · Tehachapi

B-Public 🏫

Tehachapi HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,260 students · Tehachapi

B+Public 🏫

Monroe High (Continuation)High · Grades 9–12 · 25 students · Tehachapi

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.