Vineland Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8

Elementary and middle schools for Weedpatch, and parts of Lamont.

At a glance

638Students enrolled

2Schools

$23,855Spent per student

20:1Student–teacher ratio

100%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Weedpatch

Grades K–4

Vineland Elementary336 students · BakersfieldThis district

Grades 5–8

Sunset302 students · BakersfieldThis district

Grades 9–12

18 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listKern 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 performance

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

Where the money goes

$23,855

per student each year · 12% above the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction49%

Support & administration43%

Other8%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)11%

State68%

Federal21%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

666’20

690’21

676’22

657’23

638’24

Students

Hispanic · 99%633

White · 1%5

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

Schools2 in district · 18 next

This district · grades K–8

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Vineland ElementaryElementary · Grades K–4 · 336 students · Bakersfield

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SunsetMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 302 students · Bakersfield

Public

Where students go next · Kern High School District

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

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Bakersfield HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 3,069 students · Bakersfield

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Centennial HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,212 students · Bakersfield

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East Bakersfield HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,331 students · Bakersfield

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Foothill HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,043 students · Bakersfield

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Frontier HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,098 students · Bakersfield

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Golden Valley HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,228 students · Bakersfield

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Highland HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,530 students · Bakersfield

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Independence HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,324 students · Bakersfield

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Kern Valley HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 516 students · Lake Isabella

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Liberty HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,369 students · Bakersfield

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Mira Monte HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,048 students · Bakersfield

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North HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,135 students · Bakersfield

BPublic 🏫

Ridgeview HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,575 students · Bakersfield

B+Public 🏫

Shafter HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,599 students · Shafter

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South HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,107 students · Bakersfield

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Stockdale HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,398 students · Bakersfield

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West HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,159 students · Bakersfield

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. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.