Highland High School
Bakersfield, CA 93306-2819
Phone: (661) 872-2777
Fax: (661) 871-6052
District: Kern Union High School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9-12 • 2530 students
Highland High School, located in Bakersfield, California, serves grades 9-12 in the Kern Union High School District. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.
Highland High School is a public school located in Bakersfield, CA. 2530 students attend Highland High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 6/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 California Science Test data from California Department of Education. |
| College Readiness | 6/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using 2019 SAT percent college ready data from California Department of Education, using 2019 Average ACT score data from California Department of Education, using 2019 ACT percent college ready data from California Department of Education, using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from California Department of Education, using 2025 Percent of students who meet UC/CSU entrance requirements data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 demographic data from California Department of Education. |
Posted: October 3, 2025
Parent of a 4.0 average student all four years, hes currently a senior and he isnt allowed to play basketball on his break on the outside basketball courts because the security guard said so
Security guard sits down on his golf cart all day just chillin, while my son busts his but off to make the grade and makes this horrible school look decent,
Unbelievable!!,
I am ashamed of being a former graduate of this school
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I hate my apex class i have to sit for 3 hours of my time and my back hurts from reading .It is difficult for me to study for 3 hours and they take away your phone and your backpack for to cheating.
Posted: May 26, 2021
Staff is not friendly or helpful from the assistant principal to the front receptionist. From The very first day I enrolled my son, i noticed the snobby, and bad attitude from staff. Several times I had to contact the district office to get questions asked. Sadly , My son was so discontent from the lack of support from school, Ultimately i had to send my son to a high school out of state because the school did not allow my student to transfer to a different high school within the district.
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Posted: August 5, 2014
I have been uncomfortable with the treatment my child received at the hands of the security personnel at this school. Admin was not receptive to discussion. I have not been pleased with cooperation of some of the teacher, either. A science teacher gave a list of assignments to be completed, but kept changing it, until my child and I were both confused. Meeting with her was no help.
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