📍 8501 Stine Rd., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93313
Ridgeview High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 2,688 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Roger Sanchez. It is part of the Kern High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 106.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.3:1.
Ridgeview High enrolls 2,688 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 106.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian and 9.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,912 | 71% |
| Asian | 256 | 9.5% |
| White | 252 | 9.4% |
| Black or African American | 191 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,991 of the school's 2,688 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ridgeview High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Ridgeview High is one of 25 schools in Kern High, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 43,237 students district-wide and employs 1,803 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,688 students, Ridgeview High is larger than the district average of about 1,729 students per school.