📍 7115 Rosedale Hwy., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93308
Vista West Continuation High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 312 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Russ Shuppert. It is part of the Kern High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
Vista West Continuation High enrolls 312 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 9.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 157 | 51% |
| White | 103 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 312 students (83%) 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.
Vista West Continuation 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.
Vista West Continuation 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 312 students, Vista West Continuation High is smaller than the district average of about 1,729 students per school.
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