📍 801 Hosking Ave., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93307
Golden Valley High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 2,533 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mindy Carter. It is part of the Kern High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 105.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
Golden Valley High enrolls 2,533 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 105.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Black or African American and 4.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,217 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 117 | 4.6% |
| White | 113 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 59 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 18 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,310 of the school's 2,533 students (91%) 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.
Golden Valley 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.
Golden Valley 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 2,533 students, Golden Valley High is larger than the district average of about 1,729 students per school.