Independence High High School
8001 Old River Rd
Bakersfield CA, 93311, Kern County
Phone: 661-834-8001
Ranking:
(582 out of 1,403, top 41%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Kern Union High School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 69 | 71 | 68 | NA | NA | 58 | 45 | |||||
Total Students: | 1,952 | 1,881 | 1,784 | 1,709 | 1,282 | 822 | ||||||
Grade 9: | 548 | 28.1% | 530 | 28.2% | 482 | 27.0% | NA | NA | 490 | 38.2% | 492 | 59.9% |
Grade 10: | 518 | 26.5% | 441 | 23.4% | 443 | 24.8% | NA | NA | 410 | 32.0% | 330 | 40.1% |
Grade 11: | 450 | 23.1% | 469 | 24.9% | 441 | 24.7% | NA | NA | 382 | 29.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grade 12: | 436 | 22.3% | 438 | 23.3% | 418 | 23.4% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
Male: | 985 | 50.5% | 930 | 49.4% | 886 | 49.7% | NA | NA | 636 | 49.6% | 414 | 50.4% |
Female: | 967 | 49.5% | 951 | 50.6% | 898 | 50.3% | NA | NA | 646 | 50.4% | 408 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 21 | 1.1% | 15 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.3% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 179 | 9.2% | 165 | 8.8% | 156 | 8.7% | NA | NA | 106 | 8.3% | 65 | 7.9% |
Hispanic: | 998 | 51.1% | 944 | 50.2% | 888 | 49.8% | NA | NA | 634 | 49.5% | 401 | 48.8% |
Black: | 164 | 8.4% | 168 | 8.9% | 183 | 10.3% | NA | NA | 134 | 10.5% | 90 | 10.9% |
White: | 544 | 27.9% | 523 | 27.8% | 500 | 28.0% | NA | NA | 392 | 30.6% | 261 | 31.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
Two or More Races: | 44 | 2.3% | 62 | 3.3% | 50 | 2.8% | NA | NA | 12 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.2% |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 660 | 33.8% | 651 | 34.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 414 | 32.3% | 248 | 30.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 262 | 13.4% | 257 | 13.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 186 | 14.5% | 95 | 11.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 28.12 | 26.55 | 26.13 | NA | NA | 22.14 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAHSEE | ||||||
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 77.0% | 79.0% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.0% | 79.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.0% | 81.0% | 82.0% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.0% | 82.0% | 83.0% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 78.0% | 80.0% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 80.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 82.0% | 84.0% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 81.0% | 84.0% |
2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 89.0% | 53.0% | 61.0% |
2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 86.0% | 53.0% | 61.0% |
STAR | ||||||
2010 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.3 | 277.9 | 290.1 |
2011 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.3 | 285.7 | 292.4 |
2012 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.5 | 280.9 | 292.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.0 | 284.7 | 294.7 |
2010 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 343.7 | 339.6 |
2011 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.3 | 347.7 | 343.1 |
2012 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.4 | 350.2 | 343.8 |
2013 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.7 | 345.5 | 335.6 |
2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.6 | 337.9 | 336.7 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.3 | 341.6 | 340.1 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.9 | 343.9 | 342.7 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 341.6 | 341.4 |
2010 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.6 | 305.7 | 321.5 |
2011 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.4 | 304 | 325.5 |
2012 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.4 | 322.6 | 330.5 |
2013 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.0 | 357.4 | 330.0 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.4 | 334.5 | 341.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.4 | 340.8 | 346.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.6 | 341.6 | 348.4 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 345.6 | 352.4 |
2010 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.5 | 295.7 | 296.7 |
2011 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 296.2 | 298.5 |
2012 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.8 | 293.9 | 299.7 |
2013 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.9 | 291.6 | 296.9 |
2010 | Physics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 374 | 343.1 |
2011 | Physics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.8 | 373.4 | 347.8 |
2012 | Physics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.1 | 372.7 | 349.5 |
2013 | Physics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.8 | 372.9 | 350.1 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.6 | 348 | 348.1 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.8 | 351.7 | 353.1 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369 | 357.9 | 357.3 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.9 | 360.0 | 360.4 |
2010 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.1 | 352 | 397.4 |
2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.6 | 340.8 | 398.5 |
2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.8 | 358.4 | 400.4 |
2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.8 | 367.4 | 399.2 |
2010 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.8 | 333.6 | 338.5 |
2011 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.7 | 339.2 | 343.5 |
2012 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.9 | 344.9 | 347 |
2013 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.8 | 343.9 | 347.9 |
2010 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.5 | 275.4 | 282.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.6 | 277.6 | 285.2 |
2012 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.6 | 275.7 | 284.9 |
2013 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.6 | 277.2 | 287.4 |
2010 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.7 | 295.7 | 294.1 |
2011 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.3 | 297.7 | 296.7 |
2012 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 300 | 299.7 |
2013 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.5 | 296.5 | 294.6 |
2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.3 | 318.2 | 348.4 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.2 | 316.6 | 353.7 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 320.3 | 357.2 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 319.9 | 357.9 |
2010 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.3 | 322 | 326.9 |
2011 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 325.1 | 330 |
2012 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.2 | 326.1 | 332.5 |
2013 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.9 | 328.8 | 334.4 |
2010 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 304.7 | 324.6 |
2011 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.7 | 309.8 | 329.1 |
2012 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.8 | 318.1 | 333.7 |
2013 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 313.3 | 332.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 321.8 | 336.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.4 | 329.8 | 341.7 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.9 | 332.3 | 344.7 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.8 | 333.0 | 344.8 |
2010 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.5 | 276.1 | 279.7 |
2011 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.9 | 275 | 281 |
2012 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 274.8 | 281.7 |
2013 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270.0 | 275.0 | 280.3 |
2010 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.1 | 339.7 | 351.6 |
2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.5 | 340.5 | 351.3 |
2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.1 | 341.3 | 354.6 |
2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.0 | 339.5 | 351.5 |
2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.2 | 332 | 341.4 |
2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.9 | 337.1 | 344.7 |
2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.6 | 339.9 | 346.9 |
2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.5 | 342.6 | 348.5 |
2010 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.7 | 299.3 | 307.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.8 | 305.5 | 309.3 |
2012 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.3 | 304.6 | 311.6 |
2013 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.5 | 312.4 | 313.2 |
2010 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.8 | 351.8 | 392.8 |
2011 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422.5 | 364.3 | 396.1 |
2012 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428.4 | 379 | 395.9 |
2013 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.2 | 375.3 | 384.1 |
2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.3 | 357.9 | 358.9 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407 | 373.9 | 363.5 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421.5 | 379.5 | 366.1 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418.8 | 378.2 | 363.9 |
2010 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.6 | 332.6 | 329.9 |
2011 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.9 | 333.5 | 332.6 |
2012 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 337.9 | 336.4 |
2013 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.5 | 341.2 | 334.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 338.7 | 353.7 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.4 | 344.8 | 357.7 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.2 | 346.7 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.7 | 352.0 | 363.9 |
2010 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 257.4 | 282.4 | 298.9 |
2011 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 253.8 | 283.2 | 299.2 |
2012 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264.1 | 281.9 | 300.1 |
2013 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 259.0 | 288.3 | 300.5 |
2010 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.1 | 343.3 | 347.9 |
2011 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.9 | 349.1 | 349 |
2012 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.4 | 349.3 | 349.2 |
2013 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.0 | 353.3 | 345.3 |
2010 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.8 | 266.5 | 340 |
2011 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270.4 | 284.9 | 347.3 |
2012 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.7 | 291.5 | 351.4 |
2013 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.1 | 291.3 | 354.5 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.9 | 289.8 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 299.7 | 295.3 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 294.3 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301.2 | 300.3 | 334.1 |
2010 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 327.3 | 319.6 | 324 |
2011 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 321.1 | 328.3 |
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 327.9 | 325.6 | 331.2 |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.1 | 323.2 | 325.2 |
2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 353.7 | 340.3 | 347.2 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 368.1 | 346.3 | 351.7 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 364.3 | 349.4 | 354.9 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 368.3 | 348.0 | 354.0 |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 329.5 | 336.7 |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 331.6 | 339.7 |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 352.6 | 334.2 | 342.2 |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 336.3 | 342.9 |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 325.7 | 327.7 |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 327.5 | 330.9 |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 333.5 | 335 |
2013 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 335.5 | 333.2 |
2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 257.4 | 282.4 | 314.7 |
2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 253.8 | 283.2 | 316.8 |
2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 264.1 | 281.9 | 318 |
2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 259.0 | 288.3 | 317.9 |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 305.6 | 317.2 |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 313.6 | 308 | 320.3 |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.1 | 307.1 | 322.8 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287.5 | 306.6 | 320.8 |
2010 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 348.7 | 349.1 |
2011 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 367.1 | 359.1 | 354.3 |
2012 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 368.1 | 366.9 | 355.2 |
2013 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 379.0 | 374.8 | 355.5 |
2010 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 340.2 | 341 | 359.2 |
2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 350.4 | 340.7 | 359.3 |
2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 364.7 | 342.9 | 362.6 |
2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356.1 | 341.9 | 360.2 |
2010 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 340.4 | 327.3 | 336.8 |
2011 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.7 | 334.5 | 342 |
2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 340.4 | 345.7 |
2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356.3 | 339.8 | 346.7 |
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* Independence High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.