Golden Valley High School

Golden Valley High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
801 Hosking Ave,  Bakersfield, CA
Kern High School District
3.6
3.4
2,533 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Paul Helman
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Average SAT Score
1090
Average ACT Score
24
Math Proficiency
12%
Reading Proficiency
54%
Average GPA
3.47
Graduation Rate
87%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B
Teachers
B-
College Prep
B-
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
B-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.47
Reading Proficiency
54%
Math Proficiency
12%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Teachers
106
Full Time Teachers
106
Teachers in First or Second Year
18.1%
College Prep
Average SAT
1090
Math
540
Verbal
550
Average ACT
24
Math
24
English
24
Reading
24
Science
22
Number of AP Courses
10
AP Pass Rate
49.1%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
6.7%
State Average
17.9%
Science
3%
State Average
9.9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
365:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.3%
Female
48.6%
Hispanic
87.5%
Black
4.6%
White
4.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.3%
Two or more races
<1%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
California State University - Bakersfield 422 Students
Bakersfield College 318 Students
University of California - Los Angeles 284 Students
University of California - Irvine 241 Students
University of California - San Diego 214 Students
University of California - Berkeley 211 Students
University of California - Davis 209 Students
University of California - Santa Barbara 201 Students
University of California - Santa Cruz 172 Students
California State University - Northridge 166 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Biology 120 Students
Psychology 114 Students
Nursing 98 Students
Business 85 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 41 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 39 Students
Computer Science 38 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 33 Students
Criminology 32 Students
Sociology 32 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 419 Reviews
4.0 Senior
6/2/2024
Golden valley high school is an amazing high school full of great staff and students. The best part is the activities but I would like to see more school spirit.
4.0 Senior
11/18/2023
I have been at Golden valley high school for about 7 months. The best part of my experience is participating on their baseball team. I was at a school a school named Independence Highschool in Bakersfield California and the baseball team targeted me because of my race. The worst part of my experience was missing my original friend group from Independence that didn't treat me that way. What I would like to see changed at Golden Valley high is equal funding for all sports.
3.0 Alum
6/27/2023
Overall, I had an Ok experience. However, I found that a lot of the higher up staff would take advantage of their power and treat their students with disrespect. The teachers, however, were mostly enjoyable. It was obvious they were passionate about their jobs and just wanted to teach children lifelong lessons.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.4 10 Reviews
1.0 parent
6/15/2022
Terrible and Despicable! In fact, I am fifty-seven years old and have never in my life have seen any school treat children as bad as this before. Your running a prison camp. Good luck.
5.0 student
5/29/2021
Homework: it really depends on the teacher (just like most schools) Some teachers are very adamant on homework and some hate it, it really just depends on the teacher. Teachers: like i said it really depends on the teacher. Most of the teachers are willing to help you out, and they do offer tutoring...
3.0 student
1/26/2017
I wouldn't say it's the best, as there is way better schools than Golden Valley.
5.0 other
7/29/2015
I graduated with a right state of mind of what I want to be in college.

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