Highgate Elementary

· Kern County · Panama-Buena Vista Union
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Tevis Junior High → Earl Warren Junior High → Fred L. Thompson Junior High → Fruitvale Junior High → Sequoia Jr. High → Compare all similar →

No UC admissions data on file for Highgate Elementary.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
422 (2022)817 (2026)
+93.6%

If this trend holds (+18.0%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~964 +147 $0
3 yr (2029) ~1,341 +524 $0
5 yr (2031) ~1,866 +1049 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Kern County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
91.8%
702 of 765 students

63 of 765 students who enrolled at Highgate Elementary this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (8.2% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Kern County median
84.9% · school is in the 91st percentile of 70 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 69th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (358) 89.1%
Hispanic / Latino (275) 92.0%
Asian (208) 92.3%
White (136) 91.2%
Students w/ disabilities (130) 86.2%
English learners (71) 85.9%

Nearest peer high schools

Tevis Junior High 89.3% Earl Warren Junior High 93.0% Fred L. Thompson Junior High 85.1% Fruitvale Junior High 91.7% Sequoia Jr. High 82.7%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
12.6%
95 of 752 students

Absenteeism is down 14.7 pp since 2021-22. Engagement improving — a positive trajectory worth understanding and reinforcing.

Kern County median
19.2% · school is better than 76% of 70 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Highgate Elementary — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • Enrollment has been growing (+18.0%/yr); projects to ~1341 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

817 students (2026)
~1341 projected (2029)
at +18.0%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Highgate Elementary Public 817
Peer-group median
Tevis Junior High Public 801
Earl Warren Junior High Public 946
Fred L. Thompson Junior High Public 719
Fruitvale Junior High Public 647
Sequoia Jr. High Public 745
O. J. Actis Junior High Public 648
Stonecreek Junior High Public 945
Highland Elementary Public 782
Chipman Junior High Public 744
Abraham Lincoln Jr. High Public 605

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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