Tevis Junior High

· Kern County · Panama-Buena Vista Union
Public Kern County 🏛 Panama-Buena Vista Union → CDS 1563362…
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Most similar nearby schools

Highgate Elementary → Earl Warren Junior High → Fred L. Thompson Junior High → O. J. Actis Junior High → Sequoia Jr. High → Compare all similar →

No UC admissions data on file for Tevis Junior High.

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
780 (2018)801 (2026)
+2.7%

If this trend holds (+0.3%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~804 +3 $0
3 yr (2029) ~809 +8 $0
5 yr (2031) ~814 +13 $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
89.3%
763 of 854 students

91 of 854 students who enrolled at Tevis Junior High this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (10.7% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Kern County median
84.9% · school is in the 77th percentile of 70 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 54th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (641) 88.3%
Hispanic / Latino (518) 87.5%
White (174) 95.4%
Students w/ disabilities (108) 88.0%
English learners (86) 82.6%
Black / African Am. (61) 86.9%

Nearest peer high schools

Highgate Elementary 91.8% Earl Warren Junior High 93.0% Fred L. Thompson Junior High 85.1% O. J. Actis Junior High 80.3% 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
22.4%
190 of 847 students

Absenteeism is up 13.5 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

Kern County median
19.2% · school is worse than 57% 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).

Tevis Junior High — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • Enrollment has been growing (+0.3%/yr); projects to ~809 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

801 students (2026)
~809 projected (2029)
at +0.3%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

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