Stockdale High

Stockdale High sits in the southwest corner of Bakersfield, one of the city's newer and more family-oriented corridors where the neighborhoods feel a bit more suburban and planned than the older parts of town. The school holds its own academically, with particularly strong English scores and solid showings across the board — the kind of place where college-bound students have real support without the hyper-competitive pressure of a magnet program. Families who want a well-rounded public high school experience in a community that takes education seriously will feel right at home here.