Valley Achievement Center
Bakersfield · CA · Private independent · K-12 combined
How Valley Achievement Center compares for families
What families should know about Valley Achievement Center.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Bakersfield Christian High School, Bethel Christian, Bakersfield Adventist Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -7.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 25 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Christian High School Bakersfield |
Private | 3.5 | 622 | +28.0% |
| Bethel Christian Bakersfield |
Private | 7.0 | 41 | — |
| Bakersfield Adventist Academy Bakersfield |
Private | 8.0 | 128 | — |
| Christ Centered Church Bakersfield/Gideon Academy Bakersfield |
Private | 8.7 | 56 | — |
| Nigritian Academy Bakersfield |
Private | 9.0 | 8 | — |
| Free Will Christian Academy Shafter |
Private | 16.1 | 26 | — |
| Besant Hill School Of Happy Valley Ojai |
Private | 62.3 | 73 | — |
| Ojai Valley School Ojai |
Private | 62.5 | 271 | -1.8% |