| Index | La Cresta-Altavista | Bakersfield | California |
| Average Test Scores | 14% | 37% | 43% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 21:1 | 20:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 131 | 8,308 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 27 | 3,438 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 11 | 1,085 |
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| Index | La Cresta-Altavista | Bakersfield | California |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.6% | 77.3% | 81.1% |
| Completed high school | 81.8% | 76.2% | 79.8% |
| Completed some college | 57.1% | 54.4% | 61.5% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.4% | 29.6% | 39.8% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.5% | 21.3% | 32.0% |
| Completed masters | 6.2% | 7.2% | 11.9% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 2.5% | 3.9% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Arvin, CA | 21,220 | 29% | 40.6% |
| Lamont, CA | 14,724 | 24% | 50.8% |
| Bakersfield, CA | 379,879 | 37% | 23.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Aurora, CO | 379,434 | 29% | 38.8% |
| Cleveland, OH | 383,331 | 34% | 29.4% |
| Wichita, KS | 390,566 | 25% | 48.0% |
| New Orleans, LA | 391,249 | 55% | 14.3% |
| Tampa, FL | 395,912 | 49% | 1.8% |
| Bakersfield, CA | 379,879 | 37% | 23.1% |
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