Golden Valley High School (Bakersfield, California)

Golden Valley High School
Golden Valley High School
Location
	801 Hosking Avenue; Bakersfield, California 93307; United States; 35°16′48″N 119°00′33″W / 35.28000°N 119.00917°W
Information
School type	Public
Opened	2003
School district	Kern High School District
Principal	Paul Helman
Teaching staff	95.69 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,228 (2024-2025)
Student to teacher ratio	23.28
Campus type	Suburban
Colors	Blue and Gold
Athletics conference	South Yosemite Horizon League
Nickname	Bulldogs
Rivals	Ridgeview High School, South High School, West High School
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Yearbook	The Golden Age
Feeder schools	McKee Middle School, Olivier Middle School, Greenfield Middle School
Website	GVHS website

Golden Valley High School (abbr. GVHS) is a public American senior high school set in Bakersfield, California. The school is part of the Kern High School District. Its campus is located on the corner of Hosking Avenue and Monitor Street/Shannon Drive.

History

Golden Valley High School was founded in 2003 and opened on August 18, 2003. Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, the 28th Chief Justice of California, visited Golden Valley High School on May 17, 2013 to present Golden Valley High School with the "Civic Learning Award of Excellence."

Academics

GVHS offers the following AP, and Honors courses, which students can take to earn college credit via the AP program, pass an SAT exam, or be academically challenged to prepare for college:

AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
Honors French
AP Spanish Language
Honors Chemistry
AP Biology
AP Spanish Literature
AP United States History
AP Physics
We the People (Honors Government)
AP Government
AP European History
Honors Anatomy and Physiology
Honors Spanish
AP Calculus AB
AP Statistics
Honors Math Analysis

Athletics

Below are all the sports that GVHS participates in and their respective season: Fall

Cross Country
Football
Women's Golf
Women's Tennis
Women's Volleyball

Winter

Men's Basketball
Men's Soccer
Women's Basketball
Women's Soccer
Wrestling

Spring

Baseball
Men's Golf
Men's Tennis
Softball
Swimming
Track and Field

References

1 2 3 "Golden Valley High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Golden Valley High". ed.gov. Retrieved March 17, 2015.

External links

Official website

[NCES-1] 1 2 3 "Golden Valley High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 10, 2026.

[2] "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Golden Valley High". ed.gov. Retrieved March 17, 2015.

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Education in Greater Bakersfield
K-8 school districts	Bakersfield City School District Beardsley School District Edison School District Fairfax School District Fruitvale School District Greenfield Union School District Lakeside Union School District Norris School District Panama–Buena Vista Union School District Rosedale Union School District Standard School District
Public high schools*	Bakersfield High School Centennial High School East Bakersfield High School Foothill High School Frontier High School Golden Valley High School Highland High School Independence High School Liberty High School Mira Monte High School North High School Ridgeview High School South High School Stockdale High School West High School
Colleges and universities	Bakersfield College California State University, Bakersfield
Private high schools	Bakersfield Christian High School Garces Memorial High School
* All public high schools are a part of the Kern High School District.