Valley Oaks Charter School is a parent choice and parent participation, tuition-free charter school where parents, teachers, and the community work together to educate one student at a time. The school offers a wide range of options including home-based learning, cooperative school programs and classes, independent study, and learning projects.

Valley Oaks grades 9-12 is fully accredited by the Schools Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). If you have questions regarding VOCS status with WASC, you may contact:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Accrediting Commission for Schools
533 Airport Blvd., Suite 200, Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone (650) 696-1060

The Bakersfield Valley Oaks Charter School sites are located at 3401 D Chester Avenue (Elementary) and 3501 Chester Avenue (High School), which is south of the Kern County Museum and north of Garces Circle. It is centrally located and has regular GET bus service.

The Tehachapi site (TK-12th) is located in the Golden Hills area of Tehachapi near the corner of Valley Boulevard and Tehachapi-Woodford Road.

School Contact Information

VOCS Elementary Office

3401 D Chester Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: (661) 852-6700
Fax: (661) 852-6739
Email: valleyoaks@kern.org

High School Office

3501 Chester Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: (661) 852-6750
Fax: (661) 633-5287

Tehachapi Office

20419 Brian Way
Tehachapi, CA 93561
Phone: (661) 825-2200
Fax: (661) 825-2199

Taft Office

First Baptist Church
220 North St
Taft, CA 93268
Phone: (661) 852-6700

Frazier Park Office

3015 Mt. Pinos Way
Frazier Park, CA 93243
Phone: (661) 245-3537

Kern River Valley Office

3630 Golden Spur #B
Lake Isabella, CA 93240
Phone: (760) 379-2320

Mission Statement

Valley Oaks Charter School is a community that provides opportunities, support, and accountability for families seeking an alternative educational experience tailored to their students by providing programs rooted in parent choice.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

By graduation, Valley Oaks Charter School students will be:

Academic Achievers who…

• Strive to meet or exceed academic standards adopted by the state.
• Demonstrate academic growth toward standards.
• Are exposed to state adopted standards through a variety of experiences.

Communicators who…

• Use multiple modalities to demonstrate competence as active listeners, speakers, readers, and writers.

Critical Thinkers who…

• Identify and assess problems and find solutions using complex reasoning    processes such as comparison, classification, induction, deduction, analysis, synthesis, investigation, inquiry, and invention.
• Collect, evaluate and use information from varied sources.
• Know how to test hypotheses, solve problems, and form conclusions based on relevant, reliable data and information.
• Demonstrate a capacity to apply acquired knowledge to changing conditions.

Technologically literate students who…

• Know VOCS internet policies and procedures.
• Use technology and telecommunications in a way that demonstrates an understanding of legal and ethical implications and expectations.
• Are fluent consumers of technology and apply their knowledge in society.
• Critically evaluate the context, subject matter, and validity of internet resources.

Culturally aware and productive citizens who…

• Contribute time, energy, and talents to improve their school, community and the world.
• Have a general understanding and appreciating for our diverse society.
• Demonstrate individual responsibility, personal integrity, and perseverance.
• Understand the principles required to be productive citizens in a democratic society.