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Haven Drive Middle

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Haven Drive Middle ranks 1885 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1885^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 32% of California middle schools

Summary

Haven Drive Middle is a public school serving about 610 students in grades 7 and 8 in Arvin, CA, operating within the Arvin Union school district, which serves a community with very high economic need.

The school has made impressive progress in getting students to attend class regularly, reducing chronic absenteeism to 15.1%, which is better than the state average and notably better than many nearby schools like Greenfield Middle and Walter Stiern Middle. Academically, it is a leader in English within its own district but trails state averages, especially in math and science. It excels at supporting English Language Learners but faces significant challenges in helping its Special Education students succeed. The school also spends more per student and has a better student-teacher ratio than most comparable schools in the area.

When compared to other local middle schools, Haven Drive Middle shows clear strengths and areas for growth. Its success with attendance is a standout achievement. However, schools like Leon H. Ollivier Middle in the Greenfield Union district achieve stronger academic results with less funding, suggesting Haven Drive has room to improve how it uses its resources. The school has shown steady, long-term improvement from a 1-star to a 2-star rating, indicating committed leadership working in a challenging context.

612

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,869

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

341 Haven Dr.
Arvin, CA 93203-1413

(661) 854-6540

District: Arvin Union

Students who attend Haven Drive Middle usually attend:

High:

Arvin High

Feeder schools for Haven Drive Middle:

Elementary:	Bear Mountain Elementary
	El Camino Real Elementary
	Sierra Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.2%

White:

1.8%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,885^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1318^th of 1,543Arvin Union among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1885 of 2761	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1656 of 2783	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1939 of 2781	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1900 of 2740	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	2005 of 2715	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1834 of 2480	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.7	1868 of 2508	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	2084 of 2497	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	1870 of 2477	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.2	2030 of 2379	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.4	1952 of 2259	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.0	1612 of 2236	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	1570 of 2179	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.3	1625 of 2063	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.3	1621 of 2005	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.7	1758 of 1999	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.7	1646 of 1804	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.2	1553 of 1777	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.1	1465 of 1769	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.0	1470 of 1531	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1441 of 1491	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1369 of 1369	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.9	235 of 1478	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.1	489 of 1521	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	479 of 1540	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.3	1102 of 1442	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1137 of 1364	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1605 of 2533	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1475 of 2551	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1677 of 2531	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1682 of 2509	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1763 of 2380	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1629 of 2262	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	1377 of 2395	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	1056 of 2388	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	1366 of 2374	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	1354 of 2359	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1465 of 2213	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1398 of 2072	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.2	260 of 394	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	108 of 336	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1506 of 2542	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	1191 of 2579	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	1484 of 2531	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	1449 of 2458	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1511 of 2369	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1461 of 2230	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1936 of 2534	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1606 of 2552	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1865 of 2538	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1837 of 2527	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1982 of 2407	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1786 of 2273	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	23 of 95	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	15 of 94	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	31 of 86	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1455 of 1566	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1210 of 1552	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1515 of 1531	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+44 vs school

Migrant (2025)76th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2024)34th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Haven Drive Middle	Public	7-8	341 Haven Dr.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6540	612	36	17.1	94.4%	11 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	595 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.3	1885^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.7%		34.3	1656^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.5%	229																		16.8	16.8				37.6	37.0	37.3				18.8	20.9	19.9	$29,869	$25,600	$4,269
Sunset	Public	5-8	8301 Sunset Blvd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Vineland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-1320	302	16	19.4	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	297 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.5	2030^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.5%		24.4	2062^nd of 2783 public middle schools	25.9%	32																	9.0	24.3	16.8		16.4	19.1	41.4	35.7	29.6		2.9	7.3	19.2	11.4	11.1	$27,210	$26,138	$1,072
Myrtle Avenue Elementary	Public	4-6	10421 Myrtle Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-2217	422	20	21.1	78.2%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	418 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	5.0	0.0	4.4	3.3	5.0	25.7	20.0	16.7	12.5	5.7	24.4	15.0	5.0	2.9	4.4	4.2	6.9		6.9	20.6	29.5	34.0			28.2	11.2	11.5	26.4			16.8	$22,811	$20,516	$2,295
Mountain View Middle	Public	7-8	8001 Weedpatch Hwy.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-2291	594	29	20.1	80.8%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	592 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.4	2387^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.5%		15.3	2468^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.3%	81																		11.5	11.5				33.3	24.8	28.7				12.2	9.1	10.5	$19,458	$17,268	$2,190
Edison Middle	Public	5-8	721 South Edison Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Edison Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-8216	489	28	17.2	88.1%	32 (6.5%)	15 (3.1%)	433 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	15.2	2432^nd of 2761 public middle schools	11.9%		25.7	2008^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.8%	424																	16.9	16.5	16.7		32.8	16.4	32.5	21.5	26.2		18.6	12.5	14.9	2.5	12.1	$32,911	$32,068	$843
McKee Middle	Public	6-8	205 McKee Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6060	869	44	19.8	93.2%	54 (6.2%)	38 (4.4%)	759 (87.3%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	43.5	1379^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.1%		42.5	1384^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.3%	5																		32.8	32.8			41.5	38.3	48.3	43.2			29.5	19.7	29.9	26.7	$23,155	$21,138	$2,017
Fairfax Junior High	Public	5-8	1500 South Fairfax Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-4461	609	31	19.4	97.2%	17 (2.8%)	10 (1.6%)	555 (91.1%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	23.1	2093^rd of 2761 public middle schools	24.2%		20.8	2230^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.9%	137																		13.5	13.5				36.5	28.8	32.8				15.6	20.4	17.9	$28,235	$26,122	$2,113
Leon H. Ollivier Middle	Public	6-8	7310 Monitor St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6120	1,152	48	23.8	93.7%	44 (3.8%)	53 (4.6%)	1,010 (87.7%)	30 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.1%)	54.1	1073^rd of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%		56.9	964^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.4%	109																		35.4	35.4			48.8	54.1	54.6	52.5			31.6	28.4	30.3	30.1	$21,459	$19,590	$1,869
Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	1109 Pacheco Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6110	873	42	21.0	95.6%	40 (4.6%)	65 (7.4%)	734 (84.1%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	33.2	1709^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.1%		38	1531^st of 2783 public middle schools	45.0%	178																		25.3	25.3			38.3	42.7	38.2	39.7			22.5	19.6	19.6	20.6	$23,543	$21,488	$2,055
Walter Stiern Middle	Public	6-8	2551 Morning Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5480	891	41	21.4	81.5%	63 (7.1%)	32 (3.6%)	787 (88.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	12.9	2522^nd of 2761 public middle schools	8.7%		17.5	2367^th of 2783 public middle schools	14.9%	155																		10.9	10.9			23.4	27.8	18.1	22.6			8.9	12.2	7.9	9.5	$24,463	$20,386	$4,077

Frequently Asked Questions about Haven Drive Middle

How many students attend Haven Drive Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Haven Drive Middle.

Is Haven Drive Middle a good school?

Haven Drive Middle ranks 1885^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Haven Drive Middle?

Students at Haven Drive Middle are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What high school do graduates of Haven Drive Middle attend?

Students who attend Haven Drive Middle usually go on to attend Arvin High

What district is Haven Drive Middle in?

Arvin Union

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