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Beardsley Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 14% of California middle schools

Summary

Beardsley Junior High is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 and approximately 383 students in Bakersfield, California, as part of the Beardsley Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 5% of all districts in the state.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science all well below state averages; for example, only 11% of students were proficient in Math compared to 37% statewide. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 33% of students missing a significant amount of school, which is more than double the rate at higher-performing nearby schools like Fruitvale Junior High (10.8%) and Norris Middle (12.3%). The school's academic ranking has also declined sharply over the past decade, falling from the 55th percentile in 2015 to the 14th percentile in 2025.

Interestingly, Beardsley Junior High spends more per student and has a smaller average class size than many of the higher-performing schools it is compared to, suggesting other factors are influencing outcomes. The school is located in a geographic area where several nearby schools, including Standard Middle and Washington Middle, also face substantial academic challenges, indicating this may be a broader community issue.

383

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,313

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Roberts Ln.
Bakersfield, CA 93308-4503

(661) 392-9254

District: Beardsley Elementary

Students who attend Beardsley Junior High usually attend:

High:

North High

Feeder schools for Beardsley Junior High:

Elementary:	Beardsley Elementary
	North Beardsley Elementary
	San Lauren Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

White:

26.1%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg19%

California avg41%

2,375^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1463^rd of 1,543Beardsley Elementary 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	16.6	2375 of 2761	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	2378 of 2783	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	2150 of 2781	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1894 of 2740	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.0	841 of 894	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1403 of 2715	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1645 of 2480	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.4	1410 of 2508	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.7	1256 of 2497	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.0	1125 of 2477	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.0	709 of 2379	70.2%	★★★★☆
2012	64.8	707 of 2259	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.6	837 of 2236	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.8	1020 of 2179	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.4	1074 of 2063	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.0	997 of 2005	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.3	1034 of 1999	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	934 of 1804	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.5	754 of 1777	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.2	860 of 1769	51.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	574 of 609	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	552 of 627	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	397 of 637	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	1196 of 1531	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	331 of 354	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1226 of 1491	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	970 of 1369	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.3	887 of 1478	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	587 of 1521	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	944 of 1540	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	2180 of 2533	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	2182 of 2551	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2173 of 2531	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1967 of 2509	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	718 of 738	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1437 of 2380	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1576 of 2262	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1999 of 2395	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	2000 of 2388	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1751 of 2374	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1519 of 2359	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1085 of 2213	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	1040 of 2072	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	2100 of 2542	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	2136 of 2579	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1811 of 2531	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1480 of 2458	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	656 of 721	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	1030 of 2369	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	1311 of 2230	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	2245 of 2534	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	2220 of 2552	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1767 of 2538	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1586 of 2527	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.5	674 of 763	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	1137 of 2407	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.4	1490 of 2273	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1502 of 1566	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1243 of 1552	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1171 of 1531	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	1455 of 1520	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1440 of 1537	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1428 of 1543	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1384 of 1555	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1168 of 1602	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1320 of 1496	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-21 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Beardsley Junior High	Public	7-8	1001 Roberts Ln.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-9254	383	20	18.9	97.4%	100 (26.1%)	25 (6.5%)	239 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	16.6	2375^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.0%		17.3	2378^th of 2783 public middle schools	14.6%	3	14.8	14.8		29.2	25.3	27.3		11.1	10.9	11.0	$16,313	$1,478	$14,835
Standard Middle	Public	6-8	126 Ferguson Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2130	1,005	49	20.3	89.9%	399 (39.7%)	52 (5.2%)	509 (50.6%)	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.8%)	13.6	2494^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.7%		13.4	2535^th of 2783 public middle schools	8.9%	41	15.4	15.4	23.3	22.5	18.9	21.6	10.0	14.0	8.2	10.8	$17,066	$882	$16,184
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1101 Noble Ave.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5810	639	30	21.6	91.1%	46 (7.2%)	45 (7.0%)	537 (84.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	9.7	2624^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.0%		9.5	2682^nd of 2783 public middle schools	3.6%	58	8.9	8.9	22.6	22.9	17.0	20.6	5.5	6.1	3.0	4.8	$18,263	$2,817	$15,446
Emerson Middle	Public	6-8	801 Fourth St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5260	813	37	21.9	90.2%	49 (6.0%)	107 (13.2%)	627 (77.1%)	13 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	13.7	2488^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.9%		15.4	2462^nd of 2783 public middle schools	11.5%	26	16.9	16.9	28.5	21.6	26.0	24.8	7.5	7.3	3.4	5.9	$18,410	$2,638	$15,772
Abraham Lincoln Junior High	Public	7-8	800 Chico St.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5950	527	27	19.7	99.4%	15 (2.8%)	48 (9.1%)	454 (86.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	6.7	2702^nd of 2761 public middle schools	2.1%		9	2698^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.1%	4	3.7	3.7		17.4	13.1	15.5		3.6	1.9	2.9	$22,162	$2,788	$19,374
Norris Middle	Public	7-8	6940 Calloway Dr.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7060	992	39	25.1	33.4%	441 (44.5%)	17 (1.7%)	413 (41.6%)	64 (6.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.0%)	61.5	864^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%		65	788^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.7%	76	31.6	31.6		55.3	53.4	54.4		44.2	33.3	38.8	$12,858	$555	$12,303
Fruitvale Junior High	Public	7-8	2114 Calloway Dr.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 589-3933	693	31	22.4	72.6%	249 (35.9%)	33 (4.8%)	335 (48.3%)	44 (6.3%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.9%)	66.8	746^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.0%		67	745^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.2%	1	31.0	31.0		59.5	57.6	58.4		41.4	43.1	42.2	$14,854	$1,225	$13,629
Curran Middle	Public	6-8	1116 Lymric Way	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5240	973	46	21.1	87.4%	50 (5.1%)	113 (11.6%)	771 (79.2%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.6%)	14.7	2453^rd of 2761 public middle schools	11.2%		21.7	2186^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.5%	267	12.9	12.9	25.5	28.9	28.3	28.0	8.8	7.3	6.1	7.1	$17,919	$2,510	$15,409
Sequoia Junior High	Public	7-8	900 Belle Terr.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5940	746	35	21.5	97.2%	22 (2.9%)	60 (8.0%)	651 (87.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	12.4	2542^nd of 2761 public middle schools	7.9%		15	2478^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.0%	64	14.9	14.9		22.1	17.7	20.0		9.6	6.6	8.1	$19,690	$3,749	$15,941
Freedom Middle	Public	7-8	11445 Noriega Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6044	712	34	20.8	38.6%	287 (40.3%)	16 (2.2%)	350 (49.2%)	22 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.5%)	51.4	1148^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.4%		65.6	780^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.0%	368	29.4	29.4		49.9	57.7	53.9		29.2	25.9	27.5	$11,973	$45	$11,928

Frequently Asked Questions about Beardsley Junior High

What high school do graduates of Beardsley Junior High attend?

Students who attend Beardsley Junior High usually go on to attend North High

What is the racial makeup of Beardsley Junior High?

Students at Beardsley Junior High are 62% Hispanic, 26% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Beardsley Junior High in?

Beardsley Elementary

Is Beardsley Junior High a good school?

Beardsley Junior High ranks in the bottom 14.0% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Beardsley Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Beardsley Junior High.

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