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O. J. Actis Junior High

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O. J. Actis Junior High ranks 2061 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

2061^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 25% of California middle schools

Summary

O. J. Actis Junior High is a public middle school serving about 680 students in grades 7-8 in Bakersfield, part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union district, but it has experienced a sharp and concerning drop in academic performance over the last few years.

While the school's attendance has improved significantly, its state ranking has fallen from the middle to the bottom quarter of all California schools, with math scores being a particular area of struggle at just 15% proficiency. This decline is more severe than at nearby schools like Stonecreek Junior High or high-achieving Earl Warren Junior High, and it forms a cluster of underperformance with the neighboring Fred L. Thompson Junior High. Interestingly, Actis operates with more funding per student and a lower student-teacher ratio than most comparison schools, raising questions about how those resources are being used to support learning.

The school's challenges appear complex, as other schools in the area with similar student populations, such as Fruitvale Junior High in the Fruitvale Elementary district, perform much better. The data suggests the issues at Actis may be related to specific instructional or systemic factors within the school rather than just broader economic challenges, indicating a need for focused investigation and support to reverse the current downward trend.

681

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,202

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Westholme Blvd.
Bakersfield, CA 93309-4505

(661) 833-1250

District: Panama-Buena Vista Union

Feeder schools for O. J. Actis Junior High:

Elementary:	Bill L. Williams Elementary
	Charles H. Castle Elementary
	Stockdale Elementary
	Wayne Van Horn Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.6%

African American:

12.8%

White:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg38%

California avg41%

2,061^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle Schools in the Panama-Buena Vista Union

812^th of 1,543Panama-Buena Vista 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	23.8	2061 of 2761	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1871 of 2783	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	1241 of 2781	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	1700 of 2740	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	1389 of 2715	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	1274 of 2480	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.3	1066 of 2508	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.0	1113 of 2497	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.3	1274 of 2477	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.4	1405 of 2379	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.3	1434 of 2259	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.7	1308 of 2236	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.7	1293 of 2179	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.5	989 of 2063	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.9	1161 of 2005	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.7	748 of 1999	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.7	653 of 1804	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.4	762 of 1777	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.9	901 of 1769	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	512 of 609	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	464 of 627	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.7	203 of 613	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	453 of 637	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	263 of 643	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	208 of 600	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	679 of 739	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	572 of 745	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.8	715 of 1531	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	885 of 1491	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	610 of 1369	55.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.5	673 of 1478	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	228 of 1521	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	45.5	589 of 1540	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	368 of 1442	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	375 of 1364	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	2024 of 2533	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1901 of 2551	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	1303 of 2531	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1535 of 2509	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1163 of 2380	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	1237 of 2262	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1549 of 2395	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	1186 of 2388	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	663 of 2374	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	42.4	1214 of 2359	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	879 of 2213	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	885 of 2072	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1754 of 2542	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1616 of 2579	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	795 of 2531	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	1450 of 2458	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	992 of 2369	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	947 of 2230	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1824 of 2534	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1636 of 2552	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	993 of 2538	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.7	1619 of 2527	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1436 of 2407	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	1169 of 2273	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	621 of 726	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1253 of 1566	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	836 of 1552	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	557 of 1531	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1205 of 1520	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1356 of 1537	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	972 of 1543	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1058 of 1555	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	1017 of 1602	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	898 of 1496	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, February 4, 2021

Some other kid had touched me ,and they didn’t do anything even though I told them yet they didn’t care so.... that school sucks.... 👎👎👎 Close Quote

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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
O. J. Actis Junior High	Public	7-8	2400 Westholme Blvd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 833-1250	681	42	16.1	84.6%	71 (10.4%)	87 (12.8%)	467 (68.6%)	22 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	24 (3.5%)	23.8	2061^st of 2761 public middle schools	25.4%		28.7	1871^st of 2783 public middle schools	32.8%	190	18.4	18.4		34.7	33.2	34.0		15.9	15.0	15.4	$29,202	$27,634	$1,568
Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Public	7-8	4200 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-8011	714	42	17.0	91.6%	50 (7.0%)	95 (13.3%)	526 (73.7%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.8%)	19.7	2239^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.9%		19	2298^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.4%	59	17.4	17.4		32.1	32.0	32.1		12.1	7.8	9.8	$25,694	$23,988	$1,706
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	$22,746	$18,716	$4,030
Tevis Junior High	Public	7-8	3901 Pin Oak Park Blvd.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 664-7211	807	41	19.7	73.7%	171 (21.2%)	56 (6.9%)	484 (60.0%)	40 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (6.3%)	45.4	1315^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.4%		51	1141^st of 2783 public middle schools	59.0%	174	26.0	26.0		56.6	41.9	49.2		28.7	23.6	26.1	$22,359	$21,338	$1,021
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	$24,091	$19,178	$4,913
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
Earl Warren Junior High	Public	7-8	4615 Mountain Vista Dr.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 665-9210	965	46	21.0	59.4%	207 (21.5%)	72 (7.5%)	458 (47.5%)	167 (17.3%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.6%)	76.1	560^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.7%		76	567^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.6%	7	40.2	40.2		70.0	67.3	68.6		49.0	36.2	42.5	$21,307	$20,336	$971
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	$22,466	$18,376	$4,090
Stonecreek Junior High	Public	7-8	8000 Akers Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-4521	986	52	18.9	81.8%	67 (6.8%)	62 (6.3%)	665 (67.4%)	141 (14.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.6%)	57.4	970^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.9%		49.5	1185^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.4%	215	31.8	31.8		59.6	61.8	60.7		26.2	28.7	27.5	$21,749	$20,068	$1,681
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	$19,057	$18,774	$283

Frequently Asked Questions about O. J. Actis Junior High

What district is O. J. Actis Junior High in?

Panama-Buena Vista Union

How many students attend O. J. Actis Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 681 students attended O. J. Actis Junior High.

Is O. J. Actis Junior High a good school?

O. J. Actis Junior High ranks 2061^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of O. J. Actis Junior High?

Students at O. J. Actis Junior High are 69% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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