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Tevis Junior High

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Tevis Junior High ranks 1315 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 52% of California middle schools

Summary

Tevis Junior High is a public middle school serving about 800 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District in Bakersfield, ranking slightly above the state average overall.

The school shows a clear pattern of strengths and challenges: students perform solidly in English Language Arts, often meeting or exceeding averages, but the school faces significant difficulties in math and science, where scores lag behind both the state and some nearby schools like Earl Warren Junior High. A notable concern is a drop in performance between 7th and 8th grade, and chronic student absenteeism, while improving, remains higher than at many peer schools. However, Tevis demonstrates notable effectiveness in supporting students with disabilities and has shown strengths with certain student groups compared to other schools in the area.

Within its own Panama-Buena Vista Union district, Tevis is a typical middle performer, situated between higher-achieving and lower-achieving schools. Its academic challenges in math are actually a district-wide trend, suggesting a systemic issue. While the school's statewide ranking has dipped recently, its per-student spending is moderate compared to peers, and it serves a student population with significant economic need, though other schools with similar demographics, such as Fruitvale Junior High, achieve stronger academic results.

807

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,021

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3901 Pin Oak Park Blvd.
Bakersfield, CA 93311-2518

(661) 664-7211

District: Panama-Buena Vista Union

Feeder schools for Tevis Junior High:

Elementary:	Christa McAuliffe Elementary
	Laurelglen Elementary
	Leo B. Hart Elementary
	Sing Lum Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.0%

White:

21.2%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,315^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	45.4	1315 of 2761	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	1141 of 2783	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	1068 of 2781	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	1212 of 2740	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	1102 of 2715	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	1163 of 2480	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.7	1115 of 2508	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.0	1191 of 2497	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.2	1052 of 2477	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.5	1196 of 2379	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.2	888 of 2259	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.1	877 of 2236	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.9	816 of 2179	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.1	747 of 2063	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.3	783 of 2005	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.8	575 of 1999	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	70.9	444 of 1804	75.4%	★★★★☆
2005	76.8	336 of 1777	81.1%	★★★★☆
2004	81.8	260 of 1769	85.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	282 of 609	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	188 of 627	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	213 of 613	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	276 of 637	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	405 of 643	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	300 of 600	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	577 of 739	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	546 of 743	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	481 of 715	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	453 of 733	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	532 of 745	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	553 of 700	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.3	607 of 1531	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	527 of 1491	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	571 of 1369	58.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.1	329 of 1478	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	41.0	740 of 1521	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	375 of 1540	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	364 of 1442	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	43.3	549 of 1364	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1341 of 2533	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	1148 of 2551	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	914 of 2531	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	1105 of 2509	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	945 of 2380	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	1070 of 2262	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	946 of 2395	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	871 of 2388	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	842 of 2374	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	839 of 2359	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	669 of 2213	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	822 of 2072	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	1163 of 2542	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	872 of 2579	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	881 of 2531	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	894 of 2458	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	876 of 2369	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	1052 of 2230	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1145 of 2534	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	965 of 2552	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	1086 of 2538	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	1101 of 2527	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	1080 of 2407	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	1133 of 2273	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	625 of 726	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	541 of 701	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	432 of 677	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.6	569 of 665	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	451 of 554	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	460 of 1566	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	39.8	780 of 1552	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	939 of 1531	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	882 of 1520	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	776 of 1537	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	765 of 1543	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	885 of 1555	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	895 of 1602	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	917 of 1496	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile~ school

African American (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science26%-7 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
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	$16,021	$1,448	$14,573
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	$14,453	$1,265	$13,188
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	$20,376	$1,923	$18,453
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	$18,268	$2,057	$16,211
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
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
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	$17,075	$2,124	$14,951
Rosedale Middle	Public	7-8	12463 Rosedale Hwy.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6030	810	38	21.0	29.6%	362 (44.7%)	19 (2.3%)	337 (41.6%)	49 (6.0%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	64.1	803^rd of 2761 public middle schools	70.9%		77.9	530^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.0%	273	44.4	44.4		51.1	56.3	53.5		38.3	34.5	36.3	$12,795	$46	$12,749
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	$17,323	$2,055	$15,268
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tevis Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Tevis Junior High?

Students at Tevis Junior High are 60% Hispanic, 21% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Tevis Junior High a good school?

Tevis Junior High ranks 1315^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Tevis Junior High in?

Panama-Buena Vista Union

How many students attend Tevis Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 807 students attended Tevis Junior High.

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