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Stonecreek Junior High

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Stonecreek Junior High ranks 970 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

970^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 65% of California middle schools

Summary

Stonecreek Junior High is a public middle school serving about 986 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Panama-Buena Vista Union district in Bakersfield, showing steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the last three years.

The school has a real strength in English Language Arts, where over 60% of students are proficient, outperforming both the district and state averages and many nearby schools like Emerson Middle or Tevis Junior High. However, math scores are an area for growth, as they lag behind these same benchmarks. A standout success story is the dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism, from 41% to just 15%, which is now better than most comparable schools and likely a key factor in the school's overall academic gains.

Compared to other local schools, Stonecreek delivers solid results with moderate per-student spending, performing better than schools like O. J. Actis Junior High and Fred L. Thompson Junior High that spend more, though it trails the top performer in its district, Earl Warren Junior High. The school's consistent upward trajectory, especially in supporting student attendance and literacy, makes it a compelling option for families in the area.

986

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,075

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8000 Akers Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93313-9314

(661) 834-4521

District: Panama-Buena Vista Union

Students who attend Stonecreek Junior High usually attend:

High:

Ridgeview High

Feeder schools for Stonecreek Junior High:

Elementary:	Berkshire Elementary
	Douglas J. Miller Elementary
	Panama Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.4%

Asian:

14.3%

White:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2013 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg38%

California avg41%

970^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	57.4	970 of 2761	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	1185 of 2783	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	1265 of 2781	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	1394 of 2740	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	1255 of 2715	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	1168 of 2480	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.8	1133 of 2508	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.3	1131 of 2497	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.1	1303 of 2477	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.7	1473 of 2379	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.5	1571 of 2259	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.7	1370 of 2236	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.9	1117 of 2179	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.7	1115 of 2063	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.9	1300 of 2005	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.6	1080 of 1999	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	132 of 609	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.8	219 of 627	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	228 of 613	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	223 of 637	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	187 of 643	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.2	250 of 600	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	566 of 739	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	537 of 743	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	561 of 715	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	615 of 733	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	567 of 745	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	566 of 700	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.7	408 of 1531	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	36.6	825 of 1491	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	720 of 1369	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.3	323 of 1478	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	312 of 1521	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	445 of 1540	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	424 of 1442	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	45.9	494 of 1364	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	943 of 2533	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	1023 of 2551	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	1037 of 2531	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	1256 of 2509	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1205 of 2380	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	1176 of 2262	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	584 of 2395	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	836 of 2388	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	881 of 2374	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	967 of 2359	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	861 of 2213	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	663 of 2072	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	624 of 2542	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	802 of 2579	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	839 of 2531	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	842 of 2458	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	862 of 2369	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	747 of 2230	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	899 of 2534	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	1189 of 2552	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	1284 of 2538	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1284 of 2527	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	1113 of 2407	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	1049 of 2273	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	565 of 726	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	566 of 701	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	578 of 677	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	568 of 665	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	651 of 1566	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	706 of 1552	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	509 of 1531	66.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	733 of 1520	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	893 of 1537	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	845 of 1543	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1045 of 1555	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	968 of 1602	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1106 of 1496	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)78th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-41 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-10 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
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
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	$16,188	$1,869	$14,319
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	$17,112	$2,018	$15,094
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Stonecreek Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Stonecreek Junior High?

Students at Stonecreek Junior High are 67% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Stonecreek Junior High in?

Panama-Buena Vista Union

Is Stonecreek Junior High a good school?

Stonecreek Junior High ranks 970^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stonecreek Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 986 students attended Stonecreek Junior High.

What high school do graduates of Stonecreek Junior High attend?

Students who attend Stonecreek Junior High usually go on to attend Ridgeview High

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