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Fairfax Junior High

Q: Is Fairfax Junior High a good school?

Fairfax Junior High ranks in the bottom 24.2% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Fairfax Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Fairfax Junior High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Fairfax Junior High?

Students at Fairfax Junior High are 91% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Fairfax Junior High attend?

Students who attend Fairfax Junior High usually go on to attend Mira Monte High

Public Grades 5-8

2093^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 24% of California middle schools

Summary

Fairfax Junior High is a public middle school located in Bakersfield, California, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 589 students. The school is part of the Fairfax Elementary District, which is ranked 1287 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairfax Junior High has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's performance is below average across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and special education students. Fairfax Junior High also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.5% to 29.3% over the past few years, significantly above the state average. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST (California Science Test) are consistently well below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels.

When comparing Fairfax Junior High to nearby schools in the Bakersfield area, such as Compton Junior High and Chipman Junior High, it becomes clear that Fairfax Junior High is underperforming compared to its peers. Despite the school's consistently low performance, there is no clear indication of significant improvement over the past 10 years. The school's high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, up to 96.77%, suggests that it faces significant challenges in addressing the needs of its most disadvantaged student populations.

609

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 South Fairfax Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-3151

(661) 366-4461

District: Fairfax Elementary

Students who attend Fairfax Junior High usually attend:

High:

Mira Monte High

Feeder schools for Fairfax Junior High:

Elementary:	Shirley Lane Elementary
	Virginia Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

2.8%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,093^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1279^th of 1,543Fairfax 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	23.1	2093 of 2761	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	2230 of 2783	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	2374 of 2781	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	2230 of 2740	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	2230 of 2715	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	2121 of 2480	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	2138 of 2508	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	2078 of 2497	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	1930 of 2477	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	2015 of 2379	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	2003 of 2259	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	2046 of 2236	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.1	1977 of 2179	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.0	1821 of 2063	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	1706 of 2005	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.6	1739 of 1999	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	44.0	310 of 613	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	474 of 643	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.6	1109 of 1531	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1444 of 1491	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1364 of 1369	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	1102 of 1478	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1441 of 1521	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1172 of 1540	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1340 of 1442	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1118 of 1364	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1967 of 2533	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	2090 of 2551	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2154 of 2531	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1924 of 2509	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1997 of 2380	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1956 of 2262	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1579 of 2395	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1677 of 2388	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1901 of 2374	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1668 of 2359	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1697 of 2213	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1666 of 2072	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1786 of 2542	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1940 of 2579	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	2037 of 2531	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1840 of 2458	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1881 of 2369	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1802 of 2230	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1919 of 2534	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	2039 of 2552	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	2195 of 2538	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2167 of 2527	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	2076 of 2407	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	2017 of 2273	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.3	71 of 94	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	64 of 86	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1565 of 1566	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1444 of 1552	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1299 of 1531	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	5.5	1487 of 1537	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	1548 of 1555	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)49th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+6 vs school

Migrant (2024)24th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

White (2024)3rd percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science14%-19 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
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
Sierra Middle	Public	6-8	3017 Center St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5470	731	35	20.7	96.4%	31 (4.2%)	21 (2.9%)	663 (90.7%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	14.4	2467^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.6%		14.3	2504^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.0%	37		14.6	14.6		21.8	30.0	27.6	27.4		3.0	5.6	6.4	5.4	$18,917	$2,665	$16,252
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	$20,081	$2,574	$17,507
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	$21,366	$1,400	$19,966
Compton Junior High	Public	7-8	3211 Pico Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5230	586	28	20.5	85.8%	47 (8.0%)	25 (4.3%)	502 (85.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	19	2273^rd of 2761 public middle schools	17.7%		17.8	2351^st of 2783 public middle schools	15.5%	78		21.2	21.2			25.7	33.0	29.2			9.4	8.0	8.7	$19,923	$2,712	$17,211
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
Paul L. Cato Middle	Public	6-8	4115 Vineland Rd.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5245	694	31	22.5	53.6%	134 (19.3%)	18 (2.6%)	497 (71.6%)	30 (4.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	52.4	1121^st of 2761 public middle schools	59.4%		55.3	1007^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.8%	114		30.5	30.5		53.0	46.6	49.3	49.1		39.7	32.8	29.2	32.9	$19,264	$2,251	$17,013
Chipman Junior High	Public	7-8	2905 Eissler St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5210	708	33	21.7	66.2%	105 (14.8%)	43 (6.1%)	537 (75.8%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	32.7	1728^th of 2761 public middle schools	37.4%		41.2	1423^rd of 2783 public middle schools	48.9%	305		19.8	19.8			45.5	34.0	39.6			25.9	18.4	22.1	$18,488	$2,574	$15,914
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	$17,511	$2,737	$14,774
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 Fairfax Junior High

How many students attend Fairfax Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Fairfax Junior High.

What district is Fairfax Junior High in?

Fairfax Elementary

What high school do graduates of Fairfax Junior High attend?

Students who attend Fairfax Junior High usually go on to attend Mira Monte High

Is Fairfax Junior High a good school?

Fairfax Junior High ranks in the bottom 24.2% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fairfax Junior High?

Students at Fairfax Junior High are 91% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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