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McKee Middle

Q: Is McKee Middle a good school?

McKee Middle ranks 1379 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 50% of California middle schools

Summary

McKee Middle is a public middle school in Bakersfield, California, serving 976 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Greenfield Union District. While the district is ranked 960 out of 1,565 districts in the state, McKee Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California middle schools over the past 10 years.

McKee Middle faces significant challenges, with student performance on standardized tests generally below state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 38.31% to 48.34% across grade levels, compared to the state average of 47.84% to 49.65%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 19.69% to 29.91%, significantly lower than the state average of 33.94% to 36.6%. The school's performance on the CAST/Science assessment is also below the state and district averages. Additionally, McKee Middle has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 24.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Greenfield Middle and Leon H. Ollivier Middle, which are also part of the Greenfield Union District, McKee Middle's performance is generally lower. These schools have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and serve a slightly less economically disadvantaged student population. Compared to schools in the Bakersfield City School District, such as Emerson Middle and Curran Middle, McKee Middle's performance is somewhat better, but still lags behind the state averages.

869

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,112

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 McKee Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-6021

(661) 837-6060

District: Greenfield Union

Students who attend McKee Middle usually attend:

High:

Golden Valley High

Feeder schools for McKee Middle:

Elementary:	Fairview Elementary
	Granite Pointe Elementary
	Horizon Elementary
	Valle Verde Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.3%

White:

6.2%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (50th 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 avg34%

California avg41%

1,379^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Greenfield Union

954^th of 1,543Greenfield 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	43.5	1379 of 2761	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	1384 of 2783	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	1327 of 2781	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	1380 of 2740	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	1198 of 2715	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	1550 of 2480	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.0	1453 of 2508	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.4	1568 of 2497	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.5	1643 of 2477	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.4	1368 of 2379	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.5	1063 of 2259	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.7	1234 of 2236	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.8	1342 of 2179	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.1	1103 of 2063	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.6	1168 of 2005	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.2	1061 of 1999	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.1	968 of 1804	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.9	1311 of 1777	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.5	1352 of 1769	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	143 of 609	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	127 of 627	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	216 of 613	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	280 of 643	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.1	464 of 600	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.6	1111 of 1531	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1100 of 1491	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1260 of 1369	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.0	774 of 1478	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1001 of 1521	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	409 of 1540	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	35.4	858 of 1442	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	754 of 1364	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1220 of 2533	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	1381 of 2551	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	1155 of 2531	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	1160 of 2509	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	1166 of 2380	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	1425 of 2262	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	826 of 2395	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	799 of 2388	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	754 of 2374	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	767 of 2359	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	575 of 2213	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	982 of 2072	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	161 of 477	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	174 of 320	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	889 of 2542	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	901 of 2579	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	783 of 2531	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	864 of 2458	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	586 of 2369	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	45.4	1102 of 2230	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1369 of 2534	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	1212 of 2552	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	1294 of 2538	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1390 of 2527	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	1061 of 2407	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.2	1493 of 2273	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	27 of 95	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	49.4	44 of 94	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	26 of 86	69.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1349 of 1566	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1259 of 1552	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	902 of 1531	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1054 of 1520	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1169 of 1537	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	903 of 1543	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	864 of 1555	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1177 of 1602	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1163 of 1496	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+26 vs school

Migrant (2025)72nd percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)66th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Myrtle Avenue Elementary	Public	4-6	10421 Myrtle Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-2217	422	20	21.1	78.2%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	418 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	5.0	0.0	4.4	3.3	5.0	25.7	20.0	16.7	12.5	5.7	24.4	15.0	5.0	2.9	4.4	4.2	6.9		6.9	20.6	29.5	34.0			28.2	11.2	11.5	26.4			16.8	$19,260	$2,957	$16,303

Frequently Asked Questions about McKee Middle

Is McKee Middle a good school?

McKee Middle ranks 1379^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of McKee Middle attend?

Students who attend McKee Middle usually go on to attend Golden Valley High

What is the racial makeup of McKee Middle?

Students at McKee Middle are 87% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% African American.

What district is McKee Middle in?

Greenfield Union

How many students attend McKee Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 869 students attended McKee Middle.

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