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Norris Middle

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Norris Middle ranks 864 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 69% of California middle schools

Summary

Norris Middle is a public school serving about 1,000 students in grades 7 and 8 in Bakersfield, California, and it consistently ranks above the state average in academic performance.

The school stands out in its region for strong academic results, particularly in English Language Arts, where over 54% of students are proficient, a rate significantly higher than many nearby schools like Curran Middle (28%) and Standard Middle (22%). It also maintains a much lower rate of chronic student absenteeism at 12.3%, compared to rates often above 25% at other local middle schools. This success is achieved efficiently, with per-student spending lower than several neighboring schools, and it benefits from being part of the higher-performing Norris Elementary district.

While Norris Middle outperforms the state in math, this subject is a relative area for growth compared to its own English scores. The school has shown impressive recovery in student attendance since the pandemic and forms part of a higher-performing cluster of schools in northwest Bakersfield, along with others like Fruitvale Junior High and Rosedale Middle. Overall, it provides a stable and consistently above-average educational environment in the area.

992

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,858

Per pupil spending ?

33.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6940 Calloway Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93312-9005

(661) 387-7060

District: Norris Elementary

Feeder schools for Norris Middle:

Elementary:	Norris Elementary
	Olive Drive Elementary
	Veterans Elementary
	William B. Bimat Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.5%

Hispanic:

41.6%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg48%

California avg41%

864^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

373^rd of 1,543Norris 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	61.5	864 of 2761	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	788 of 2783	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	927 of 2781	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	856 of 2740	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	753 of 2715	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	563 of 2480	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	516 of 2508	79.4%	★★★★☆
2016	76.6	519 of 2497	79.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.2	525 of 2477	78.8%	★★★★☆
2013	64.1	777 of 2379	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.2	622 of 2259	72.5%	★★★★☆
2011	69.4	571 of 2236	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	72.7	489 of 2179	77.6%	★★★★☆
2009	71.6	473 of 2063	77.1%	★★★★☆
2008	73.5	416 of 2005	79.3%	★★★★☆
2007	72.0	445 of 1999	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	74.3	390 of 1804	78.4%	★★★★☆
2005	81.0	272 of 1777	84.7%	★★★★☆
2004	78.0	316 of 1769	82.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	293 of 609	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	179 of 643	72.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	431 of 739	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	517 of 743	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	531 of 715	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.2	419 of 1531	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.9	626 of 1491	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	204 of 1369	85.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	558 of 1478	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	562 of 1521	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	880 of 2533	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	712 of 2551	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	895 of 2531	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	856 of 2509	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	807 of 2380	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	565 of 2262	75.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	669 of 2395	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	527 of 2388	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	764 of 2374	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	601 of 2359	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	502 of 2213	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	269 of 2072	87.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	812 of 2542	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	945 of 2579	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	1110 of 2531	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	623 of 2458	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	781 of 2369	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	567 of 2230	74.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	785 of 2534	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	774 of 2552	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	833 of 2538	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	732 of 2527	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	623 of 2407	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	516 of 2273	77.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	500 of 726	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	355 of 701	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	317 of 677	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	387 of 665	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	340 of 554	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	236 of 462	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	782 of 1566	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	494 of 1552	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	874 of 1531	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	825 of 1520	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	794 of 1537	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	930 of 1543	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	876 of 1555	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	848 of 1602	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	663 of 1496	55.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+6 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

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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
Norris Middle	Public	7-8	6940 Calloway Dr.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7060	992	39	25.1	33.4%	441 (44.5%)	17 (1.7%)	413 (41.6%)	64 (6.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.0%)	61.5	864^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%		65	788^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.7%	76	31.6	31.6		55.3	53.4	54.4		44.2	33.3	38.8	$12,858	$555	$12,303
Freedom Middle	Public	7-8	11445 Noriega Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6044	712	34	20.8	38.6%	287 (40.3%)	16 (2.2%)	350 (49.2%)	22 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.5%)	51.4	1148^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.4%		65.6	780^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.0%	368	29.4	29.4		49.9	57.7	53.9		29.2	25.9	27.5	$11,973	$45	$11,928
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
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
Beardsley Junior High	Public	7-8	1001 Roberts Ln.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-9254	383	20	18.9	97.4%	100 (26.1%)	25 (6.5%)	239 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	16.6	2375^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.0%		17.3	2378^th of 2783 public middle schools	14.6%	3	14.8	14.8		29.2	25.3	27.3		11.1	10.9	11.0	$16,313	$1,478	$14,835
Standard Middle	Public	6-8	126 Ferguson Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2130	1,005	49	20.3	89.9%	399 (39.7%)	52 (5.2%)	509 (50.6%)	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.8%)	13.6	2494^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.7%		13.4	2535^th of 2783 public middle schools	8.9%	41	15.4	15.4	23.3	22.5	18.9	21.6	10.0	14.0	8.2	10.8	$17,066	$882	$16,184
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
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
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	$18,410	$2,638	$15,772
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Norris Middle

How many students attend Norris Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 992 students attended Norris Middle.

Is Norris Middle a good school?

Norris Middle ranks 864^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Norris Middle in?

Norris Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Norris Middle?

Students at Norris Middle are 44% White, 42% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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