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Sunset

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Sunset ranks 2030 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

2030^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 26% of California middle schools

Summary

Sunset Middle School is a public school serving 302 students in grades 5-8 at 8301 Sunset Blvd. in Bakersfield, operating within the Vineland Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 12% of all California districts.

While Sunset's overall academic performance is low, ranking in the 26th percentile statewide, it shows significant strengths in specific areas. The school performs exceptionally well with its most vulnerable students, ranking in the 80th-88th percentiles for English Language Learners, migrant, and homeless students. It also manages chronic absenteeism better than the state average and many nearby schools like Greenfield Middle and Sequoia Junior High. However, math proficiency is critically low at just 11%, and the school's performance sits in the middle compared to local schools—better than Sequoia Junior High but below higher-performing schools like Stonecreek Junior High in the Panama-Buena Vista Union district.

Sunset receives substantial funding per student, which may support its successes with specific groups and lower absenteeism. The school has shown clear improvement, climbing from the 2nd percentile in 2017 to the 26th percentile now. This positive trajectory, combined with its targeted effectiveness, suggests the school has developed strong support systems for high-need students, though significant challenges remain in raising overall academic achievement, particularly in mathematics.

302

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,593

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8301 Sunset Blvd.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-9289

(661) 845-1320

District: Vineland Elementary

Students who attend Sunset usually attend:

High:

Arvin High

Feeder schools for Sunset:

Elementary:

Vineland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2013 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg21%

California avg41%

2,030^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1360^th of 1,543Vineland 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	24.5	2030 of 2761	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	2062 of 2783	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2362 of 2781	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	2508 of 2740	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	2343 of 2715	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	2204 of 2480	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	2454 of 2508	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	2279 of 2497	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	2290 of 2477	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.3	2201 of 2379	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	2132 of 2259	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	2060 of 2236	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.2	2100 of 2179	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.6	1830 of 2063	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	1738 of 2005	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	1797 of 1999	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.6	1609 of 1804	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.0	1692 of 1777	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.3	1708 of 1769	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.5	248 of 1478	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	387 of 1521	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	38.9	803 of 1540	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1133 of 1442	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	646 of 1364	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	2040 of 2533	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1906 of 2551	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2079 of 2531	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	2229 of 2509	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2083 of 2380	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1994 of 2262	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	1509 of 2395	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1554 of 2388	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1855 of 2374	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	2096 of 2359	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1833 of 2213	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1804 of 2072	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	94 of 477	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	44.6	143 of 320	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1646 of 2542	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1725 of 2579	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1989 of 2531	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	2117 of 2458	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1946 of 2369	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1910 of 2230	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1712 of 2534	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1909 of 2552	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	2222 of 2538	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	2381 of 2527	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	2092 of 2407	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	2091 of 2273	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	18 of 95	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	11 of 94	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.5	43 of 86	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.1	1207 of 1531	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+57 vs school

Migrant (2025)81st percentile+55 vs school

Homeless (2025)80th percentile+54 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2023)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 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
Sunset	Public	5-8	8301 Sunset Blvd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Vineland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-1320	302	16	19.4	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	297 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.5	2030^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.5%		24.4	2062^nd of 2783 public middle schools	25.9%	32																	9.0	24.3	16.8		16.4	19.1	41.4	35.7	29.6		2.9	7.3	19.2	11.4	11.1	$21,593	$6,568	$15,025
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
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
Haven Drive Middle	Public	7-8	341 Haven Dr.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6540	612	36	17.1	94.4%	11 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	595 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.3	1885^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.7%		34.3	1656^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.5%	229																		16.8	16.8				37.6	37.0	37.3				18.8	20.9	19.9	$22,418	$4,551	$17,867
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset

What is the racial makeup of Sunset?

Students at Sunset are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

What high school do graduates of Sunset attend?

Students who attend Sunset usually go on to attend Arvin High

What district is Sunset in?

Vineland Elementary

How many students attend Sunset?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Sunset.

Is Sunset a good school?

Sunset ranks 2030^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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