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Chipman Junior High

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Chipman Junior High ranks 1728 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1728^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 37% of California middle schools

Summary

Chipman Junior High is a public middle school serving about 710 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Bakersfield City School District, which ranks in the bottom 12% of all districts in California.

When compared to other local middle schools, Chipman consistently performs better in core subjects like English and Math. For example, while the Bakersfield City district average for Math proficiency is 15%, Chipman students achieve 22%, significantly higher than nearby schools like Emerson Middle (6%) and Abraham Lincoln Junior High (3%). The school has also made impressive progress in getting students to attend class regularly, cutting chronic absenteeism by more than half since the 2021-2022 school year.

It's important to view Chipman's results in context. The school ranks in the 37th percentile statewide, but it is one of the stronger performers within its lower-ranked district. A notable challenge across the area is mathematics, where even Chipman's scores, while better than its peers, trail the state average. The school shows a pattern where 8th-grade scores dip compared to 7th grade, which may indicate a need for focused support during that transition.

708

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,488

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2905 Eissler St.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-1898

(661) 631-5210

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Chipman Junior High usually attend:

High:

Highland High

Feeder schools for Chipman Junior High:

Elementary:	Bessie E. Owens Elementary
	Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary
	Fremont Elementary
	Henry Eissler Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.8%

White:

14.8%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 30th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 30th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bakersfield City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg21%

California avg41%

1,728^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Middle Schools in the Bakersfield City

1357^th of 1,543Bakersfield City 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	32.7	1728 of 2761	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	1423 of 2783	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1587 of 2781	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1929 of 2740	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1623 of 2715	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1589 of 2480	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	1520 of 2508	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	1633 of 2497	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.6	1481 of 2477	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.4	883 of 2379	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.7	997 of 2259	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.1	1146 of 2236	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.6	1216 of 2179	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.5	1094 of 2063	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.9	998 of 2005	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.2	1159 of 1999	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.6	1159 of 1804	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.6	1160 of 1777	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.3	1103 of 1769	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	326 of 609	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	243 of 627	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	185 of 613	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	45.7	299 of 637	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	372 of 643	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	444 of 600	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	1148 of 1531	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	982 of 1491	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1143 of 1369	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.2	940 of 1478	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	685 of 1521	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	1000 of 1540	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	786 of 1442	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	968 of 1364	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1677 of 2533	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	1257 of 2551	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	1405 of 2531	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1708 of 2509	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1450 of 2380	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1441 of 2262	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	1353 of 2395	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	995 of 2388	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	1158 of 2374	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	1512 of 2359	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1192 of 2213	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	1147 of 2072	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1490 of 2542	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	1030 of 2579	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	1287 of 2531	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1741 of 2458	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1253 of 2369	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1329 of 2230	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	1576 of 2534	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1428 of 2552	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1527 of 2538	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1864 of 2527	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1541 of 2407	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1550 of 2273	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	9.0	504 of 554	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1016 of 1566	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	787 of 1552	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1178 of 1531	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1059 of 1520	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	867 of 1537	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1156 of 1543	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1214 of 1555	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	960 of 1602	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	945 of 1496	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)9th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science20%-13 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
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
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
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
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
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1101 Noble Ave.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5810	639	30	21.6	91.1%	46 (7.2%)	45 (7.0%)	537 (84.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	9.7	2624^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.0%		9.5	2682^nd of 2783 public middle schools	3.6%	58		8.9	8.9		22.6	22.9	17.0	20.6		5.5	6.1	3.0	4.8	$18,263	$2,817	$15,446
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
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
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
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
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 Chipman Junior High

How many students attend Chipman Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 708 students attended Chipman Junior High.

Is Chipman Junior High a good school?

Chipman Junior High ranks 1728^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Chipman Junior High attend?

Students who attend Chipman Junior High usually go on to attend Highland High

What is the racial makeup of Chipman Junior High?

Students at Chipman Junior High are 76% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Chipman Junior High in?

Bakersfield City

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