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Curran Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2453^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 11% of California middle schools

Summary

Curran Middle is a public school serving 973 students in grades 6-8 within the Bakersfield City School District, which ranks in the bottom 12% of all districts in California.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in core subjects well below state averages, especially in mathematics where only 7% of students are proficient. However, when compared to other schools in its own district, such as Abraham Lincoln Junior High and Sequoia Junior High, Curran Middle often performs better in English and science. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over a quarter of students missing significant school, a rate higher than both the district and state averages.

The most striking finding is the dramatic performance gap between school districts in the same area. While all schools in the Bakersfield City district rank very low, nearby schools in other districts like Stonecreek Junior High (in Panama-Buena Vista Union) and Fruitvale Junior High perform substantially better academically and have much lower absenteeism, suggesting broader district-level factors are at play. Despite its overall struggles, Curran Middle has shown relative strength in supporting its English Language Learner students.

973

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,919

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1116 Lymric Way
Bakersfield, CA 93309-4157

(661) 631-5240

District: Bakersfield City

Feeder schools for Curran Middle:

Elementary:	Caroline Harris Elementary
	Casa Loma Elementary
	Munsey Elementary
	William Penn Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.2%

African American:

11.6%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg21%

California avg41%

2,453^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	14.7	2453 of 2761	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	2186 of 2783	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2248 of 2781	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	2283 of 2740	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	2144 of 2715	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1957 of 2480	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	2099 of 2508	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	2131 of 2497	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	2210 of 2477	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	2117 of 2379	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.9	2089 of 2259	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.8	2001 of 2236	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	1775 of 2179	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.8	1690 of 2063	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.8	1777 of 2005	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.2	1661 of 1999	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.9	1485 of 1804	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	1511 of 1777	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.7	1577 of 1769	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	554 of 609	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	531 of 627	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	504 of 613	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	611 of 637	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	527 of 643	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	412 of 600	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	1440 of 1531	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1232 of 1491	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1153 of 1369	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.9	433 of 1478	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	40.2	764 of 1521	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	940 of 1540	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1042 of 1442	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	838 of 1364	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	2299 of 2533	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1965 of 2551	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2062 of 2531	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	2115 of 2509	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1926 of 2380	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1951 of 2262	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1978 of 2395	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1562 of 2388	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1724 of 2374	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1743 of 2359	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1574 of 2213	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1449 of 2072	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	282 of 394	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	2188 of 2542	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1863 of 2579	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1896 of 2531	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1977 of 2458	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1762 of 2369	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1578 of 2230	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	2233 of 2534	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	2077 of 2552	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	2080 of 2538	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	2109 of 2527	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1952 of 2407	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1660 of 2273	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	74 of 94	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	11.3	595 of 677	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	530 of 554	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1268 of 1566	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1321 of 1552	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1128 of 1531	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	1474 of 1520	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1387 of 1537	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1204 of 1543	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1316 of 1555	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1346 of 1602	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1421 of 1496	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+49 vs school

Homeless (2024)28th percentile+7 vs school

Migrant (2024)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)12th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

African American (2025)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

Mathematics7%-30 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Curran Middle

How many students attend Curran Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 973 students attended Curran Middle.

Is Curran Middle a good school?

Curran Middle ranks in the bottom 11.2% of California middle schools.

What district is Curran Middle in?

Bakersfield City

What is the racial makeup of Curran Middle?

Students at Curran Middle are 79% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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