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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Emerson Middle	0.0mi	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%)	11.7	2548^th of 2740 public middle schools	7.0%		13.7	2488^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.9%	60	15.2	15.2	23.5	29.7	20.9	24.8	6.0	7.0	5.3	6.1	$19,211	$4,090	$15,121
Sequoia Junior High	0.9mi	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%)	17	2350^th of 2740 public middle schools	14.2%		12.4	2542^nd of 2761 public middle schools	7.9%	192	19.4	19.4		30.1	26.5	28.3		14.4	11.0	12.6	$20,596	$4,913	$15,683
Abraham Lincoln Junior High	1.2mi	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	—	15 (2.8%)	48 (9.1%)	454 (86.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	8.4	2641^st of 2740 public middle schools	3.6%		6.7	2702^nd of 2761 public middle schools	2.1%	61	11.7	11.7		21.6	19.8	20.8		3.6	2.0	2.9	$22,985	$4,749	$18,236
Curran Middle	2.3mi	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%)	14.6	2445^th of 2740 public middle schools	10.8%		14.7	2453^rd of 2761 public middle schools	11.2%	8	17.9	17.9	20.6	32.6	30.2	28.9	6.0	8.5	5.5	6.7	$19,376	$4,030	$15,346
Washington Middle	3.2mi	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%)	11.8	2541^st of 2740 public middle schools	7.3%		9.7	2624^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.0%	83	14.4	14.4	24.3	25.1	24.4	24.6	8.6	7.9	6.5	7.5	$20,002	$4,340	$15,662
Fred L. Thompson Junior High	3.3mi	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%)	17.2	2340^th of 2740 public middle schools	14.6%		19.7	2239^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.9%	101	15.7	15.7		30.2	35.1	32.5		12.7	7.4	10.1	$18,346	$1,706	$16,640
Sierra Middle	3.5mi	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%)	12.9	2504^th of 2740 public middle schools	8.6%		14.4	2467^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.6%	37	20.7	20.7	19.8	22.9	27.5	24.2	3.3	7.1	7.2	6.5	$20,420	$4,711	$15,709
O. J. Actis Junior High	3.5mi	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%)	28.3	1895^th of 2740 public middle schools	30.8%		23.8	2061^st of 2761 public middle schools	25.4%	166	28.7	28.7		36.0	43.3	39.5		12.8	15.1	13.9	$20,031	$1,568	$18,463
Greenfield Middle	3.5mi	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%)	33.6	1697^th of 2740 public middle schools	38.1%		33.2	1709^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.1%	12	21.8	21.8	40.9	45.9	41.1	42.6	28.7	20.0	18.9	22.5	$17,323	$2,055	$15,268
Beardsley Junior High	3.7mi	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%)	16.8	2358^th of 2740 public middle schools	13.9%		16.6	2375^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.0%	17	19.9	19.9		28.5	30.3	29.3		10.0	12.1	10.9	$18,446	$1,845	$16,601

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