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Washington Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2624^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 5% of California middle schools

Summary

Washington Middle is a public middle school serving 639 students in grades 6-8 within the Bakersfield City School District, which ranks in the bottom 12% of California districts, and it serves a student population where over 90% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing schools in the state, currently at the 5th percentile. Proficiency in mathematics is a critical concern, with only 4.78% of students proficient, which is less than half the district average and far below most nearby schools like Chipman Junior High (22.06%). This low performance is consistent across all grade levels, with 8th graders at just 2.97% proficiency. Chronic absenteeism, while improving, remains higher than the district and state averages at 26.1%.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal that better outcomes are possible in the same area. For instance, Chipman Junior High, located just a few miles away and with similar per-student funding, achieves significantly higher academic results and lower absenteeism. The school's performance has declined notably since 2019, and outcomes for students from low-income families and those in special education rank in the bottom 10% statewide, indicating a need for comprehensive review and targeted support.

639

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,263

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 Noble Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93305-1928

(661) 631-5810

District: Bakersfield City

Feeder schools for Washington Middle:

Elementary:	Longfellow Elementary
	Myra A. Noble Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.0%

White:

7.2%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg21%

California avg41%

2,624^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	9.7	2624 of 2761	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	2682 of 2783	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2696 of 2781	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	2606 of 2740	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	2415 of 2715	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1993 of 2480	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	1981 of 2508	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.1	2170 of 2497	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	2229 of 2477	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.1	1876 of 2379	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	1865 of 2259	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	1905 of 2236	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.6	1800 of 2179	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.5	1728 of 2063	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.9	1655 of 2005	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	1614 of 1999	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.5	1610 of 1804	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.0	1614 of 1777	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.1	1654 of 1769	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	564 of 609	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	526 of 627	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	583 of 613	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	507 of 637	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	550 of 643	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	399 of 600	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	1475 of 1531	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	887 of 1491	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	739 of 1369	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	1190 of 1478	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	913 of 1521	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1442 of 1540	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1337 of 1442	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1284 of 1364	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	2415 of 2533	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	2475 of 2551	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	2472 of 2531	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	2455 of 2509	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	2120 of 2380	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1906 of 2262	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	2241 of 2395	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	2289 of 2388	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	2275 of 2374	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	2208 of 2359	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1912 of 2213	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1549 of 2072	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	338 of 394	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	297 of 320	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	2402 of 2542	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	2468 of 2579	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	2457 of 2531	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	2318 of 2458	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	2047 of 2369	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1639 of 2230	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	2437 of 2534	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2479 of 2552	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	2449 of 2538	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	2339 of 2527	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	2213 of 2407	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1809 of 2273	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.5	73 of 86	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1532 of 1566	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1448 of 1552	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1408 of 1531	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1482 of 1520	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	1531 of 1537	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	1508 of 1543	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	1540 of 1555	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1523 of 1602	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1277 of 1496	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile+16 vs school

Migrant (2023)15th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2024)14th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

Mathematics5%-33 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Middle

How many students attend Washington Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended Washington Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Middle?

Students at Washington Middle are 84% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% African American.

What district is Washington Middle in?

Bakersfield City

Is Washington Middle a good school?

Washington Middle ranks in the bottom 5.0% of California middle schools.

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