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Sequoia Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 8% of California middle schools

Summary

Sequoia Junior High is a public middle school serving about 750 students in grades 7-8 within the Bakersfield City School District, which ranks in the bottom 12% of all districts in California.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with its students testing well below both state and district averages; for example, only about 8% of students are proficient in math and 20% in English, placing it in the bottom 10% of schools statewide. While chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from pandemic highs, it remains higher than the district average. Interestingly, Sequoia Junior High receives more funding per student than most other schools in its district, yet its academic results are among the lowest when compared to nearby schools like Emerson Middle and Curran Middle.

The data suggests the challenges are district-wide, as all Bakersfield City schools in the area perform poorly. However, schools in neighboring districts with similar student populations, such as Leon H. Ollivier Middle in the Greenfield Union district, achieve significantly higher scores, indicating that different approaches within a different district system can lead to better outcomes.

746

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,091

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Belle Terr.
Bakersfield, CA 93304-3704

(661) 631-5940

District: Bakersfield City

Feeder schools for Sequoia Junior High:

Elementary:	Evergreen Elementary
	Frank West Elementary
	Leo G. Pauly Elementary
	Wayside Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.3%

African American:

8.0%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg21%

California avg41%

2,542^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	12.4	2542 of 2761	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	2478 of 2783	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	2518 of 2781	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2519 of 2740	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	2013 of 2715	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1984 of 2480	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	1815 of 2508	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	1967 of 2497	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	1940 of 2477	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.4	1725 of 2379	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.7	1673 of 2259	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.6	1781 of 2236	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.2	1597 of 2179	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	1644 of 2063	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	1707 of 2005	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.5	1741 of 1999	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	1634 of 1804	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.6	1620 of 1777	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.7	1578 of 1769	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	394 of 609	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	468 of 627	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	527 of 613	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	620 of 637	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	324 of 643	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	498 of 600	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.4	1523 of 1531	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1031 of 1491	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1187 of 1369	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.1	842 of 1478	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1086 of 1521	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1174 of 1540	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	848 of 1442	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	787 of 1364	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	2389 of 2533	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	2295 of 2551	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	2357 of 2531	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	2357 of 2509	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1894 of 2380	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1874 of 2262	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	2154 of 2395	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	2016 of 2388	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2035 of 2374	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2006 of 2359	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1433 of 2213	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1437 of 2072	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	399 of 477	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	371 of 394	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	218 of 320	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	2290 of 2542	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2206 of 2579	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	2213 of 2531	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	2181 of 2458	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1495 of 2369	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1605 of 2230	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	2314 of 2534	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	2292 of 2552	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	2276 of 2538	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	2289 of 2527	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1762 of 2407	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1822 of 2273	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	60 of 95	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	45 of 86	47.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1382 of 1566	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1255 of 1552	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1233 of 1531	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	10.6	1412 of 1537	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1466 of 1543	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1393 of 1496	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+32 vs school

Migrant (2025)37th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2024)8th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 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 (2025)
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
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	$24,091	$19,178	$4,913
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	$22,466	$18,376	$4,090
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	$22,746	$18,716	$4,030
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	$28,845	$24,096	$4,749
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	$23,543	$21,488	$2,055
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	$25,694	$23,988	$1,706
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	$29,202	$27,634	$1,568
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	$24,515	$19,804	$4,711
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	$23,744	$19,404	$4,340
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	$21,459	$19,590	$1,869

Frequently Asked Questions about Sequoia Junior High

Is Sequoia Junior High a good school?

Sequoia Junior High ranks in the bottom 7.9% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Sequoia Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 746 students attended Sequoia Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Sequoia Junior High?

Students at Sequoia Junior High are 87% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Sequoia Junior High in?

Bakersfield City

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