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Abraham Lincoln Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2702^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 2% of California middle schools

Summary

Abraham Lincoln Junior High is a public middle school serving 527 students in grades 7-8 within the Bakersfield City School District, which faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 12% of all districts in California.

The school serves a community with very high economic need, with 99.43% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its academic performance is among the lowest in the state, ranking in the bottom 2-4% for the last three years. Only 15.51% of students are proficient in English, 2.85% in math, and 3.7% in science, which are dramatically lower than both district and state averages. While chronic absenteeism has improved significantly from over 50% to 22.4%, this positive change has not yet translated into better test scores.

Abraham Lincoln's results are notably lower than other local junior high schools with similar high-poverty demographics, such as Fairfax Junior High. Interestingly, the school spends more per student ($22,162) than nearby schools like Chipman Junior High ($18,488) or Beardsley Junior High ($16,313), indicating a disconnect between resources and academic outcomes. A potential bright spot is that support for English Language Learners appears more effective relative to other areas, suggesting some programs that could be built upon.

527

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,162

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Chico St.
Bakersfield, CA 93305-5911

(661) 631-5950

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Junior High usually attend:

High:

Bakersfield High

Feeder schools for Abraham Lincoln Junior High:

Elementary:

Bessie E. Owens Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.1%

African American:

9.1%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2023 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg21%

California avg41%

2,702^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.8	3814 of 5883	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	4001 of 5789	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	3216 of 5662	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	3220 of 5692	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.4	2755 of 5614	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.0	2501 of 5611	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.6	3554 of 5530	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	3079 of 5390	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.6	3711 of 5377	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.7	3130 of 5314	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.6	3141 of 5193	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.3	3371 of 5113	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.0	3645 of 5113	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.1	2931 of 4818	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.6	2737 of 4822	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.4	2785 of 4809	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	54.8	221 of 663	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	339 of 747	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	185 of 700	73.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	814 of 2227	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	1571 of 2585	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1591 of 2128	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	2247 of 3311	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	2756 of 3275	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1722 of 3246	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	4356 of 5635	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	3650 of 5492	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	3016 of 5413	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.1	2896 of 5084	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	3142 of 4963	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	2304 of 4830	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	302 of 356	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	3513 of 5264	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	3563 of 5173	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	2702 of 5084	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.3	3050 of 5663	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	4015 of 5510	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	3238 of 5431	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	52.7	1375 of 2726	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	1324 of 2834	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	1381 of 2737	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	2702 of 2761	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	2698 of 2783	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	2657 of 2781	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	560 of 609	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	599 of 627	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	587 of 613	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	1088 of 1478	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1248 of 1521	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	2497 of 2533	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	2486 of 2551	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	2446 of 2531	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	2351 of 2395	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	2305 of 2388	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	2246 of 2374	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.7	392 of 394	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	2482 of 2542	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2485 of 2579	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	2388 of 2531	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	2499 of 2534	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	2502 of 2552	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	2405 of 2538	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.5	91 of 94	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	60 of 86	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1395 of 1566	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1527 of 1552	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1196 of 1531	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2022)67th percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile+28 vs school

White (2022)50th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2022)46th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2022)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)33rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2022)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Homeless (2022)15th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

Migrant (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

Mathematics3%-34 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Abraham Lincoln Junior High

What high school do graduates of Abraham Lincoln Junior High attend?

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Junior High usually go on to attend Bakersfield High

How many students attend Abraham Lincoln Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Abraham Lincoln Junior High.

Is Abraham Lincoln Junior High a good school?

Abraham Lincoln Junior High ranks in the bottom 2.1% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Abraham Lincoln Junior High?

Students at Abraham Lincoln Junior High are 86% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% White.

What district is Abraham Lincoln Junior High in?

Bakersfield City

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