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Edison Middle

Q: Is Edison Middle a good school?

Edison Middle ranks in the bottom 11.9% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Edison Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Edison Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Edison Middle?

Students at Edison Middle are 89% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Edison Middle attend?

Students who attend Edison Middle usually go on to attend Foothill High

Public Grades 5-8

2432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 12% of California middle schools

Summary

Edison Middle is a public middle school serving 489 students in grades 5 through 8 in Bakersfield, California, operating within the lower-performing Edison Elementary district.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science well below state averages, and its statewide ranking has declined over recent years to the 12th percentile. Performance varies dramatically by grade, with 8th-grade math proficiency at a critically low 2.48%. There are also notable concerns for specific student groups, such as those in Special Education. However, the school has made a remarkable and standout improvement in getting students to attend class regularly, slashing its chronic absenteeism rate from 36.5% to 10.9% in just three years, which is now better than both the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Edison Middle has some resource advantages, including a lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than many peers, like Mountain View Middle and Chipman Junior High. Despite these resources, academic results lag. For example, Paul L. Cato Middle, located just a few miles away, achieves significantly higher test scores and a much better statewide ranking, suggesting that school-level practices are a key factor in student outcomes.

489

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,366

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

721 South Edison Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-9147

(661) 366-8216

District: Edison Elementary

Students who attend Edison Middle usually attend:

High:

Foothill High

Feeder schools for Edison Middle:

Elementary:

Orangewood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.5%

White:

6.5%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg23%

California avg41%

2,432^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1321^st of 1,543Edison Elementary 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	15.2	2432 of 2761	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	2008 of 2783	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2177 of 2781	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1861 of 2740	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1830 of 2715	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1601 of 2480	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	1395 of 2508	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.6	1426 of 2497	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.3	1380 of 2477	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.9	1676 of 2379	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.9	1076 of 2259	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.2	1403 of 2236	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.4	1624 of 2179	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.0	1661 of 2063	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.4	1694 of 2005	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.3	1523 of 1999	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.8	1246 of 1804	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.0	1333 of 1777	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.5	1228 of 1769	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	33.9	896 of 1491	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	785 of 1369	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.2	724 of 1478	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	910 of 1521	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1508 of 1540	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1339 of 1364	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2288 of 2533	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1723 of 2551	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1984 of 2531	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1859 of 2509	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1455 of 2380	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1325 of 2262	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	2003 of 2395	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1422 of 2388	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1661 of 2374	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	1258 of 2359	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1239 of 2213	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	934 of 2072	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	2235 of 2542	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1564 of 2579	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1880 of 2531	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	1334 of 2458	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	1300 of 2369	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	1132 of 2230	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	2219 of 2534	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	2006 of 2552	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	2027 of 2538	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1591 of 2527	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1922 of 2407	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1701 of 2273	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1561 of 1566	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.4	1368 of 1537	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1434 of 1602	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	1449 of 1496	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2019)40th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2024)11th percentile-17 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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
Edison Middle	Public	5-8	721 South Edison Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Edison Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-8216	489	28	17.2	88.1%	32 (6.5%)	15 (3.1%)	433 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	15.2	2432^nd of 2761 public middle schools	11.9%		25.7	2008^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.8%	424																	16.9	16.5	16.7		32.8	16.4	32.5	21.5	26.2		18.6	12.5	14.9	2.5	12.1	$21,366	$1,400	$19,966
Paul L. Cato Middle	Public	6-8	4115 Vineland Rd.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5245	694	31	22.5	53.6%	134 (19.3%)	18 (2.6%)	497 (71.6%)	30 (4.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	52.4	1121^st of 2761 public middle schools	59.4%		55.3	1007^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.8%	114																		30.5	30.5			53.0	46.6	49.3	49.1			39.7	32.8	29.2	32.9	$19,264	$2,251	$17,013
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
Fairfax Junior High	Public	5-8	1500 South Fairfax Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-4461	609	31	19.4	97.2%	17 (2.8%)	10 (1.6%)	555 (91.1%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	23.1	2093^rd of 2761 public middle schools	24.2%		20.8	2230^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.9%	137																		13.5	13.5				36.5	28.8	32.8				15.6	20.4	17.9
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
Mountain View Middle	Public	7-8	8001 Weedpatch Hwy.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-2291	594	29	20.1	80.8%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	592 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.4	2387^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.5%		15.3	2468^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.3%	81																		11.5	11.5				33.3	24.8	28.7				12.2	9.1	10.5	$17,511	$2,737	$14,774
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
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
Myrtle Avenue Elementary	Public	4-6	10421 Myrtle Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-2217	422	20	21.1	78.2%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	418 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	5.0	0.0	4.4	3.3	5.0	25.7	20.0	16.7	12.5	5.7	24.4	15.0	5.0	2.9	4.4	4.2	6.9		6.9	20.6	29.5	34.0			28.2	11.2	11.5	26.4			16.8	$19,260	$2,957	$16,303
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Edison Middle

What high school do graduates of Edison Middle attend?

Students who attend Edison Middle usually go on to attend Foothill High

Is Edison Middle a good school?

Edison Middle ranks in the bottom 11.9% of California middle schools.

What district is Edison Middle in?

Edison Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Edison Middle?

Students at Edison Middle are 89% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Edison Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Edison Middle.

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