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Fruitvale Junior High

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Fruitvale Junior High ranks 746 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 73% of California middle schools

Summary

Fruitvale Junior High is a public middle school serving about 700 students in grades 7-8 in Bakersfield, California, and it consistently earns above-average ratings while serving a community with significant economic need.

This school stands out for achieving strong academic results, particularly in English and Math, even as over 70% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It defies common challenges by maintaining an excellent attendance rate, with chronic absenteeism at less than half the state average. Compared to nearby schools like Standard Middle or Fred L. Thompson Junior High, which have similar poverty levels, Fruitvale's proficiency rates are significantly higher. It also operates very efficiently, spending less per student than schools like O. J. Actis Junior High while getting much better results.

Fruitvale shows particular strength in supporting historically underserved student groups and has maintained its high performance for years. While it faces a challenge in science scores and has seen recent dips for some student groups, its overall record is one of stability and success within the Fruitvale Elementary district. When compared to other higher-performing schools in the area, such as Earl Warren Junior High, Fruitvale holds its own in math and does so while serving a student population with greater economic needs.

693

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,854

Per pupil spending ?

72.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2114 Calloway Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93312-2706

(661) 589-3933

District: Fruitvale Elementary

Feeder schools for Fruitvale Junior High:

Elementary:	Columbia Elementary
	Discovery Elementary
	Endeavour Elementary
	Quailwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

White:

35.9%

Asian:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 67th percentile in 2022 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 73rd (2025) from a 67th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg45%

California avg41%

746^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

524^th of 1,543Fruitvale 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	66.8	746 of 2761	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	745 of 2783	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	672 of 2781	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	901 of 2740	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	579 of 2715	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	403 of 2480	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	381 of 2508	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	82.0	397 of 2497	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	73.1	574 of 2477	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	72.4	526 of 2379	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.1	401 of 2259	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	72.4	482 of 2236	78.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.1	482 of 2179	77.9%	★★★★☆
2009	66.0	599 of 2063	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	77.7	325 of 2005	83.8%	★★★★☆
2007	83.9	235 of 1999	88.2%	★★★★☆
2006	80.0	292 of 1804	83.8%	★★★★☆
2005	81.6	264 of 1777	85.1%	★★★★☆
2004	66.3	497 of 1769	71.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	91 of 609	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	171 of 613	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	63 of 637	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.2	82 of 643	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	42 of 600	93.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	188 of 739	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	22.7	587 of 743	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	558 of 745	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.7	639 of 1531	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	375 of 1491	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	212 of 1369	84.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	73.0	159 of 1540	89.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	742 of 2533	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	705 of 2551	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	598 of 2531	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	779 of 2509	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	509 of 2380	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	430 of 2262	81.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	546 of 2395	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	432 of 2388	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	285 of 2374	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	458 of 2359	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	380 of 2213	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	155 of 2072	92.5%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	81.6	33 of 320	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	461 of 2542	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	494 of 2579	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	379 of 2531	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	672 of 2458	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	241 of 2369	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	195 of 2230	91.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	688 of 2534	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	710 of 2552	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	664 of 2538	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	870 of 2527	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	545 of 2407	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	339 of 2273	85.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	41.1	351 of 554	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	1082 of 1566	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	508 of 1552	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	385 of 1531	74.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	806 of 1520	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	737 of 1537	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	636 of 1543	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	909 of 1555	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.1	448 of 1602	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	397 of 1496	73.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2023)90th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)90th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)37th percentile-42 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+10 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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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
Fruitvale Junior High	Public	7-8	2114 Calloway Dr.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 589-3933	693	31	22.4	72.6%	249 (35.9%)	33 (4.8%)	335 (48.3%)	44 (6.3%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.9%)	66.8	746^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.0%		67	745^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.2%	1	31.0	31.0		59.5	57.6	58.4		41.4	43.1	42.2	$14,854	$1,225	$13,629
Rosedale Middle	Public	7-8	12463 Rosedale Hwy.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6030	810	38	21.0	29.6%	362 (44.7%)	19 (2.3%)	337 (41.6%)	49 (6.0%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	64.1	803^rd of 2761 public middle schools	70.9%		77.9	530^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.0%	273	44.4	44.4		51.1	56.3	53.5		38.3	34.5	36.3	$12,795	$46	$12,749
Freedom Middle	Public	7-8	11445 Noriega Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6044	712	34	20.8	38.6%	287 (40.3%)	16 (2.2%)	350 (49.2%)	22 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.5%)	51.4	1148^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.4%		65.6	780^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.0%	368	29.4	29.4		49.9	57.7	53.9		29.2	25.9	27.5	$11,973	$45	$11,928
Norris Middle	Public	7-8	6940 Calloway Dr.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7060	992	39	25.1	33.4%	441 (44.5%)	17 (1.7%)	413 (41.6%)	64 (6.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.0%)	61.5	864^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%		65	788^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.7%	76	31.6	31.6		55.3	53.4	54.4		44.2	33.3	38.8	$12,858	$555	$12,303
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	$20,376	$1,923	$18,453
Tevis Junior High	Public	7-8	3901 Pin Oak Park Blvd.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 664-7211	807	41	19.7	73.7%	171 (21.2%)	56 (6.9%)	484 (60.0%)	40 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (6.3%)	45.4	1315^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.4%		51	1141^st of 2783 public middle schools	59.0%	174	26.0	26.0		56.6	41.9	49.2		28.7	23.6	26.1	$16,021	$1,448	$14,573
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
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
Earl Warren Junior High	Public	7-8	4615 Mountain Vista Dr.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 665-9210	965	46	21.0	59.4%	207 (21.5%)	72 (7.5%)	458 (47.5%)	167 (17.3%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.6%)	76.1	560^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.7%		76	567^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.6%	7	40.2	40.2		70.0	67.3	68.6		49.0	36.2	42.5	$14,453	$1,265	$13,188
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	$18,268	$2,057	$16,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Fruitvale Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Fruitvale Junior High?

Students at Fruitvale Junior High are 48% Hispanic, 36% White, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Fruitvale Junior High a good school?

Fruitvale Junior High ranks 746^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fruitvale Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 693 students attended Fruitvale Junior High.

What district is Fruitvale Junior High in?

Fruitvale Elementary

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