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Leon H. Ollivier Middle

Q: Is Leon H. Ollivier Middle a good school?

Leon H. Ollivier Middle ranks 1073 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1073^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 61% of California middle schools

Summary

Leon H. Ollivier Middle is a public school in Bakersfield, CA, serving about 1,150 students in grades 6-8 within the Greenfield Union School District, and it stands out for its strong and consistent academic improvement over the past decade despite serving a community with high economic need.

The school is a clear leader within its own district, outperforming nearby Greenfield Middle and McKee Middle in English, math, and science. It also excels in supporting specific student groups, such as migrant and homeless students, achieving results that rank well above state averages for these populations. Furthermore, the school has been very successful in getting students to attend class regularly, with a chronic absenteeism rate significantly better than the district and state averages and much lower than other local schools like Emerson Middle and Fred L. Thompson Junior High.

While mathematics remains an area for growth compared to the state average, the school's performance in this subject is still stronger than most local peers. An interesting comparison is with Stonecreek Junior High, which serves a slightly less economically disadvantaged population; Ollivier outperforms Stonecreek in science and has comparable math results, demonstrating its effectiveness. Overall, Leon H. Ollivier Middle is a notable success story, achieving impressive academic outcomes and high student engagement through efficient use of its resources.

1,152

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,188

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7310 Monitor St.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-7221

(661) 837-6120

District: Greenfield Union

Students who attend Leon H. Ollivier Middle usually attend:

High:

Golden Valley High

Feeder schools for Leon H. Ollivier Middle:

Elementary:

W. A. Kendrick Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.7%

African American:

4.6%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 71st percentile in 2023 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 71st-percentile peak (2023) to 61st (2025)

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg34%

California avg41%

1,073^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Greenfield Union

954^th of 1,543Greenfield Union 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	54.1	1073 of 2761	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	964 of 2783	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	813 of 2781	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	882 of 2740	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	979 of 2715	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	886 of 2480	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.8	1284 of 2508	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.4	1537 of 2497	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.0	1658 of 2477	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.3	1287 of 2379	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.9	1029 of 2259	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.1	962 of 2236	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.2	945 of 2179	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.0	1060 of 2063	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.1	878 of 2005	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.4	913 of 1999	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.9	797 of 1804	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.3	849 of 1777	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	35.4	1076 of 1769	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	82 of 609	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	107 of 627	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	108 of 613	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	92 of 637	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	199 of 643	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	177 of 600	70.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.3	982 of 1531	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	603 of 1491	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.5	841 of 1369	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	545 of 1478	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	196 of 1521	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	42.7	664 of 1540	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	694 of 1442	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	562 of 1364	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	1043 of 2533	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	821 of 2551	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	732 of 2531	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	730 of 2509	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	899 of 2380	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	778 of 2262	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	532 of 2395	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	438 of 2388	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	312 of 2374	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	311 of 2359	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	403 of 2213	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	352 of 2072	83.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	89 of 477	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	36 of 394	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	588 of 2542	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	532 of 2579	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	351 of 2531	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	316 of 2458	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	437 of 2369	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	372 of 2230	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	987 of 2534	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	1017 of 2552	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	826 of 2538	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	924 of 2527	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	922 of 2407	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	892 of 2273	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	15 of 95	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	7 of 94	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	5 of 86	94.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	798 of 1566	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	786 of 1552	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	761 of 1531	50.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	968 of 1520	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1037 of 1537	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	768 of 1555	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	1139 of 1602	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	870 of 1496	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)87th percentile+25 vs school

Migrant (2025)84th percentile+23 vs school

Homeless (2025)81st percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+4 vs state

Science35%+3 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 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
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	$16,188	$1,869	$14,319
McKee Middle	Public	6-8	205 McKee Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6060	869	44	19.8	93.2%	54 (6.2%)	38 (4.4%)	759 (87.3%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	43.5	1379^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.1%		42.5	1384^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.3%	5	32.8	32.8	41.5	38.3	48.3	43.2	29.5	19.7	29.9	26.7	$17,112	$2,018	$15,094
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	$17,323	$2,055	$15,268
Stonecreek Junior High	Public	7-8	8000 Akers Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-4521	986	52	18.9	81.8%	67 (6.8%)	62 (6.3%)	665 (67.4%)	141 (14.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.6%)	57.4	970^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.9%		49.5	1185^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.4%	215	31.8	31.8		59.6	61.8	60.7		26.2	28.7	27.5	$17,075	$2,124	$14,951
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Leon H. Ollivier Middle

Is Leon H. Ollivier Middle a good school?

Leon H. Ollivier Middle ranks 1073^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Leon H. Ollivier Middle?

Students at Leon H. Ollivier Middle are 88% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Leon H. Ollivier Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,152 students attended Leon H. Ollivier Middle.

What high school do graduates of Leon H. Ollivier Middle attend?

Students who attend Leon H. Ollivier Middle usually go on to attend Golden Valley High

What district is Leon H. Ollivier Middle in?

Greenfield Union

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