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Mountain View Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 14% of California middle schools

Summary

Mountain View Middle is a public school serving 594 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Lamont Elementary district in Bakersfield, an area where the district itself ranks in the bottom 5% statewide.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science falling well below state averages; notably, only about 10% of students are proficient in math, which is a critical area of concern. While the school's overall ranking is low, it shows a notable strength in effectively serving its Special Education students, ranking above average for that subgroup. Furthermore, the school has made real progress in improving student attendance, significantly reducing chronic absenteeism since 2022.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal that improvement is possible even with a high-poverty student population. For instance, Leon H. Ollivier Middle and McKee Middle, which serve similar communities in the higher-ranked Greenfield Union district, achieve substantially better academic results. This suggests that district-level support and specific instructional strategies, particularly in math and for supporting 8th graders who currently lag behind 7th graders, could be key pathways for Mountain View Middle to enhance student outcomes.

594

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,511

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8001 Weedpatch Hwy.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-9654

(661) 845-2291

District: Lamont Elementary

Feeder schools for Mountain View Middle:

Elementary:

Alicante Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.7%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg19%

California avg41%

2,387^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1460^th of 1,543Lamont 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	16.4	2387 of 2761	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	2468 of 2783	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	2386 of 2781	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	2268 of 2740	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1879 of 2715	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.5	2023 of 2480	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	2130 of 2508	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.2	2051 of 2497	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	2080 of 2477	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.0	1803 of 2379	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.8	1511 of 2259	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.1	1472 of 2236	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.8	1583 of 2179	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.1	1855 of 2063	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.1	1796 of 2005	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	1705 of 1999	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	1470 of 1804	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.7	1662 of 1777	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.5	1646 of 1769	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.5	1519 of 1531	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	986 of 1491	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1111 of 1369	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	1178 of 1478	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	687 of 1521	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	615 of 1540	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	1094 of 1442	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	396 of 1364	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	2306 of 2533	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	2359 of 2551	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	2121 of 2531	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	2154 of 2509	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1810 of 2380	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	2004 of 2262	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1965 of 2395	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	2011 of 2388	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1886 of 2374	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1785 of 2359	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1319 of 2213	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1544 of 2072	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	2209 of 2542	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2331 of 2579	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	2102 of 2531	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1803 of 2458	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1391 of 2369	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1680 of 2230	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	2107 of 2534	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	2180 of 2552	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2232 of 2538	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	2034 of 2527	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1627 of 2407	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1743 of 2273	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	58 of 95	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.1	87 of 94	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	68 of 86	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	745 of 1566	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.6	1370 of 1552	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1524 of 1531	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+39 vs school

Migrant (2025)39th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

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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
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
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
Sunset	Public	5-8	8301 Sunset Blvd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Vineland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-1320	302	16	19.4	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	297 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.5	2030^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.5%		24.4	2062^nd of 2783 public middle schools	25.9%	32																	9.0	24.3	16.8		16.4	19.1	41.4	35.7	29.6		2.9	7.3	19.2	11.4	11.1	$21,593	$6,568	$15,025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View Middle

How many students attend Mountain View Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended Mountain View Middle.

What district is Mountain View Middle in?

Lamont Elementary

Is Mountain View Middle a good school?

Mountain View Middle ranks in the bottom 13.5% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View Middle?

Students at Mountain View Middle are 100% Hispanic.

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