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McFarland Junior High

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McFarland Junior High ranks 1985 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1985^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 28% of California middle schools

Summary

McFarland Junior High is a public middle school serving about 500 students in grades 7 and 8 within the McFarland Unified school district, which ranks in the lower quarter of all districts in California.

The school's academic performance, measured by state test scores, is significantly below the state average, with less than a third of students proficient in English and less than a quarter proficient in math. This performance is also lower than many nearby schools, such as La Vina Middle in the Delano Union Elementary district, which serves a similarly high-poverty population but achieves much higher scores. Interestingly, McFarland Junior High spends more per student than several of these higher-performing neighboring schools, and it does a notably better job at ensuring students come to school regularly, with a chronic absenteeism rate much lower than the state average and schools like Richland Junior High.

While the school faces challenges, it shows particular strength in supporting homeless students, ranking in the top quarter of schools statewide for this group. However, performance for special education students and English learners is much lower. The analysis suggests that the school's overall academic struggles may be connected to broader district-level factors, and that looking at the successful practices of high-poverty, high-achieving schools in the Delano Union Elementary district could provide a path for improvement.

494

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,337

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 Mast Ave.
Mc Farland, CA 93250-1125

(661) 792-3340

District: McFarland Unified

Students who attend McFarland Junior High usually attend:

High:

McFarland High School Early College

Feeder schools for McFarland Junior High:

Elementary:	Browning Road STEAM Academy
	Kern Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.8%

White:

0.4%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,985^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1172^nd of 1,543McFarland Unified 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	25.3	1985 of 2761	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	2152 of 2783	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2229 of 2781	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	2074 of 2740	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	830 of 894	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	2139 of 2715	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1956 of 2480	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	2087 of 2508	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	2134 of 2497	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	1977 of 2477	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.8	1753 of 2379	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	1599 of 2259	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.3	1819 of 2236	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.1	1693 of 2179	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	1677 of 2063	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.4	1763 of 2005	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.6	1652 of 1999	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.7	1467 of 1804	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.7	1617 of 1777	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.3	1687 of 1769	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.3	783 of 1531	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	252 of 354	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	969 of 1491	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1289 of 1369	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	1096 of 1478	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1013 of 1521	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1361 of 1540	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	300 of 363	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	884 of 1442	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1135 of 1364	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1819 of 2533	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2121 of 2551	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	2010 of 2531	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1846 of 2509	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	705 of 738	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1848 of 2380	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1744 of 2262	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	1481 of 2395	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1632 of 2388	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1758 of 2374	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1521 of 2359	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1610 of 2213	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1516 of 2072	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	104 of 477	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	31.1	274 of 394	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	228 of 320	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	196 of 336	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1716 of 2542	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1807 of 2579	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1903 of 2531	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1655 of 2458	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	634 of 721	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1826 of 2369	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1702 of 2230	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1940 of 2534	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1860 of 2552	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	2089 of 2538	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1974 of 2527	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	695 of 763	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	2048 of 2407	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1895 of 2273	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	59 of 94	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1278 of 1566	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1407 of 1552	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1522 of 1531	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)78th percentile+50 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Migrant (2024)37th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science14%-19 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 (2025)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
McFarland Junior High	Public	7-8	405 Mast Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3340	494	22	22.1	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	488 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25.3	1985^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.1%		22.4	2152^nd of 2783 public middle schools	22.7%	167		13.9	13.9			32.4	28.4	30.5			26.5	19.7	23.3	$22,337	$19,674	$2,663
La Vina Middle	Public	6-8	1331 Browning Rd.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-3601	521	26	19.8	78.9%	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	417 (80.0%)	85 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	67.1	740^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.2%		73.7	617^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.8%	123		31.5	31.5		59.0	69.3	64.6	64.4		40.4	37.1	34.3	37.1	$25,857	$23,562	$2,295
Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1430 Cecil Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5030	585	30	19.5	90.4%	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	526 (89.9%)	48 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	41.9	1436^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.0%		34.8	1638^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.1%	202		19.9	19.9		46.7	50.8	40.0	45.9		25.5	26.0	30.4	27.3	$36,339	$33,776	$2,563
Almond Tree Middle	Public	6-8	200 West 15th Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-3641	554	29	19.3	91.7%	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	485 (87.5%)	58 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	60.4	897^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.5%		59.9	886^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.2%	11		27.2	27.2		56.7	66.7	58.9	60.7		32.2	32.8	35.2	33.5	$26,349	$23,816	$2,533
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	305 Griffith Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7140	591	27	21.7	90.9%	12 (2.0%)	7 (1.2%)	567 (95.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23.9	2056^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.5%		24.2	2071^st of 2783 public middle schools	25.6%	15		19.5	19.5		33.0	33.0	32.3	32.7		16.2	16.9	17.9	17.0	$15,065	$13,688	$1,377
Palm Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	1017 Palm Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7130	631	29	21.4	89.1%	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	613 (97.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31	1802^nd of 2761 public middle schools	34.7%		29.6	1824^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.5%	22		16.8	16.8		51.3	35.1	36.9	40.8		24.2	13.3	19.5	18.8	$16,030	$14,688	$1,342
Richland Junior High	Public	7-8	331 Shafter Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8630	558	34	16.3	91.4%	24 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	522 (93.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22.2	2145^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.3%		17.5	2369^th of 2783 public middle schools	14.9%	224		18.6	18.6			31.0	25.9	28.3			21.0	15.1	17.9	$23,179	$19,666	$3,513
Earlimart Middle	Public	6-8	599 South Sutter St.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Earlimart Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 849-2611	479	26	18.1	72.9%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (96.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	15	2438^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.7%		18.3	2328^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.3%	110		8.5	8.5		16.2	27.0	40.9	28.5		4.1	5.7	8.5	6.2	$27,179	$25,384	$1,795
Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Public	3-8	6601 Enos Ln.	Bakersfield	93314	Kern County	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 589-2505	466	22	21.1	50.9%	187 (40.1%)	3 (0.6%)	257 (55.2%)	15 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	66.7	747^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.9%		69.9	687^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.3%	60	37.4	44.8	40.8	58.5	52.7	49.5	63.9	56.2	37.7	38.4	36.6	45.0	39.3	$19,531	$18,456	$1,075
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	$17,229	$16,582	$647

Frequently Asked Questions about McFarland Junior High

How many students attend McFarland Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended McFarland Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of McFarland Junior High?

Students at McFarland Junior High are 99% Hispanic.

What district is McFarland Junior High in?

McFarland Unified

Is McFarland Junior High a good school?

McFarland Junior High ranks 1985^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of McFarland Junior High attend?

Students who attend McFarland Junior High usually go on to attend McFarland High School Early College

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