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Freedom Middle

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Freedom Middle ranks 1373 rd of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1373^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 50% of California middle schools

Summary

Freedom Middle is a public school in Bakersfield serving 712 students in grades 7–8, in the Rosedale Union Elementary area. Its 2025–26 results are below California’s in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, and math stands out as the greatest concern: only 22% of eighth graders met the standard, compared with 36% statewide.

ELA is Freedom’s strongest subject relative to the state and district, though it still trails both: 48% met the standard, compared with 49% statewide and 53% districtwide. Math is furthest behind the state and district, at 28% versus 38% and 41%; science is 27% versus 36% and 37%. Against nearby schools serving grades 7–8, Freedom is fifth of seven in ELA, fourth in math, and fifth in science. Its math result is close to the peer average—28.3% compared with 27.7%—while ELA and science are below their peer averages.

Results have weakened over four years even as statewide results improved: Freedom’s ELA proficiency fell 17 percentage points and math fell 9 points from 2022–23 to 2025–26. Its SchoolDigger ranking also dropped from the 76th to the 50th percentile; the current rating is 2 stars, placing it sixth among 11 nearby schools. Context measures do not change the academic picture: the 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 20.8, and 39% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings vary notably: it ranked the school’s effectiveness for African American students at the 99th percentile in 2023–24, while its ranking for White students was the 26th percentile in 2025–26, down from the 48th percentile in 2023–24.

712

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,770

Per pupil spending ?

38.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

11445 Noriega Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93312-8922

(661) 588-6044

District: Rosedale Union Elementary

Students who attend Freedom Middle usually attend:

High:

Frontier High

Feeder schools for Freedom Middle:

Elementary:	Almondale Elementary
	Independence Elementary
	Patriot Elementary
	Rosedale-North Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.2%

White:

40.3%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg45%

California avg42%

1,373^rd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Rosedale Union Elementary

470^th of 1,530Rosedale Union 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
2026	43.7	1373 of 2740	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.4	1148 of 2761	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	780 of 2783	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	665 of 2781	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	570 of 2740	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	529 of 2715	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	611 of 2480	75.4%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	713 of 2508	71.6%	★★★★☆
2016	54.1	1011 of 2497	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.0	797 of 2477	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.1	798 of 2379	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.4	792 of 2259	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.1	819 of 2236	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.5	896 of 2179	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.4	874 of 2063	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	798 of 2005	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.9	788 of 1999	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.0	700 of 1804	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.3	678 of 1777	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.8	623 of 1769	64.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.4	8 of 627	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	54 of 637	91.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	50.7	407 of 715	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.5	210 of 745	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	207 of 700	70.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.6	470 of 1531	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	367 of 1491	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	384 of 1369	72.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.7	152 of 1478	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.3	600 of 1521	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	1259 of 2516	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.9	1165 of 2533	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	660 of 2551	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	593 of 2531	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	511 of 2509	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	474 of 2380	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	551 of 2262	75.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	1241 of 2357	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.7	798 of 2395	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	418 of 2388	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	359 of 2374	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	288 of 2359	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	255 of 2213	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	476 of 2072	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	1535 of 2529	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.8	1085 of 2542	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	769 of 2579	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	732 of 2531	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	342 of 2458	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	363 of 2369	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	548 of 2230	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	1310 of 2514	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	1015 of 2534	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	796 of 2552	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	615 of 2538	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	552 of 2527	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	511 of 2407	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	635 of 2273	72.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	572 of 735	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	594 of 726	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	472 of 677	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	658 of 1605	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	479 of 1566	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	594 of 1552	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	351 of 1531	77.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	1105 of 1490	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	1001 of 1520	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	802 of 1537	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	653 of 1543	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	552 of 1555	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	591 of 1602	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	648 of 1496	56.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)99th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile~ school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2023)43rd percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)22nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science27%-9 vs state

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by a teacher
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Freedom Middle School is a great school. There are many excellent teachers and the students are very well behaved compared to other schools I have been a substitute teacher for. The office staff is very friendly. The school is modern. Freedom has an excellent music program and their marching band is very large. I wouldn't hesitate to send my children there. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	43.7	1373^rd of 2740 public middle schools	49.9%		51.4	1148^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.4%	225	27.5	27.5		48.2	48.4	48.3		34.7	22.3	28.3	$13,770	$249	$13,521
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%)	63.6	842^nd of 2740 public middle schools	69.3%		64.1	803^rd of 2761 public middle schools	70.9%	39	43.0	43.0		63.6	49.7	56.1		47.5	30.2	38.2	$13,418	$248	$13,170
Norris Middle	Public	6-8	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%)	57.9	980^th of 2740 public middle schools	64.2%		61.5	864^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%	116	35.4	35.4		52.7	52.5	52.6		40.1	36.1	38.1	$12,127	$647	$11,480
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%)	61.7	895^th of 2740 public middle schools	67.3%		66.8	746^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.0%	149	33.9	33.9		59.4	56.6	58.0		33.8	43.6	38.8	$15,021	$283	$14,738
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%)	16.8	2358^th of 2740 public middle schools	13.9%		16.6	2375^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.0%	17	19.9	19.9		28.5	30.3	29.3		10.0	12.1	10.9	$18,446	$1,845	$16,601
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%)	47.9	1249^th of 2740 public middle schools	54.4%		45.4	1315^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.4%	66	28.1	28.1		56.0	54.1	55.1		30.7	22.1	26.5	$16,336	$1,021	$15,315
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%)	28.3	1895^th of 2740 public middle schools	30.8%		23.8	2061^st of 2761 public middle schools	25.4%	166	28.7	28.7		36.0	43.3	39.5		12.8	15.1	13.9	$20,031	$1,568	$18,463
Standard Middle	Public	6-8	126 Ferguson Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2130	1,005	49	20.3	89.9%	399 (39.7%)	52 (5.2%)	509 (50.6%)	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.8%)	13.4	2484^th of 2740 public middle schools	9.3%		13.6	2494^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.7%	10	18.6	18.6	19.9	23.1	22.6	21.9	12.4	12.1	12.5	12.3	$15,879	$830	$15,049
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%)	14.6	2445^th of 2740 public middle schools	10.8%		14.7	2453^rd of 2761 public middle schools	11.2%	8	17.9	17.9	20.6	32.6	30.2	28.9	6.0	8.5	5.5	6.7	$19,376	$4,030	$15,346
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%)	75.4	559^th of 2740 public middle schools	79.6%		76.1	560^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.7%	1	44.9	44.9		67.6	73.0	70.4		43.1	40.5	41.7	$15,785	$971	$14,814

Frequently Asked Questions about Freedom Middle

What district is Freedom Middle in?

Rosedale Union Elementary

What high school do graduates of Freedom Middle attend?

Students who attend Freedom Middle usually go on to attend Frontier High

What is the racial makeup of Freedom Middle?

Students at Freedom Middle are 49% Hispanic, 40% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Freedom Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 712 students attended Freedom Middle.

Is Freedom Middle a good school?

Freedom Middle ranks 1373^rd of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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