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Palm Avenue Middle

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Palm Avenue Middle ranks 1802 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1802^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 35% of California middle schools

Summary

Palm Avenue Middle is a public school serving about 630 students in grades 6-8 in Wasco Union Elementary School District, a district that faces significant challenges statewide.

The school shows clear strengths, including dramatically improved student attendance that is now better than the state average and better than its nearby district peer, Thomas Jefferson Middle. It is particularly effective in supporting its 6th graders and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. However, academic performance in math and science remains below state averages, and there is a notable drop in scores in 7th grade. The school spends more per student than many higher-performing schools in the area, such as Rosedale Middle and Norris Middle, yet its overall academic results have not reached the same level.

For context, other middle schools with similar student demographics, like La Vina Middle and Almond Tree Middle in the neighboring Delano Union Elementary District, achieve higher academic rankings. This suggests that Palm Avenue's challenges are not inevitable, and the school's success in improving attendance provides a strong foundation to build upon for broader academic improvement.

631

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,030

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1017 Palm Ave.
Wasco, CA 93280-2112

(661) 758-7130

District: Wasco Union Elementary

Students who attend Palm Avenue Middle usually attend:

High:

Wasco High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.1%

White:

1.3%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,802^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▬ steady since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Wasco Union Elementary

1250^th of 1,543Wasco 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.3	4606 of 5789	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	4247 of 5662	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	4600 of 5692	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	4833 of 5614	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	5093 of 5611	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.0	4805 of 5530	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.0	5074 of 5390	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.9	5129 of 5377	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	5250 of 5314	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.2	5151 of 5193	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.3	5032 of 5113	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	4669 of 5113	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.8	4225 of 4818	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.1	4398 of 4822	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.1	4400 of 4809	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1802 of 2761	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1824 of 2783	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1806 of 2781	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1779 of 2740	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.5	1116 of 1531	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	928 of 1478	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	747 of 1521	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	737 of 1540	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1732 of 2533	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1579 of 2551	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1708 of 2531	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1655 of 2509	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	1351 of 2395	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1383 of 2388	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1279 of 2374	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	1274 of 2359	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1419 of 2542	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1506 of 2579	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	1356 of 2531	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	1329 of 2458	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1601 of 2534	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1873 of 2552	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1601 of 2538	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1682 of 2527	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1116 of 1566	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	976 of 1552	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1140 of 1531	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Science17%-16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	$17,731	$17,482	$249

Frequently Asked Questions about Palm Avenue Middle

What high school do graduates of Palm Avenue Middle attend?

Students who attend Palm Avenue Middle usually go on to attend Wasco High

What district is Palm Avenue Middle in?

Wasco Union Elementary

Is Palm Avenue Middle a good school?

Palm Avenue Middle ranks 1802^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Palm Avenue Middle?

Students at Palm Avenue Middle are 97% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Palm Avenue Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Palm Avenue Middle.

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