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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	Distance	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 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
Thomas Jefferson Middle	0.0mi	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%)	20.4	2205^th of 2740 public middle schools	19.5%		23.9	2056^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.5%	149		17.5	17.5		25.8	26.7	35.1	29.5		18.4	15.9	20.4	18.4	$15,065	$13,688	$1,377
Palm Avenue Middle	0.8mi	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%)	28.9	1876^th of 2740 public middle schools	31.5%		31	1802^nd of 2761 public middle schools	34.7%	74		21.4	21.4		39.9	41.7	45.2	42.3		16.9	16.7	13.9	15.8	$16,030	$14,688	$1,342
Richland Junior High	7.4mi	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%)	22.5	2106^th of 2740 public middle schools	23.1%		22.2	2145^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.3%	39		24.2	24.2			23.8	30.9	27.1			19.7	22.0	20.8	$23,179	$19,666	$3,513
McFarland Junior High	7.8mi	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%)	34.4	1671^st of 2740 public middle schools	39.0%		25.3	1985^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.1%	314		22.5	22.5			41.0	33.2	37.2			29.4	30.7	30.0	$22,337	$19,674	$2,663
Almond Tree Middle	12.8mi	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%)	57.7	983^rd of 2740 public middle schools	64.1%		60.4	897^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.5%	86		31.4	31.4		56.9	48.4	65.9	56.8		40.5	31.1	34.3	35.1	$26,349	$23,816	$2,533
Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	13.3mi	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%)	62.2	879^th of 2740 public middle schools	67.9%		66.7	747^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.9%	132	36.6	38.6	37.6	52.5	50.4	52.4	51.0	51.6	32.4	45.6	47.6	36.0	40.6	$19,531	$18,456	$1,075
Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	13.5mi	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%)	40.8	1471^st of 2740 public middle schools	46.3%		41.9	1436^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.0%	35		23.4	23.4		40.8	50.5	51.2	47.7		24.6	24.0	29.1	26.0	$36,339	$33,776	$2,563
La Vina Middle	13.8mi	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%)	66.6	774^th of 2740 public middle schools	71.8%		67.1	740^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.2%	34		34.7	34.7		53.9	63.8	63.2	60.2		39.4	40.0	44.7	41.4	$25,857	$23,562	$2,295
Norris Middle	17.7mi	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	$17,229	$16,582	$647
Freedom Middle	17.9mi	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	$17,731	$17,482	$249

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