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The public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in Bakersfield, California

Across Bakersfield, California, 29 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Abraham Lincoln Jr. High leads the list at -17.6pp, against a median of +0.2pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Bakersfield, California

Best 3-yr change

-17.6pp

Median 3-yr change

+0.2pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	527	26.7%	9.2%	-17.6pp
2	Freedom Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	712	54.3%	40.7%	-13.6pp
3	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	810	51.3%	44.9%	-6.4pp
4	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	383	25.0%	19.2%	-5.8pp
5	O. J. Actis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	681	28.7%	24.7%	-4.0pp
6	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	714	23.4%	20.9%	-2.5pp
7	Curran Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	973	19.3%	17.6%	-1.8pp
8	Sequoia Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	746	15.2%	14.1%	-1.1pp
9	Leon H. Ollivier Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	1,152	42.2%	41.3%	-0.9pp
10	Earl Warren Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	965	56.2%	55.5%	-0.7pp
11	Standard Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Standard Elementary	1,005	16.7%	16.2%	-0.5pp
12	Walter Stiern Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	891	16.0%	16.0%	+0.0pp
13	Tevis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	807	37.7%	37.7%	+0.0pp
14	Edison Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Edison Elementary	489	19.1%	19.2%	+0.1pp
15	Greenfield Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	873	29.9%	30.1%	+0.2pp
16	Mountain View Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Lamont Elementary	594	18.7%	19.6%	+0.8pp
17	Norris Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	992	45.5%	46.6%	+1.1pp
18	McKee Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	869	33.6%	34.9%	+1.3pp
19	Emerson Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	813	14.0%	15.3%	+1.4pp
20	Compton Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	586	17.2%	19.0%	+1.8pp
21	Washington Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	639	10.9%	12.7%	+1.8pp
22	Sierra Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	731	12.9%	16.4%	+3.6pp
23	Sunset	Bakersfield, CA	Vineland Elementary	302	16.4%	20.4%	+4.0pp
24	Fairfax Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fairfax Elementary	609	21.0%	25.4%	+4.3pp
25	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	466	43.4%	47.8%	+4.3pp
26	Fruitvale Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	693	44.8%	50.3%	+5.5pp
27	Chipman Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	708	24.9%	30.8%	+5.9pp
28	Paul L. Cato Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	694	33.2%	41.0%	+7.8pp
29	Stonecreek Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	986	32.3%	44.1%	+11.8pp

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