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

Across Kern County, California, 46 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 +1.4pp 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

Kern County, California

Best 3-yr change

-17.6pp

Median 3-yr change

+1.4pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · KERN COUNTY, 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	Murray Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	643	33.8%	24.9%	-8.9pp
4	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	810	51.3%	44.9%	-6.4pp
5	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	383	25.0%	19.2%	-5.8pp
6	O. J. Actis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	681	28.7%	24.7%	-4.0pp
7	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	714	23.4%	20.9%	-2.5pp
8	Curran Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	973	19.3%	17.6%	-1.8pp
9	Sequoia Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	746	15.2%	14.1%	-1.1pp
10	Leon H. Ollivier Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	1,152	42.2%	41.3%	-0.9pp
11	Lincoln Junior High	Taft, CA	Taft City	748	24.4%	23.5%	-0.9pp
12	Earl Warren Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	965	56.2%	55.5%	-0.7pp
13	Standard Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Standard Elementary	1,005	16.7%	16.2%	-0.5pp
14	Jacobsen Middle	Tehachapi, CA	Tehachapi Unified	925	24.5%	24.1%	-0.3pp
15	Walter Stiern Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	891	16.0%	16.0%	+0.0pp
16	Tevis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	807	37.7%	37.7%	+0.0pp
17	Edison Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Edison Elementary	489	19.1%	19.2%	+0.1pp
18	California City Middle	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	478	10.9%	11.0%	+0.1pp
19	Greenfield Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	873	29.9%	30.1%	+0.2pp
20	Mountain View Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Lamont Elementary	594	18.7%	19.6%	+0.8pp
21	Woodrow Wallace Middle	Lake Isabella, CA	Kernville Union Elementary	269	22.6%	23.5%	+0.9pp
22	Norris Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	992	45.5%	46.6%	+1.1pp
23	McKee Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	869	33.6%	34.9%	+1.3pp
24	Emerson Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	813	14.0%	15.3%	+1.4pp
25	James Monroe Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	490	22.4%	24.0%	+1.6pp
26	Compton Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	586	17.2%	19.0%	+1.8pp
27	Washington Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	639	10.9%	12.7%	+1.8pp
28	Tropico Middle	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	815	17.3%	19.7%	+2.4pp
29	Palm Avenue Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	631	26.5%	29.8%	+3.3pp
30	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	591	21.5%	24.9%	+3.4pp
31	Sierra Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	731	12.9%	16.4%	+3.6pp
32	McFarland Junior High	McFarland, CA	McFarland Unified	494	23.3%	26.9%	+3.7pp
33	Haven Drive Middle	Arvin, CA	Arvin Union	612	24.8%	28.6%	+3.8pp
34	Richland Junior High	Shafter, CA	Richland Union Elementary	558	19.3%	23.1%	+3.8pp
35	Sunset	Bakersfield, CA	Vineland Elementary	302	16.4%	20.4%	+4.0pp
36	La Vina Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	521	46.4%	50.8%	+4.3pp
37	Fairfax Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fairfax Elementary	609	21.0%	25.4%	+4.3pp
38	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	466	43.4%	47.8%	+4.3pp
39	Myrtle Avenue Elementary	Lamont, CA	Lamont Elementary	422	17.4%	22.5%	+5.1pp
40	Fruitvale Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	693	44.8%	50.3%	+5.5pp
41	Chipman Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	708	24.9%	30.8%	+5.9pp
42	Paul L. Cato Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	694	33.2%	41.0%	+7.8pp
43	El Tejon Elementary	Lebec, CA	El Tejon Unified	221	22.8%	31.6%	+8.8pp
44	Stonecreek Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	986	32.3%	44.1%	+11.8pp
45	Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	585	24.2%	36.6%	+12.4pp
46	Almond Tree Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	554	33.0%	47.0%	+14.1pp

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