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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Kern County, California

Across Kern County, California, 28 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. McFarland Junior High leads the list at -39.9%, against a median of -12.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Kern County, California

Best Enrollment change

-39.9%

Median Enrollment change

-12.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	McFarland Junior High	McFarland, CA	McFarland Unified	822	494	-39.9%
2	Sequoia Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	1,110	746	-32.8%
3	Paul L. Cato Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	949	694	-26.9%
4	Sierra Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	954	731	-23.4%
5	Richland Junior High	Shafter, CA	Richland Union Elementary	722	558	-22.7%
6	La Vina Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	668	521	-22.0%
7	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	757	591	-21.9%
8	Chipman Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	892	708	-20.6%
9	Walter Stiern Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	1,084	891	-17.8%
10	Myrtle Avenue Elementary	Lamont, CA	Lamont Elementary	512	422	-17.6%
11	McKee Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	1,048	869	-17.1%
12	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	634	527	-16.9%
13	Palm Avenue Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	750	631	-15.9%
14	Compton Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	673	586	-12.9%
15	Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	672	585	-12.9%
16	Almond Tree Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	628	554	-11.8%
17	Washington Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	702	639	-9.0%
18	Jacobsen Middle	Tehachapi, CA	Tehachapi Unified	1,013	925	-8.7%
19	Sunset	Bakersfield, CA	Vineland Elementary	325	302	-7.1%
20	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	765	714	-6.7%
21	Woodrow Wallace Middle	Lake Isabella, CA	Kernville Union Elementary	286	269	-5.9%
22	Mountain View Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Lamont Elementary	625	594	-5.0%
23	Murray Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	670	643	-4.0%
24	Greenfield Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	904	873	-3.4%
25	Fruitvale Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	713	693	-2.8%
26	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	476	466	-2.1%
27	Freedom Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	726	712	-1.9%
28	Haven Drive Middle	Arvin, CA	Arvin Union	618	612	-1.0%

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