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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Kern County, California

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public middle schools in Kern County, California, drawn from 46 qualifying public middle schools. Sunset leads the list at 100%, against a median of 87.7% 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

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

87.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Sunset	Bakersfield, CA	Vineland Elementary	Middle	302	100%
2	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	527	99.4%
3	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	Middle	383	97.4%
4	Fairfax Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fairfax Elementary	Middle	609	97.2%
5	Sequoia Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	746	97.2%
6	Sierra Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	731	96.4%
7	Greenfield Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	873	95.6%
8	Haven Drive Middle	Arvin, CA	Arvin Union	Middle	612	94.4%
9	Leon H. Ollivier Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	1,152	93.7%
10	McKee Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	869	93.2%
11	Almond Tree Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	554	91.7%
12	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	714	91.6%
13	Richland Junior High	Shafter, CA	Richland Union Elementary	Middle	558	91.4%
14	Washington Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	639	91.1%
15	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	Middle	591	90.9%
16	Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	585	90.4%
17	Emerson Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	813	90.2%
18	Standard Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Standard Elementary	Middle	1,005	89.9%
19	Lincoln Junior High	Taft, CA	Taft City	Middle	748	89.6%
20	Palm Avenue Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	Middle	631	89.1%
21	Edison Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Edison Elementary	Middle	489	88.1%
22	California City Middle	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	Middle	478	88.1%
23	McFarland Junior High	McFarland, CA	McFarland Unified	Middle	494	88.1%
24	Curran Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	973	87.4%
25	Compton Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	586	85.8%
26	O. J. Actis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	681	84.6%
27	El Tejon Elementary	Lebec, CA	El Tejon Unified	Middle	221	83.7%
28	Stonecreek Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	986	81.8%
29	Walter Stiern Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	891	81.5%
30	Woodrow Wallace Middle	Lake Isabella, CA	Kernville Union Elementary	Middle	269	81.4%
31	Tropico Middle	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	Middle	815	81.2%
32	Mountain View Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Lamont Elementary	Middle	594	80.8%
33	La Vina Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	521	78.9%
34	Myrtle Avenue Elementary	Lamont, CA	Lamont Elementary	Middle	422	78.2%
35	Tevis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	807	73.7%
36	Fruitvale Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Middle	693	72.6%
37	Chipman Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	708	66.2%
38	Earl Warren Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	965	59.4%
39	James Monroe Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	Middle	490	58.4%
40	Murray Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	Middle	643	56.1%
41	Paul L. Cato Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	694	53.6%
42	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	Middle	466	50.9%
43	Jacobsen Middle	Tehachapi, CA	Tehachapi Unified	Middle	925	46.5%
44	Freedom Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	712	38.6%
45	Norris Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Middle	992	33.4%
46	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	810	29.6%

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