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The highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Kern County, California

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Kern County, California, drawn from 46 qualifying public middle schools. Rosedale Middle leads the list at 52.9%, against a median of 24.9% 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 % Proficient

52.9%

Median % Proficient

24.9%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	29.6%	810	52.9%
2	Earl Warren Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	59.4%	965	52.2%
3	La Vina Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	78.9%	521	51.4%
4	Fruitvale Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Middle	72.6%	693	47.3%
5	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	Middle	50.9%	466	47.0%
6	Norris Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Middle	33.4%	992	47.0%
7	Freedom Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	38.6%	712	46.7%
8	Almond Tree Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	91.7%	554	45.8%
9	Paul L. Cato Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	53.6%	694	41.4%
10	Leon H. Ollivier Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	93.7%	1,152	40.5%
11	Tevis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	73.7%	807	38.9%
12	Stonecreek Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	81.8%	986	37.1%
13	McKee Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	93.2%	869	33.5%
14	Chipman Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	66.2%	708	32.7%
15	Greenfield Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	95.6%	873	31.0%
16	Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	90.4%	585	30.9%
17	Haven Drive Middle	Arvin, CA	Arvin Union	Middle	94.4%	612	29.6%
18	Murray Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	Middle	56.1%	643	29.1%
19	Palm Avenue Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	Middle	89.1%	631	26.9%
20	El Tejon Elementary	Lebec, CA	El Tejon Unified	Middle	83.7%	221	26.2%
21	Jacobsen Middle	Tehachapi, CA	Tehachapi Unified	Middle	46.5%	925	25.5%
22	James Monroe Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	Middle	58.4%	490	25.5%
23	O. J. Actis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	84.6%	681	25.1%
24	Myrtle Avenue Elementary	Lamont, CA	Lamont Elementary	Middle	78.2%	422	24.7%
25	Lincoln Junior High	Taft, CA	Taft City	Middle	89.6%	748	23.4%
26	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	Middle	90.9%	591	23.2%
27	McFarland Junior High	McFarland, CA	McFarland Unified	Middle	88.1%	494	21.7%
28	Fairfax Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fairfax Elementary	Middle	97.2%	609	21.7%
29	Sunset	Bakersfield, CA	Vineland Elementary	Middle	100%	302	21.3%
30	Curran Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	87.4%	973	21.1%
31	Edison Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Edison Elementary	Middle	88.1%	489	20.4%
32	Woodrow Wallace Middle	Lake Isabella, CA	Kernville Union Elementary	Middle	81.4%	269	18.9%
33	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	91.6%	714	18.8%
34	Compton Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	85.8%	586	18.5%
35	Richland Junior High	Shafter, CA	Richland Union Elementary	Middle	91.4%	558	18.0%
36	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	Middle	97.4%	383	17.4%
37	Tropico Middle	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	Middle	81.2%	815	16.5%
38	Mountain View Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Lamont Elementary	Middle	80.8%	594	16.4%
39	Walter Stiern Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	81.5%	891	16.3%
40	Sequoia Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	97.2%	746	15.3%
41	Sierra Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	96.4%	731	14.7%
42	Emerson Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	90.2%	813	14.5%
43	Standard Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Standard Elementary	Middle	89.9%	1,005	12.9%
44	Washington Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	91.1%	639	9.6%
45	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	99.4%	527	8.6%
46	California City Middle	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	Middle	88.1%	478	6.8%

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