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The public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Kern County, California

Across Kern County, California, 46 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Norris Middle leads the list at 25.2:1, against a median of 20.6:1 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 Students/teacher

25.2:1

Median Students/teacher

20.6:1

HIGHEST RATIO · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Norris Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Middle	992	25.2:1
2	California City Middle	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	Middle	478	25.2:1
3	Leon H. Ollivier Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	1,152	23.8:1
4	Paul L. Cato Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	694	22.6:1
5	Fruitvale Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Middle	693	22.5:1
6	Jacobsen Middle	Tehachapi, CA	Tehachapi Unified	Middle	925	22.2:1
7	McFarland Junior High	McFarland, CA	McFarland Unified	Middle	494	22.1:1
8	Emerson Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	813	22.0:1
9	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	Middle	591	21.8:1
10	Chipman Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	708	21.7:1
11	Murray Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	Middle	643	21.7:1
12	Washington Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	639	21.6:1
13	Sequoia Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	746	21.6:1
14	Walter Stiern Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	891	21.5:1
15	Palm Avenue Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	Middle	631	21.4:1
16	Curran Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	973	21.2:1
17	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	Middle	466	21.2:1
18	Myrtle Avenue Elementary	Lamont, CA	Lamont Elementary	Middle	422	21.1:1
19	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	810	21.1:1
20	Earl Warren Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	965	21.1:1
21	Greenfield Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	873	21.0:1
22	Freedom Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	712	20.9:1
23	Sierra Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	731	20.7:1
24	Compton Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	586	20.6:1
25	Tropico Middle	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	Middle	815	20.5:1
26	Standard Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Standard Elementary	Middle	1,005	20.4:1
27	Mountain View Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Lamont Elementary	Middle	594	20.2:1
28	El Tejon Elementary	Lebec, CA	El Tejon Unified	Middle	221	20.0:1
29	McKee Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	869	19.9:1
30	La Vina Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	521	19.8:1
31	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	527	19.8:1
32	Tevis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	807	19.7:1
33	Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	585	19.6:1
34	Sunset	Bakersfield, CA	Vineland Elementary	Middle	302	19.5:1
35	Fairfax Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fairfax Elementary	Middle	609	19.4:1
36	James Monroe Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	Middle	490	19.4:1
37	Almond Tree Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	554	19.4:1
38	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	Middle	383	19.0:1
39	Stonecreek Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	986	18.9:1
40	Lincoln Junior High	Taft, CA	Taft City	Middle	748	18.6:1
41	Edison Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Edison Elementary	Middle	489	17.3:1
42	Haven Drive Middle	Arvin, CA	Arvin Union	Middle	612	17.1:1
43	Woodrow Wallace Middle	Lake Isabella, CA	Kernville Union Elementary	Middle	269	17.1:1
44	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	714	17.0:1
45	Richland Junior High	Shafter, CA	Richland Union Elementary	Middle	558	16.3:1
46	O. J. Actis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	681	16.2:1

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