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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Bakersfield, California

Across Bakersfield, California, 29 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Earl Warren Junior High leads the list at 68.6%, against a median of 32.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Bakersfield, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

68.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

32.8%

BEST IN READING · BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Earl Warren Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	965	68.6%
2	Stonecreek Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	986	60.7%
3	Fruitvale Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Middle	693	58.4%
4	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	Middle	466	56.2%
5	Norris Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Middle	992	54.4%
6	Freedom Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	712	53.9%
7	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	810	53.5%
8	Leon H. Ollivier Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	1,152	52.5%
9	Tevis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	807	49.2%
10	Paul L. Cato Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	694	49.1%
11	McKee Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	869	43.2%
12	Greenfield Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	873	39.7%
13	Chipman Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	708	39.6%
14	O. J. Actis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	681	34.0%
15	Fairfax Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fairfax Elementary	Middle	609	32.8%
16	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	714	32.0%
17	Sunset	Bakersfield, CA	Vineland Elementary	Middle	302	29.6%
18	Compton Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	586	29.2%
19	Mountain View Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Lamont Elementary	Middle	594	28.7%
20	Curran Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	973	28.0%
21	Sierra Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	731	27.4%
22	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	Middle	383	27.3%
23	Edison Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Edison Elementary	Middle	489	26.2%
24	Emerson Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	813	24.8%
25	Walter Stiern Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	891	22.6%
26	Standard Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Standard Elementary	Middle	1,005	21.6%
27	Washington Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	639	20.6%
28	Sequoia Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	746	20.0%
29	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	527	15.5%

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