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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Kern County, California, drawn from 46 qualifying public middle schools. Abraham Lincoln Jr. High leads the list at 8.8%, against a median of 24.5% 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

Best % Proficient

8.8%

Median % Proficient

24.5%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	99.4%	527	8.8%
2	California City Middle	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	Middle	88.1%	478	8.9%
3	Washington Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	91.1%	639	11.2%
4	Standard Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Standard Elementary	Middle	89.9%	1,005	14.5%
5	Sequoia Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	97.2%	746	14.7%
6	Emerson Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	90.2%	813	15.1%
7	Sierra Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	96.4%	731	15.3%
8	Walter Stiern Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	81.5%	891	16.3%
9	Tropico Middle	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	Middle	81.2%	815	18.0%
10	Mountain View Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Lamont Elementary	Middle	80.8%	594	18.1%
11	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	Middle	97.4%	383	18.3%
12	Compton Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	85.8%	586	18.8%
13	Curran Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	87.4%	973	19.3%
14	Edison Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Edison Elementary	Middle	88.1%	489	19.7%
15	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	91.6%	714	19.9%
16	Sunset	Bakersfield, CA	Vineland Elementary	Middle	100%	302	20.4%
17	Richland Junior High	Shafter, CA	Richland Union Elementary	Middle	91.4%	558	20.6%
18	Woodrow Wallace Middle	Lake Isabella, CA	Kernville Union Elementary	Middle	81.4%	269	21.2%
19	Lincoln Junior High	Taft, CA	Taft City	Middle	89.6%	748	23.4%
20	Myrtle Avenue Elementary	Lamont, CA	Lamont Elementary	Middle	78.2%	422	23.5%
21	Fairfax Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fairfax Elementary	Middle	97.2%	609	23.5%
22	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	Middle	90.9%	591	24.1%
23	McFarland Junior High	McFarland, CA	McFarland Unified	Middle	88.1%	494	24.3%
24	James Monroe Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	Middle	58.4%	490	24.7%
25	Jacobsen Middle	Tehachapi, CA	Tehachapi Unified	Middle	46.5%	925	24.9%
26	O. J. Actis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	84.6%	681	24.9%
27	Murray Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	Middle	56.1%	643	27.0%
28	Palm Avenue Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	Middle	89.1%	631	28.4%
29	El Tejon Elementary	Lebec, CA	El Tejon Unified	Middle	83.7%	221	28.8%
30	Haven Drive Middle	Arvin, CA	Arvin Union	Middle	94.4%	612	29.1%
31	Greenfield Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	95.6%	873	30.6%
32	Chipman Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	66.2%	708	31.8%
33	Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	90.4%	585	33.7%
34	McKee Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	93.2%	869	34.1%
35	Tevis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	73.7%	807	38.3%
36	Stonecreek Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	81.8%	986	40.6%
37	Leon H. Ollivier Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	93.7%	1,152	40.9%
38	Paul L. Cato Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	53.6%	694	41.5%
39	Freedom Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	38.6%	712	43.7%
40	Almond Tree Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	91.7%	554	46.4%
41	Norris Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Middle	33.4%	992	46.8%
42	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	Middle	50.9%	466	47.4%
43	Fruitvale Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Middle	72.6%	693	48.8%
44	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	29.6%	810	49.0%
45	La Vina Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	Middle	78.9%	521	51.1%
46	Earl Warren Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	59.4%	965	53.9%

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