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The public middle schools with the most improved test scores in Kern County, California

46 public middle schools in Kern County, California appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Almond Tree Middle leads the list at +14.1pp, against a median of +1.4pp 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 3-yr change

+14.1pp

Median 3-yr change

+1.4pp

MOST IMPROVED · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Almond Tree Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	554	33.0%	47.0%	+14.1pp
2	Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	585	24.2%	36.6%	+12.4pp
3	Stonecreek Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	986	32.3%	44.1%	+11.8pp
4	El Tejon Elementary	Lebec, CA	El Tejon Unified	221	22.8%	31.6%	+8.8pp
5	Paul L. Cato Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	694	33.2%	41.0%	+7.8pp
6	Chipman Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	708	24.9%	30.8%	+5.9pp
7	Fruitvale Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	693	44.8%	50.3%	+5.5pp
8	Myrtle Avenue Elementary	Lamont, CA	Lamont Elementary	422	17.4%	22.5%	+5.1pp
9	La Vina Middle	Delano, CA	Delano Union Elementary	521	46.4%	50.8%	+4.3pp
10	Fairfax Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fairfax Elementary	609	21.0%	25.4%	+4.3pp
11	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	466	43.4%	47.8%	+4.3pp
12	Sunset	Bakersfield, CA	Vineland Elementary	302	16.4%	20.4%	+4.0pp
13	Haven Drive Middle	Arvin, CA	Arvin Union	612	24.8%	28.6%	+3.8pp
14	Richland Junior High	Shafter, CA	Richland Union Elementary	558	19.3%	23.1%	+3.8pp
15	McFarland Junior High	McFarland, CA	McFarland Unified	494	23.3%	26.9%	+3.7pp
16	Sierra Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	731	12.9%	16.4%	+3.6pp
17	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	591	21.5%	24.9%	+3.4pp
18	Palm Avenue Middle	Wasco, CA	Wasco Union Elementary	631	26.5%	29.8%	+3.3pp
19	Tropico Middle	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	815	17.3%	19.7%	+2.4pp
20	Compton Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	586	17.2%	19.0%	+1.8pp
21	Washington Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	639	10.9%	12.7%	+1.8pp
22	James Monroe Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	490	22.4%	24.0%	+1.6pp
23	Emerson Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	813	14.0%	15.3%	+1.4pp
24	McKee Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	869	33.6%	34.9%	+1.3pp
25	Norris Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	992	45.5%	46.6%	+1.1pp
26	Woodrow Wallace Middle	Lake Isabella, CA	Kernville Union Elementary	269	22.6%	23.5%	+0.9pp
27	Mountain View Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Lamont Elementary	594	18.7%	19.6%	+0.8pp
28	Greenfield Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	873	29.9%	30.1%	+0.2pp
29	Edison Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Edison Elementary	489	19.1%	19.2%	+0.1pp
30	California City Middle	California City, CA	Mojave Unified	478	10.9%	11.0%	+0.1pp
31	Walter Stiern Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	891	16.0%	16.0%	+0.0pp
32	Tevis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	807	37.7%	37.7%	+0.0pp
33	Jacobsen Middle	Tehachapi, CA	Tehachapi Unified	925	24.5%	24.1%	-0.3pp
34	Standard Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Standard Elementary	1,005	16.7%	16.2%	-0.5pp
35	Earl Warren Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	965	56.2%	55.5%	-0.7pp
36	Leon H. Ollivier Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	1,152	42.2%	41.3%	-0.9pp
37	Lincoln Junior High	Taft, CA	Taft City	748	24.4%	23.5%	-0.9pp
38	Sequoia Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	746	15.2%	14.1%	-1.1pp
39	Curran Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	973	19.3%	17.6%	-1.8pp
40	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	714	23.4%	20.9%	-2.5pp
41	O. J. Actis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	681	28.7%	24.7%	-4.0pp
42	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	383	25.0%	19.2%	-5.8pp
43	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	810	51.3%	44.9%	-6.4pp
44	Murray Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	643	33.8%	24.9%	-8.9pp
45	Freedom Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	712	54.3%	40.7%	-13.6pp
46	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	527	26.7%	9.2%	-17.6pp

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