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Enrollment
586
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAKERSFIELD CITY·NCES 060363000294
Compton Junior High
3211 Pico Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93306 · (661) 631-5230 · Kern County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
503 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 7 | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 297 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 282 | 48% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
29.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.2pp since 2014
Math
8.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.3% | 21.9% | 29.8% | 41.0% |
| Math | 2.3% | 6.4% | 24.7% | 66.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.2% | 8.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 8.5% |
| 2022-23 | 24.6% | 8.2% |
| 2021-22 | 25.7% | 8.8% |
| 2018-19 | 27.6% | 14.1% |
| 2017-18 | 27.2% | 13.8% |
| 2016-17 | 22.8% | 13.7% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 9.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Compton Junior High
Compton Junior High's state test result (18.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compton Junior High this school | 586 | 85.8% | 18.8% |
| Vernon Middle Montclair | 580 | 85.9% | 34.3% |
| Richardson PREP HI Middle San Bernardino | 583 | 88.0% | 84.7% |
| Los Tules Middle Tulare | 569 | 84.9% | 26.8% |
| John F. Kennedy Junior High Hanford | 531 | 82.9% | 36.0% |
| Ruth O. Harris Middle Bloomington | 562 | 85.9% | 18.2% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Compton Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #1,084 of 1,224 | #35 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #1,170 of 1,227 ▼ 22 | #39 of 46 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #1,008 of 1,227 ▼ 42 | #32 of 46 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #646 of 1,214 | #20 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #788 of 1,377 | #31 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #547 of 1,279 | #23 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #994 of 1,278 | #28 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #403 of 1,329 | #25 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #572 of 930 | #14 of 28 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
586
-65 (-10%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 886
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 23.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 586 | 28.5 | 20.6:1 | 86% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 28.4 | 20.3:1 | 90% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 24.9 | 22.7:1 | 87% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 28 | 23.3:1 | 96% (626) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 26.5 | 25.4:1 | 89% (601) |
| 2015-16 | 613 | 27 | 22.7:1 | 84% (514) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | N/A | N/A | 77% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 743 | 33 | 22.5:1 | 76% (563) |
| 1990-91 | 886 | 39 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Compton Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (673 to 586); teachers up 7% (26.5 to 28.5).
About Compton Junior High
Compton Junior High is a medium-sized middle school in Bakersfield, California. Enrolled students number 586 students, in grades 7 through 8.
The 44 schools in Bakersfield City enroll 28,365 students altogether, Compton Junior High among them.
The student body at Compton Junior High is 86% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 8% White and 4% Black. Among people living in Kern County, the Hispanic share is about 57%. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 28.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.6:1. That matches the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 86% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kern County is 76%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Compton Junior High is 29.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.8%.
Kern County has these Census figures: the median household income is $70,210, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. In all, Kern County has 279 public schools and roughly 197,431 students.
The closest public school to Compton Junior High is Harding Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Compton Junior High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 27.7% proficiency; Compton Junior High posts 18.8%.
Locale data from NCES put Compton Junior High in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Compton Junior High's enrollment dropped from 651 in 2020-21 to 586 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.6:1.
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Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bakersfield City
- Curran MiddleMiddle · 973 students
- Colonel Howard Nichols ElementaryElementary · 960 students
- Voorhies ElementaryElementary · 915 students
- Walter Stiern MiddleMiddle · 891 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 870 students
- Bessie E. Owens ElementaryElementary · 867 students
Other schools in Bakersfield
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
Nearby schools
- Harding Elementary0.1 mi · 542
- Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary0.9 mi · 960
- Horace Mann Elementary1.0 mi · 870
- Henry Eissler Elementary1.0 mi · 529
- East Bakersfield High1.1 mi · 2,331
- Chipman Junior High1.1 mi · 708
Frequently asked questions
About Compton Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Compton Junior High?
Compton Junior High enrolls approximately 586 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Compton Junior High serve?
Compton Junior High serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Compton Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Compton Junior High is approximately 20.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Compton Junior High?
At Compton Junior High, the student body is approximately 8% White, 86% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Compton Junior High?
Compton Junior High is overseen by Bakersfield City in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.