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What do you wish you knew before starting at Freedom Middle?
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Enrollment
712
Middle
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEDALE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063348008495
Freedom Middle
11445 Noriega Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93312 · (661) 588-6044 · Kern County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
275 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 4 | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 353 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 355 | 50% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
53.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.9pp since 2014
Math
27.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.1% | 36.8% | 24.0% | 22.1% |
| Math | 11.5% | 16.0% | 31.0% | 41.5% |
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 | 53.9% | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 34.9% |
| 2022-23 | 65.6% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.2% | 38.4% |
| 2018-19 | 66.2% | 52.2% |
| 2017-18 | 63.1% | 43.5% |
| 2016-17 | 59.4% | 41.5% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Where Freedom Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #441 of 1,224 | #8 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #654 of 1,227 | #11 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #414 of 1,227 | #8 of 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.6pp | #4 of 1,214 | #2 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #578 of 1,377 | #19 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #589 of 1,279 | #25 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #455 of 1,278 | #9 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #893 of 930 | #27 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
712
-14 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 23.9:1
% White
40%
was 53%
% Hispanic
49%
was 34%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
3%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 712 | 34.2 | 20.9:1 | 39% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 731 | 32.5 | 22.5:1 | 40% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 698 | 31.9 | 21.9:1 | 32% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 30.4 | 23.9:1 | 33% (239) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freedom Middle.
About Freedom Middle
Freedom Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school for students in Bakersfield, California. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 712 students.
Rosedale Union Elementary serves 6,202 students across 9 schools.
At Freedom Middle, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 49%. Next come 40% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Freedom Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 39%. For comparison, public schools in Kern County average 76%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Freedom Middle, the prediction is 56.9% and the result is 43.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Kern County, 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.
Patriot Elementary is the public school closest to Freedom Middle, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Freedom Middle places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2017-18 (726) and 2024-25 (712). Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Hispanic students, from 34% to 49%. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 20.9:1, from 23.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Freedom Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Rosedale Union Elementary
- Patriot ElementaryElementary · 931 students
- Rosedale MiddleMiddle · 810 students
- Independence ElementaryElementary · 709 students
- American ElementaryElementary · 701 students
- Almondale ElementaryElementary · 631 students
- Del Rio ElementaryElementary · 595 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
- Patriot Elementary0.4 mi · 931
- Almondale Elementary0.6 mi · 631
- Rosedale-North Elementary0.9 mi · 537
- Veterans Elementary1.0 mi · 1,002
- Frontier High1.4 mi · 2,098
- Norris Elementary1.4 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About Freedom MiddleHow many students attend Freedom Middle?
Freedom Middle enrolls approximately 712 students in grades 07-08.
Is Freedom Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Freedom Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Freedom Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Freedom Middle is approximately 20.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Freedom Middle?
Student demographics at Freedom Middle are roughly 40% White, 49% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Freedom Middle in?
Freedom Middle is part of Rosedale Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.