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Enrollment
693
Middle
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRUITVALE ELEMENTARY·NCES 061470008142
Fruitvale Junior High
2114 Calloway Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93312 · (661) 589-3933 · Kern County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL693 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
503 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 7 | 336 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 357 | 52% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fruitvale Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.6pp since 2014
Math
42.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.2% | 35.2% | 22.3% | 19.2% |
| Math | 20.7% | 21.6% | 26.4% | 31.4% |
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 | 58.4% | 42.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.9% | 38.5% |
| 2022-23 | 59.8% | 39.1% |
| 2021-22 | 52.4% | 37.2% |
| 2018-19 | 58.9% | 59.3% |
| 2017-18 | 64.3% | 57.5% |
| 2016-17 | 66.4% | 56.0% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Fruitvale Junior High
Fruitvale Junior High's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale Junior High this school | 693 | 72.6% | 48.8% |
| Anna McKenney Intermediate Marysville | 590 | 76.4% | 22.8% |
| Mesa View Middle Calimesa | 717 | 72.0% | 31.0% |
| Norco Intermediate Norco | 726 | 67.5% | 39.1% |
| Obsidian Middle Clearlake | 590 | 76.9% | 12.7% |
| Millswood Middle Lodi | 843 | 69.9% | 31.8% |
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 Fruitvale Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #363 of 1,224 | #4 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #372 of 1,227 ▲ 27 | #2 of 46 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #348 of 1,227 ▲ 6 | #5 of 46 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #276 of 1,214 | #7 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 693 | #612 of 1,377 | #22 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #896 of 1,279 | #42 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #349 of 1,278 | #5 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #692 of 1,329 | #36 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #870 of 930 | #25 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
693
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
+267% since 1990-91, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 693 | 30.8 | 22.5:1 | 73% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 708 | 33 | 21.4:1 | 67% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 35.5 | 18.4:1 | 54% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 33 | 21.6:1 | 53% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 713 | N/A | N/A | 48% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 673 | 31 | 21.7:1 | 39% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 725 | N/A | N/A | 35% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 28 | 22.5:1 | 8% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 189 | 8 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fruitvale Junior High.
About Fruitvale Junior High
Fruitvale Junior High is the name of a medium-sized middle-grades school in Bakersfield, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 693 students in grades 7 through 8.
Fruitvale Junior High is one of the 5 schools that make up Fruitvale Elementary (3,069 students in total).
Hispanic students are the largest group at Fruitvale Junior High, with 48% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 36% White, 6% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Kern County's residents are about 57% Hispanic, 8 points above the school's share. Fruitvale Junior High has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Fruitvale Junior High counts 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 22.5 students for each one. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Kern County, the average is about the same, 76%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Fruitvale Junior High receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Fruitvale Junior High are 11.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.8% actual, 37.0% predicted).
In the county around the school, Kern County, median household income is about $70,210, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. A total of 279 public schools operate in Kern County, serving about 197,431 students.
Endeavour Elementary is located about 0.9 miles from Fruitvale Junior High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Fruitvale Junior High ranks 5th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 693 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 714.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Fruitvale Junior High. 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 Fruitvale Elementary
- Endeavour ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Discovery ElementaryElementary · 706 students
- Columbia ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Quailwood ElementaryElementary · 345 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
- Endeavour Elementary0.9 mi · 724
- Columbia Elementary1.0 mi · 601
- American Elementary1.1 mi · 701
- Liberty High1.4 mi · 2,369
- Rosedale-North Elementary1.5 mi · 537
- Centennial High1.5 mi · 2,212
Frequently asked questions
About Fruitvale Junior HighHow many students attend Fruitvale Junior High?
Fruitvale Junior High enrolls approximately 693 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Fruitvale Junior High serve?
Fruitvale Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fruitvale Junior High?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Fruitvale Junior High.
What is the student diversity at Fruitvale Junior High?
Student demographics at Fruitvale Junior High are roughly 36% White, 48% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Fruitvale Junior High in?
Fruitvale Junior High is part of Fruitvale Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.