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Greenfield Middle

1109 Pacheco Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93307 · (661) 837-6110 · Kern County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL873 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of California public middle schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • CThree-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

Enrollment
873
Middle
DISTRICT 965 · STATE 659
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
835 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 630134%
Grade 728232%
Grade 829033%
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
405%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
73484%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
657%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
121%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
202%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
46753%
Female
40647%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
39.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.7pp since 2014
Math
20.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.6pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts11.6%28.2%26.1%34.2%
Math6.2%14.4%25.8%53.6%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2539.7%20.6%
2023-2442.1%19.8%
2022-2340.8%13.9%
2021-2242.8%17.0%
2018-1945.0%22.5%
2017-1844.1%29.4%
2016-1739.8%24.1%
2015-1638.0%23.0%
2014-1527.0%15.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Greenfield Middle

Greenfield Middle's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Greenfield Middle this school87395.6%30.6%
Arrowview Middle
San Bernardino
91796.7%25.9%
Los Angeles Academy Middle
Los Angeles
82997.7%23.5%
Sequoia Jr. High
Bakersfield
74697.2%14.7%
Badger Springs Middle
Moreno Valley
1,05894.5%19.3%
Ray Wiltsey Middle
Ontario
72795.2%28.7%
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 Greenfield Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Kern County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.6%#728 of 1,224#16 of 46
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
20.6%#843 of 1,227
▼ 45
#18 of 46
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.7%#726 of 1,227
▼ 122
#17 of 46
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+0.2pp#828 of 1,214#28 of 46
Enrollment
ranked largest first
873#332 of 1,377#9 of 48
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.0:1#617 of 1,279#26 of 46
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
28.5%#959 of 1,278#26 of 46
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
95.6%#91 of 1,329#7 of 46
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.4%#849 of 930#24 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 2024-25
Enrollment
873
-30 (-3%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 896
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 21.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2587341.621.0:196% (835)
2023-2488440.521.8:198% (864)
2022-2390143.620.7:195% (857)
2020-219034221.5:173% (656)
2017-189044122.1:194% (846)
2015-168704220.7:192% (802)
2010-11719N/AN/A100% (716)
2000-019124321.2:176% (692)
1990-918964420.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenfield Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (904 to 873); teachers up 1% (41 to 41.6).

About Greenfield Middle

The public middle school Greenfield Middle is located in Bakersfield, California. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 873 students. That compares with an average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.

A total of 13 schools make up Greenfield Union, with 8,860 students enrolled.

At Greenfield Middle, 84% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 7% Black, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 57% Hispanic share among all Kern County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 28%.

Based on 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Greenfield Middle has a ratio of 21.0:1. That is in line with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 96%. Compared with the 76% average for public schools in Kern County, the school's rate is higher.

Among California public middle schools, Greenfield Middle outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.

A school with Greenfield Middle's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 23.5%. Greenfield Middle scores 30.6%, 7.1 points above that line.

The school's county is Kern County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kern County's 279 public schools enroll about 197,431 students and include Greenfield Middle.

Greenfield Community sits about 0.4 miles from Greenfield Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Greenfield Middle places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

For locale, NCES codes Greenfield Middle as City: Large.

A 3% decline took enrollment from 903 in 2020-21 to 873 in 2024-25.

On allk12, people connected to Greenfield Middle can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Kern County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Greenfield Middle
District
Greenfield Union
Address
1109 Pacheco Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone
(661) 837-6110
County
Kern County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
873
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
21.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
835 (96%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
061605002005
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Greenfield Middle. Greenfield Middle is the largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Greenfield Middle
How many students attend Greenfield Middle?
Greenfield Middle enrolls approximately 873 students in grades 06-08.
Is Greenfield Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Greenfield Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Greenfield Middle?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at Greenfield Middle.
What is the student diversity at Greenfield Middle?
Student demographics at Greenfield Middle are roughly 5% White, 84% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Greenfield Middle public or private?
Greenfield Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenfield Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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