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Enrollment
869
Middle
DISTRICT 965 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENFIELD UNION·NCES 061605011210
McKee Middle
205 McKee Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93307 · (661) 837-6060 · Kern County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL869 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
- C+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
19.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
810 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 273 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 262 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 334 | 38% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
43.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.2pp since 2014
Math
26.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.8% | 30.4% | 28.4% | 28.4% |
| Math | 10.5% | 16.2% | 25.9% | 47.5% |
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 | 43.2% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 24.5% |
| 2022-23 | 44.5% | 22.8% |
| 2021-22 | 44.9% | 22.3% |
| 2018-19 | 49.7% | 31.9% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 27.7% |
| 2016-17 | 36.8% | 30.6% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 McKee Middle
McKee Middle's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKee Middle this school | 869 | 93.2% | 34.1% |
| Alder Middle Fontana | 964 | 92.1% | 24.3% |
| Pinacate Middle Perris | 952 | 94.7% | 14.3% |
| Van Nuys Middle Van Nuys | 726 | 92.8% | 30.8% |
| Chemawa Middle Riverside | 885 | 89.0% | 26.1% |
| Desert Springs Middle Desert Hot Springs | 749 | 96.7% | 16.2% |
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 McKee Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #654 of 1,224 | #13 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #680 of 1,227 ▼ 6 | #13 of 46 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #635 of 1,227 ▼ 55 | #14 of 46 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #708 of 1,214 | #24 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 869 | #341 of 1,377 | #10 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #456 of 1,279 | #18 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #1,016 of 1,278 | #30 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #172 of 1,329 | #10 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #435 of 930 | #11 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
869
-234 (-21%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 871
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 869 | 43.7 | 19.9:1 | 93% (810) |
| 2023-24 | 976 | 48.7 | 20.0:1 | 96% (940) |
| 2022-23 | 1,107 | 51.7 | 21.4:1 | 93% (1,027) |
| 2020-21 | 1,103 | 53 | 20.8:1 | 62% (684) |
| 2017-18 | 1,048 | 46.2 | 22.7:1 | 89% (929) |
| 2015-16 | 956 | 47 | 20.3:1 | 86% (818) |
| 2010-11 | 871 | N/A | N/A | 77% (675) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKee Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,048 to 869); teachers down 5% (46.2 to 43.7).
About McKee Middle
Located in Bakersfield, California, McKee Middle is a medium-sized middle school. Enrollment is 869 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. Against the 659-student average for middle schools in California, enrollment here is 32% higher.
In Greenfield Union, 13 schools enroll a combined 8,860 students.
Most students at McKee Middle are Hispanic: 87% of enrollment. The remaining students are 6% White and 4% Black. Census figures show Kern County is about 57% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at McKee Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.
The school has about 19.9 students per teacher and 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in California is 20.7:1, higher than at this school. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 76% average for public schools in Kern County.
allk12 grades McKee Middle a B. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
McKee Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (34.1%) and its predicted rate (24.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Kern County (population about 915,075), median household income is about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 279 public schools operate in Kern County, serving about 197,431 students.
Golden Valley High is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. McKee Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. McKee Middle comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
McKee Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
McKee Middle saw enrollment fall 21% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about McKee Middle may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Greenfield Union
- Leon H. Ollivier MiddleMiddle · 1,152 students
- Greenfield MiddleMiddle · 873 students
- Horizon ElementaryElementary · 845 students
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- Valle Verde ElementaryElementary · 768 students
- W. A. Kendrick ElementaryElementary · 699 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
Other McKee Middle schools
One other US public school is named McKee Middle. McKee Middle is the largest of the 2.
- McKee Middle SchoolMontgomery, AL · 520 students
Nearby schools
- Golden Valley High0.5 mi · 2,228
- Horizon Elementary0.8 mi · 845
- Leon H. Ollivier Middle1.0 mi · 1,152
- Valle Verde Elementary1.1 mi · 768
- Dolores S. Whitley TK-81.7 mi · 1,151
- Crescent Elementary1.7 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About McKee MiddleHow large is McKee Middle?
McKee Middle enrolls approximately 869 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does McKee Middle serve?
McKee Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKee Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKee Middle is approximately 19.9:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McKee Middle?
At McKee Middle, the student body is approximately 6% White, 87% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is McKee Middle public or private?
McKee 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.