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If you could change one rule at Mountain View Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
594
Middle
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMONT ELEMENTARY·NCES 062085002503
Mountain View Middle
8001 Weedpatch Hwy., Bakersfield, CA 93307 · (661) 845-2291 · Kern County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
20.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
480 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 269 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 325 | 55% |
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
Based on grade levels within Lamont Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
28.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.7pp since 2014
Math
10.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.5pp 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 10 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.8% | 23.9% | 26.7% | 44.6% |
| Math | 2.1% | 8.4% | 19.2% | 70.3% |
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 | 28.7% | 10.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.4% | 9.4% |
| 2022-23 | 26.6% | 7.4% |
| 2021-22 | 31.3% | 6.2% |
| 2018-19 | 39.6% | 19.8% |
| 2017-18 | 31.5% | 15.5% |
| 2016-17 | 28.4% | 13.7% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Mountain View Middle
Mountain View Middle's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Middle this school | 594 | 80.8% | 18.1% |
| STEAM Academy @ Burke Pico Rivera | 534 | 82.2% | 38.3% |
| Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High Coachella | 668 | 83.8% | 26.6% |
| Isbell Middle Santa Paula | 634 | 83.8% | 24.1% |
| Vista Verde Middle Greenfield | 727 | 80.5% | 16.6% |
| KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory Los Angeles | 529 | 76.6% | N/A |
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 Mountain View Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,095 of 1,224 | #37 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #1,132 of 1,227 no change | #35 of 46 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #1,021 of 1,227 ▲ 70 | #33 of 46 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #762 of 1,214 | #27 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #770 of 1,377 | #29 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #494 of 1,279 | #20 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.7% | #1,274 of 1,278 | #46 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #528 of 1,329 | #32 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #815 of 930 | #22 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
594
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 594 | 29.4 | 20.2:1 | 81% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 28.5 | 21.6:1 | 79% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 28.8 | 21.3:1 | 83% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 28 | 21.3:1 | 92% (551) |
| 2017-18 | 625 | 23.1 | 27.1:1 | 96% (601) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 23 | 25.4:1 | 92% (540) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | N/A | N/A | 93% (512) |
| 2000-01 | 767 | 41 | 18.7:1 | 99% (756) |
| 1990-91 | 674 | 28 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (625 to 594); teachers up 28% (23.1 to 29.4).
About Mountain View Middle
Located in Bakersfield, California, Mountain View Middle is a mid-sized middle school. It reports enrollment of 594 students in grades 7 through 8.
The Lamont Elementary system has 4 schools and 2,561 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Mountain View Middle is Hispanic, at 100%. Kern County's residents are about 57% Hispanic, 43 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 1%.
The school lists 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. It is about the same as the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. A total of 480 students, or 81%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Mountain View Middle lands at D, ahead of 8% of California public middle schools.
Test results at Mountain View Middle are 14.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (18.1% actual, 32.2% predicted).
In the wider Kern County area, the median household earns about $70,210 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Across Kern County, 279 public schools serve about 197,431 students.
Alicante Avenue Elementary, about 1.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Mountain View Middle is 8th among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 597 to 594. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.2:1.
The discussion board for Mountain View Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Lamont Elementary
- Alicante Avenue ElementaryElementary · 959 students
- Lamont ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Myrtle Avenue ElementaryMiddle · 422 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 Mountain View Middle schools
15 other US public schools in 8 states are named Mountain View Middle. Mountain View Middle is the 9th largest of the 16.
- Mountain View MiddleMoreno Valley, CA · 1,114 students
- Mountain View MiddleBeaumont, CA · 978 students
- Mountain View MiddleRedding, CA · 327 students
- Mountain View MiddleTurlock, CA · 166 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMechanicsburg, PA · 1,403 students
Nearby schools
- Alicante Avenue Elementary1.5 mi · 959
- Myrtle Avenue Elementary1.5 mi · 422
- Nueva Continuation High1.7 mi · 79
- Lamont Elementary1.8 mi · 586
- Mira Monte High4.0 mi · 2,048
- Del Oro High4.1 mi · 1,927
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View MiddleHow large is Mountain View Middle?
Mountain View Middle enrolls approximately 594 students in grades 07-08.
Is Mountain View Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountain View Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Mountain View Middle?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at Mountain View Middle.
What is the student diversity at Mountain View Middle?
Student demographics at Mountain View Middle are roughly 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
What district is Mountain View Middle in?
Mountain View Middle is part of Lamont Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.