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Enrollment
992
Middle
DISTRICT 831 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORRIS ELEMENTARY·NCES 062745008920
Norris Middle
6940 Calloway Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93312 · (661) 387-7060 · Kern County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL992 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- 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
25.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
331 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 3 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 491 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 498 | 50% |
Student demographics
62%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Norris Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.6pp since 2014
Math
38.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.2pp 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 39 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.0% | 35.3% | 21.5% | 24.1% |
| Math | 19.1% | 19.6% | 26.3% | 35.0% |
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 | 54.4% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 39.8% |
| 2022-23 | 47.1% | 38.1% |
| 2021-22 | 53.7% | 37.4% |
| 2018-19 | 56.6% | 44.9% |
| 2017-18 | 63.6% | 46.4% |
| 2016-17 | 63.0% | 50.7% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Norris Middle
Norris Middle's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Middle this school | 992 | 33.4% | 46.8% |
| Luther Burbank Middle Burbank | 1,030 | 29.9% | 47.5% |
| Rosedale Middle Bakersfield | 810 | 29.6% | 49.0% |
| Dolores Huerta Middle Burbank | 931 | 30.6% | 41.6% |
| Martinez Junior High Martinez | 843 | 32.7% | 51.0% |
| Sequoia Middle Newbury Park | 798 | 31.0% | 48.5% |
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 Norris Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #396 of 1,224 | #6 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #422 of 1,227 ▼ 36 | #4 of 46 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #406 of 1,227 ▼ 34 | #7 of 46 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #734 of 1,214 | #25 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 992 | #199 of 1,377 | #3 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #1,183 of 1,279 | #46 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #372 of 1,278 | #6 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.4% | #1,112 of 1,329 | #45 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #163 of 257 | #8 of 18 |
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
992
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+117% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
was 27.9:1
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 | 992 | 39.4 | 25.2:1 | 33% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 931 | 37.6 | 24.8:1 | 30% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 883 | 38.8 | 22.7:1 | 32% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 1,003 | 36 | 27.9:1 | 25% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 956 | 33.4 | 28.6:1 | 26% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 933 | 35 | 26.7:1 | 9% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 1,177 | N/A | N/A | 21% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 25 | 22.7:1 | 9% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 19 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norris Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (956 to 992); teachers up 18% (33.4 to 39.4).
About Norris Middle
Norris Middle sits in Bakersfield, California, and is classified as a middle school. The school has 992 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 51% above average.
Norris Elementary is made up of 5 schools with 4,153 students in all.
White students account for 44% of enrollment at Norris Middle, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 42% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Kern County residents are about 44% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
There are 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 25.2:1. The gap from the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is 4.5 students per teacher. On the income side, 33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 76% average for public schools in Kern County is 43 points.
Norris Middle earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of California public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Norris Middle is 13.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 46.8%. Predicted: 60.0%.
Census data for Kern County show median household income comes to about $70,210, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 279 public schools and about 197,431 students.
Norris Middle is about 1.1 miles from William B. Bimat Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Norris Middle at 7th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 1,003 students in 2020-21 and 992 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 27.9:1 in 2020-21 to 25.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Norris Elementary
- Veterans ElementaryElementary · 1,002 students
- Norris ElementaryElementary · 810 students
- Olive Drive ElementaryElementary · 797 students
- William B. Bimat ElementaryElementary · 552 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 Norris Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Norris Middle. Norris Middle is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 1,140 students
- NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOLFIRTH, NE · 560 students
- Norris Middle SchoolNorris, TN · 448 students
Nearby schools
- William B. Bimat Elementary1.1 mi · 552
- Olive Drive Elementary1.3 mi · 797
- Almondale Elementary1.3 mi · 631
- Norris Elementary1.5 mi · 810
- Veterans Elementary1.7 mi · 1,002
- Freedom Middle1.8 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About Norris MiddleHow large is Norris Middle?
Norris Middle enrolls approximately 992 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Norris Middle serve?
Norris Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Norris Middle?
Approximately 25.2:1 students per teacher at Norris Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Norris Middle?
At Norris Middle, the student body is approximately 44% White, 42% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Norris Middle in?
Norris Middle is part of Norris Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.