Rosedale Middle

Rosedale Middle is a 6-8 campus of mid-sized scale in Bakersfield, California, operated by Rosedale Union Elementary, educateing 810 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 23% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Rosedale Middle is one of 9 schools operated by Rosedale Union Elementary, a district that works with 6,202 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Rosedale Middle records that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 42% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Kern County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Rosedale Middle shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.1:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 30% of students at Rosedale Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Kern County's rate of about 76%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rosedale Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.9%; this one delivers 52.9%.

Across the wider county, Kern County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,210 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kern County's 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), Rosedale Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Independence Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rosedale Middle ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 47.2%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rosedale Middle has ticked up 20%, going from 677 students in 2018 to 810 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 31% to 42% over that span.

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