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Enrollment
746
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAKERSFIELD CITY·NCES 060363007099
Sequoia Jr. High
900 Belle Terr., Bakersfield, CA 93304 · (661) 631-5940 · Kern County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% 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.
- CBeats 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
21.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
725 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 386 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 360 | 48% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
20.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.0pp since 2014
Math
8.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.2% | 16.8% | 23.2% | 56.8% |
| Math | 1.7% | 6.4% | 19.9% | 72.0% |
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 | 20.0% | 8.1% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 7.3% |
| 2022-23 | 21.4% | 8.1% |
| 2021-22 | 22.8% | 7.5% |
| 2018-19 | 34.6% | 21.4% |
| 2017-18 | 29.2% | 18.8% |
| 2016-17 | 33.4% | 20.2% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Sequoia Jr. High
Sequoia Jr. High's state test result (14.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia Jr. High this school | 746 | 97.2% | 14.7% |
| Curtis Middle San Bernardino | 679 | 97.1% | 17.8% |
| Los Angeles Academy Middle Los Angeles | 829 | 97.7% | 23.5% |
| Ray Wiltsey Middle Ontario | 727 | 95.2% | 28.7% |
| Golden Valley Middle San Bernardino | 742 | 95.0% | 29.9% |
| George Washington Carver Middle Los Angeles | 635 | 98.3% | 19.5% |
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 Sequoia Jr. High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #1,155 of 1,224 | #42 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #1,180 of 1,227 ▼ 8 | #40 of 46 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,167 of 1,227 ▼ 74 | #44 of 46 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #267 of 1,214 | #9 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #513 of 1,377 | #16 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #729 of 1,279 | #34 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #1,017 of 1,278 | #31 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #38 of 1,329 | #5 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.8% | #85 of 930 | #2 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
746
-39 (-5%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 899
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 746 | 34.6 | 21.6:1 | 97% (725) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 34.9 | 21.3:1 | 96% (717) |
| 2022-23 | 771 | 35.9 | 21.5:1 | 91% (704) |
| 2020-21 | 785 | 33 | 23.8:1 | 98% (766) |
| 2017-18 | 1,110 | 43.4 | 25.6:1 | 99% (1,095) |
| 2015-16 | 1,106 | 40 | 27.6:1 | 97% (1,075) |
| 2010-11 | 959 | N/A | N/A | 94% (906) |
| 2000-01 | 899 | 44 | 20.4:1 | 90% (813) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sequoia Jr. High.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (1,110 to 746); teachers down 20% (43.4 to 34.6).
About Sequoia Jr. High
The public middle school Sequoia Jr. High is located in Bakersfield, California. It offers grades 7 through 8 and has 746 students enrolled.
Sequoia Jr. High sits within Bakersfield City, which has 44 schools and 28,365 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Sequoia Jr. High is Hispanic, at 87%. Other reported shares: 8% Black and 3% White. Kern County's residents are about 57% Hispanic, 31 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
There are 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 21.6:1. The gap from the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is 0.9 students per teacher. On the income side, 97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Kern County is 76%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sequoia Jr. High lands at D, ahead of 9% of California public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 14.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.6%.
In Kern County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $70,210, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 279 public schools and about 197,431 students.
Wayside Elementary is the nearest public school to Sequoia Jr. High, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Sequoia Jr. High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sequoia Jr. High ranks 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.6:1.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Wayside Elementary0.5 mi · 652
- Vista Continuation High0.7 mi · 221
- Emerson Middle0.9 mi · 813
- McKinley Elementary0.9 mi · 628
- Roosevelt Elementary1.0 mi · 392
- Fremont Elementary1.1 mi · 707
Frequently asked questions
About Sequoia Jr. HighWhat is the total enrollment at Sequoia Jr. High?
Sequoia Jr. High enrolls approximately 746 students in grades 07-08.
Is Sequoia Jr. High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sequoia Jr. High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Sequoia Jr. High?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Sequoia Jr. High.
What is the student diversity at Sequoia Jr. High?
Student demographics at Sequoia Jr. High are roughly 3% White, 87% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sequoia Jr. High in?
Sequoia Jr. High is part of Bakersfield City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.