Enrollment
302
Middle
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VINELAND ELEMENTARY·NCES 064113006783
Sunset
8301 Sunset Blvd., Bakersfield, CA 93307 · (661) 845-1320 · Kern County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
19.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
302 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 5 | 68 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 23% |
Student demographics
3%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Vineland Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
29.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.6pp since 2014
Math
11.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.0% | 25.7% | 28.3% | 42.1% |
| Math | 2.6% | 8.5% | 23.9% | 65.0% |
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 | 29.6% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 31.1% | 11.2% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 9.2% |
| 2021-22 | 23.3% | 9.5% |
| 2018-19 | 26.6% | 12.0% |
| 2017-18 | 24.8% | 11.4% |
| 2016-17 | 13.7% | 5.7% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Sunset
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset this school | 302 | 100.0% | 20.4% |
| Pixley Middle Pixley | 297 | 96.3% | 28.1% |
| Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle Los Angeles | 280 | 95.4% | N/A |
| Vista Heritage Global Academy Santa Ana | 369 | 97.0% | N/A |
| Arts in Action Community Middle Los Angeles | 258 | 94.6% | N/A |
| Willard Intermediate Santa Ana | 390 | 97.2% | 10.4% |
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 Sunset ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #1,041 of 1,224 | #31 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #1,116 of 1,227 ▼ 46 | #32 of 46 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #995 of 1,227 ▼ 101 | #30 of 46 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #401 of 1,214 | #12 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #1,189 of 1,377 | #44 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #385 of 1,279 | #13 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.3% | #1,250 of 1,278 | #43 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #2 of 1,329 | #1 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #756 of 930 | #19 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
302
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 264
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 26.4:1
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 | 302 | 15.5 | 19.5:1 | 100% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 17 | 18.3:1 | 100% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 100% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 12 | 26.4:1 | 99% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 16 | 20.3:1 | 100% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 15 | 22.5:1 | 99% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | N/A | N/A | 95% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 17 | 20.8:1 | 97% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 264 | 10 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (325 to 302); teachers down 3% (16 to 15.5).
About Sunset
Sunset is a low-enrollment middle school in Bakersfield, California, (ZIP code 93307). Enrollment totals 302 students across grades 5 through 8. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 54% below that mark.
Vineland Elementary includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 638 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Sunset is Hispanic, at 98%. Among all residents of Kern County, the Hispanic share is about 57%. The diversity index for Sunset is 3%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Sunset reports a ratio of 19.5 students per teacher, from 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Sunset, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 76% average for public schools in Kern County is 24 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Sunset lands at C, ahead of 32% of California public middle schools.
Sunset sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.4% and a predicted 20.9%.
Census data for Kern County show 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.
Vineland Elementary is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Sunset is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Sunset's average proficiency of 20.4% compares with 21.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Sunset is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment fell 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.5:1) than in 2020-21 (26.4:1).
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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
- Vineland Elementary1.0 mi · 336
- Lamont Elementary2.4 mi · 586
- Nueva Continuation High2.5 mi · 79
- Myrtle Avenue Elementary2.6 mi · 422
- Alicante Avenue Elementary2.7 mi · 959
- Mountain View Middle4.1 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About SunsetHow large is Sunset?
Sunset enrolls approximately 302 students in grades 05-08.
Is Sunset an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunset is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Sunset have?
Sunset employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Sunset?
Student demographics at Sunset are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Is Sunset public or private?
Sunset is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vineland Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.