Enrollment
269
Middle
DISTRICT 255 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERNVILLE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061959012638
Woodrow Wallace Middle
3240 Erskine Creek Rd., Lake Isabella, CA 93240 · (760) 379-4646 · Kern County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% 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.
- C-Beats 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
17.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
219 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 6 | 83 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 101 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 32% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 Kernville Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
15.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.6% | 23.7% | 27.1% | 41.6% |
| Math | 5.4% | 10.3% | 26.1% | 58.2% |
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 | 31.3% | 15.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 11.2% |
| 2022-23 | 22.4% | 12.4% |
| 2021-22 | 28.9% | 16.2% |
| 2018-19 | 37.0% | 18.4% |
| 2017-18 | 20.6% | 15.4% |
| 2016-17 | 27.8% | 17.9% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Woodrow Wallace Middle
Woodrow Wallace Middle's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wallace Middle this school | 269 | 81.4% | 21.2% |
| Oak Creek Intermediate Oakhurst | 187 | 74.3% | 27.6% |
| Diamond View Middle Susanville | 288 | 72.6% | 31.4% |
| Paradise Junior High Paradise | 197 | 70.6% | 25.1% |
| High Tech LA Middle Sherman Oaks | 250 | 77.2% | N/A |
| Lyman Gilmore Middle Grass Valley | 464 | 73.3% | 29.9% |
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 Woodrow Wallace Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #1,016 of 1,224 | #29 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #1,000 of 1,227 ▲ 71 | #28 of 46 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #953 of 1,227 ▲ 59 | #25 of 46 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #757 of 1,214 | #26 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #1,222 of 1,377 | #45 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #113 of 1,279 | #4 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #752 of 1,278 | #18 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.4% | #511 of 1,329 | #30 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #796 of 930 | #21 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
269
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 269 | 15.7 | 17.1:1 | 81% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 14.5 | 18.9:1 | 80% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 11.7 | 23.3:1 | 81% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 11 | 25.2:1 | 77% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 13.8 | 20.8:1 | 75% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | 73% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | N/A | N/A | 68% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodrow Wallace Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (286 to 269); teachers up 14% (13.8 to 15.7).
About Woodrow Wallace Middle
Woodrow Wallace Middle is a small middle-grades school in Lake Isabella, California, (ZIP code 93240). There are 269 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 59% below that mark.
Kernville Union Elementary enrolls 764 students in 3 schools, including Woodrow Wallace Middle.
The largest group at Woodrow Wallace Middle is White students, at 70%. Smaller groups are 23% Hispanic and 4% Native American. County-wide, 44% of Kern County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 45%.
Woodrow Wallace Middle has 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is 20.7:1. The school has 81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Woodrow Wallace 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 15% of California public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Woodrow Wallace Middle is 10.7 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 21.2% actual, 31.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Kern County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 279 public schools in the county, enrolling about 197,431, Woodrow Wallace Middle among them.
Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Woodrow Wallace Middle is 5th among 7 schools close by.
Woodrow Wallace Middle has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 3%, from 277 to 269. The number of students per teacher dropped from 25.2 to 17.1 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Woodrow Wallace 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 Kernville Union Elementary
- Woodrow W. Wallace ElementaryElementary · 390 students
- Kernville ElementaryElementary · 105 students
Other schools in Lake Isabella
- Kern Valley HighHigh · 516 students
- Woodrow W. Wallace ElementaryElementary · 390 students
Nearby schools
- Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary0.0 mi · 390
- Kern Valley High0.1 mi · 516
- Kernville Elementary10.6 mi · 105
- South Fork Elementary11.1 mi · 348
- Linns Valley-Poso Flat Elementary15.7 mi · 22
- Piute Mountain Elementary18.9 mi · 44
Frequently asked questions
About Woodrow Wallace MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Woodrow Wallace Middle?
Woodrow Wallace Middle enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Woodrow Wallace Middle serve?
Woodrow Wallace Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wallace Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wallace Middle is approximately 17.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Woodrow Wallace Middle?
Woodrow Wallace Middle reports a student body of 70% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Woodrow Wallace Middle public or private?
Woodrow Wallace Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kernville Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.