Compton Junior High

Middle school·Grades 7-8 Bakersfield, California·93306
Score
16.0/100
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#1,114
Among 1,326 California middle schools
#3
In Bakersfield City
#16
In Bakersfield
Top 85%
In California

Score 16.0/100: better than 16% of California middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
29%
Similar California schools ≈ 49%, better than 18% of them
558 students tested
Math
9%
Similar California schools ≈ 36%, better than 5% of them
562 students tested
Science
21%
Similar California schools ≈ 32%, better than 38% of them
274 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 8 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced ELA25.7288
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced ELA33.0270
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA29.2558
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Math9.4288
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Math8.0274
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math8.7562
ScienceGrade 8CAST21.2274
ScienceAll gradesCAST21.2274

School profile

Grades
7-8
Students
575
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
575
Typical middle school: 658
Free or reduced-price lunch
88%
Typical middle school: 72%

District and location

School district
City
Kern County

Contact

Address
3211 Pico Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93306

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Compton Junior High at a glance

Compton Junior High is a public middle school in Bakersfield, California, serving grades 7-8. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It has about 575 students (a typical California middle school has 658). About 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 29% in English language arts (similar schools: 49%) and 9% in math (similar schools: 36%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California middle schools, it scores 16.0 out of 100: better than 16% of them, ranking #1,114 of 1,326. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.