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Sierra Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
3017 Center St.
Bakersfield, CA 93306
Phone
(661) 631-5470
District
Bakersfield City
County
KERN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
746
Classroom Teachers
35

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.2% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Sierra Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
40%
23%
46%
2%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
40%
27%
47%
6%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
39%
21%
46%
6%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
20
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 132 17.7%
Grade 7 314 42.1%
Grade 8 300 40.2%
Total 746 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.6% 7.6% 22.0%
Black 3.1% 7.4% 5.2%
Hispanic 93.1% 83.4% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.1% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.5% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 96.1% 91.7% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 94.6% 87.1% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.5% 4.6% 7.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 200,256 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,345.2 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 27.2% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.5% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.2% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.2% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 61,704 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 18.7% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 70.8% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.2% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.6% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.5% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.0% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.7% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.8% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 13.5% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,995 $316,220,000 58.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,047 $30,122,000 5.6%
Staff $1,148 $33,016,000 6.1%
General Administration $281 $8,077,000 1.5%
School Administration $993 $28,551,000 5.3%
Operation $1,447 $41,608,000 7.7%
Transportation $482 $13,866,000 2.6%
Other $491 $14,125,000 2.6%
Total Support $5,889 $169,365,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,827 $52,536,000 9.8%
Total Expenditures $18,710 $538,121,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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