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Earl Warren Junior High · Bakersfield

Earl Warren Junior High: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Earl Warren is a middle school in Bakersfield. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Earl Warren Junior High in Bakersfield, 59.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 42.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Earl Warren Junior High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 17.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (32.5% Math proficient); Hispanic students (60.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 51.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 572 students tested.

All students at this school: 56% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 56%, district —, state 39%56%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 46%, district 34%, state 32%46% · −9 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 57%, district 40%, state 44%57% · +1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 54%, district 39%, state 42%54% · −1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 46%, district 34%, state 32%46% · −10 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 62%, district 51%, state 56%62% · +7 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 78%, district 63%, state 72%78% · +22 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 46%, district 25%, state 26%46% · −10 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 13%, district 13%, state 15%13% · −43 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 62%, district 42%, state 56%62% · +6 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 9%, district 11%, state 11%9% · −47 vs school

5 of 16 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 21:1, district 24:121:1
Teaching staff47 teachers
Avg. experience10.7 years
Fully credentialed92%
First-year teachers19%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$58,805 – $119,064
Principal salary$159,066 – $0
Superintendent salary$297,649

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $15,785, CA average $14,815$15,785 · spent at this school

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

Federal share$696 per student

$696 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,661 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction62%
Instruction support10%
Student services13%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance10%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,968 per pupil
2019$11,905 per pupil
2018$11,864 per pupil
2017$11,008 per pupil
2016$10,161 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic47.5%
District 62.0% · CA 56.1%
White21.4%
District 12.8% · CA 19.9%
Asian16.7%
District 10.9% · CA 10.2%
Black7.5%
District 7.6% · CA 4.8%
Other6.9%
District 6.7% · CA 9.0%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 59.4% (4pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$116K · CA $85K
Median home value$460K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+40% · CA 35%
ZIP population55,555
Median age32 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 40% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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