How does Edison Middle compare to other middle schools in Bakersfield?

Edison Middle has a Scope Score of 27.0/100, ranked #1402 among California middle schools. 3% of students exceed standard, with a total of 694 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Edison Middle?

3.3% of students at Edison Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 16.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Edison Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Edison Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 2.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Edison Middle?

10.9% of students at Edison Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Edison Middle

Middle School

Edison Elementary BakersfieldKern County93307

📍 721 South Edison Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

459 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

97%

Teachers

27 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

10.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 110 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic87.2%

White7.8%

Black1.7%

Other3.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Edison Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	3.3%
Met Standard	13.4%
Below Standard	83.3%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Chronic absenteeism: 10.9%

8.4pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Suspension rate: 3.2%

0.9pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 3.3%

14.0pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 16.7%

22.8pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -2.4pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 16.7%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Edison Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

3.3% of students exceeded standard while 13.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 14.0 points below the state average of 17.3%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.0% exceeded — 6.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 2.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math increased year-over-year. 10.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

3.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

16.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-2.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

694

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
5th	125	8.0%	24.8%	14.4%	52.8%	32.8%
6th	104	3.9%	12.5%	26.9%	56.7%	16.4%
7th	123	6.5%	26.0%	27.6%	39.8%	32.5%
8th	121	1.6%	19.8%	35.5%	43.0%	21.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
5th	124	5.7%	12.9%	25.8%	55.6%	18.6%
6th	104	2.9%	9.6%	25.0%	62.5%	12.5%
7th	121	5.0%	9.9%	29.8%	55.4%	14.9%
8th	121	0.0%	2.5%	24.0%	73.5%	2.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Orangewood Elementary

No score# in state

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Middle

Edison Middle

27.0# in state

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.