How does Fruitvale Junior High compare to other middle schools in Bakersfield?

Fruitvale Junior High has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.8/100, placing it at the 76th percentile statewide. 22% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,361 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Fruitvale Junior High?

21.9% of students at Fruitvale Junior High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 50.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Fruitvale Junior High?

10.8% of students at Fruitvale Junior High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Fruitvale Junior High

Middle School

Fruitvale Elementary BakersfieldKern County93312

📍 2114 Calloway Drive

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Culture First

Strong school culture with high family engagement, even if test scores are still developing.

Composite 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

708 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

67%

Teachers

33 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

21.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 19 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic50.1%

White36.2%

Asian3.0%

Black4.1%

Other6.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Fruitvale Junior High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	21.9%
Met Standard	28.5%
Below Standard	49.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Fruitvale Junior High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.9% of students exceeded standard while 28.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 4.6 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Fruitvale Elementary district average of 20.9%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.6 points higher (vs 17.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 21.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.8%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

21.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

50.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

N/A

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,361

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th	331	23.3%	36.3%	22.4%	18.1%	59.5%
8th	349	23.2%	34.4%	22.1%	20.3%	57.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th	331	15.1%	26.3%	28.7%	29.9%	41.4%
8th	350	26.0%	17.1%	24.0%	32.9%	43.1%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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Middle

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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.