Summary:
Chipman Junior High is a public middle school located in Bakersfield, California, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 727. The school is part of the Bakersfield City School District, which is ranked 1338 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Chipman Junior High consistently performs better than the Bakersfield City School District average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the CAST Science assessments. For example, in 2023-2024, Chipman's proficiency rates were 43.78% in ELA, 21.57% in Math, and 23.3% in Science, compared to the district's 27.74%, 15.01%, and 15.58%, respectively. However, the school's performance is still below the state average in these assessments. Chipman's performance is particularly strong for African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the top 3 and top 3-4 statewide, respectively, in recent years. The school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.2% in 2018-2019 to 57.1% in 2021-2022, and a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.34% to 86.28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared to nearby schools, Chipman Junior High generally outperforms other middle schools in the Bakersfield City School District, such as Emerson Middle, Abraham Lincoln Junior High, and Washington Middle. However, the nearby Paul L. Cato Middle School, which is also part of the Bakersfield City School District, has consistently higher academic performance than Chipman, ranking in the top 3-4 schools in the state for certain student subgroups.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Bakersfield City
SchoolDigger Rank:
1419th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,349
Students who attend Chipman Junior High usually attend:
Feeder schools for Chipman Junior High:
Student/teacher ratio: 22.6
Number of students: 719
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
75.0%
White:
15.7%
African American:
6.0%
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Asian:
1.4%
Two or more races:
1.4%
American Indian:
0.4%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.2%
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