Summary:
Compton Junior High is a public middle school located in Bakersfield, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 563 students. 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.
Compton Junior High has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 2161 and 2446 out of around 2,500-2,800 schools. It has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating very low performance. The school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.9% to 50.3% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Compton Junior High's proficiency rates on state assessments are well below the Bakersfield City and California averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 28.44% of Compton students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 47.04% statewide, and in math, the proficiency rate was just 8.53%, compared to 35.54% statewide.
Interestingly, Compton Junior High's performance is consistently lower than the nearby middle schools in the Bakersfield City School District, such as Sequoia Junior High, Emerson Middle, and Chipman Junior High. These schools, while still performing below the state average, have significantly higher proficiency rates and rankings compared to Compton. However, Compton Junior High's migrant student population performed relatively well, ranking in the top 22% of California middle schools for this subgroup in 2022-2023, suggesting the school may be providing effective support and resources for this population.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Bakersfield City
SchoolDigger Rank:
2345th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,957
Students who attend Compton Junior High usually attend:
Feeder schools for Compton Junior High:
Student/teacher ratio: 20.2
Number of students: 575
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
86.1%
White:
8.5%
African American:
4.0%
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Asian:
0.5%
Two or more races:
0.5%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.1%
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