Compton Junior High

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.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 3211 Pico Ave.
       Bakersfield, CA  93306-3598


(661) 631-5230

District: Bakersfield City

SchoolDigger Rank:
2345th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,957 Help


Students who attend Compton Junior High usually attend:

High:    Highland High

Feeder schools for Compton Junior High:

Elementary:    Harding Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  20.2 Help
Number of students:  575

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
86.1%
White:
8.5%
African American:
4.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90.1% Help


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Compare Details Compton Junior High ranks worse than 84.4% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 4th among 10 ranked middle schools in the Bakersfield City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.84. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.1%), White (8.5%), African American (4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 90.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Compton Junior High is 20.2, which is the 2nd best among 10 middle schools in the Bakersfield City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Compton Junior High is $7,957, which is the 4th highest among 10 middle schools in the Bakersfield City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Compton Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Compton Junior High 2345th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Compton Junior High in the ranking list.)

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Bakersfield City:

SchoolDigger ranks Bakersfield City 1338th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Compton Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Compton Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 22.53 1386th 1769 21.7%
2005 23.70 1362nd 1777 23.4%
2006 23.97 1396th 1804 22.6%
2007 31.07 1361st 1999 31.9%
2008 29.86 1441st 2005 28.1%
2009 28.67 1510th 2063 26.8%
2010 35.88 1420th 2179 34.8%
2011 39.02 1385th 2236 38.1%
2012 38.43 1407th 2259 37.7%
2013 31.46 1662nd 2379 30.1%
2015 11.03 2320th 2477 6.3%
2016 15.71 2182nd 2497 12.6%
2017 14.38 2243rd 2508 10.6%
2018 15.67 2161st 2480 12.9%
2019 17.58 2290th 2715 15.7%
2022 17.63 2321st 2740 15.3%
2023 16.58 2446th 2802 12.7%
2024 17.84 2345th 2777 15.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Compton Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.52 1231st 1364 9.8%
2019 24.22 1401st 1442 2.8%
2022 30.34 1229th 1540 20.2%
2023 31.42 1154th 1529 24.5%
2024 39.48 755th 1477 48.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Compton Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 24.76 1282nd 1538 16.6%
2024 30.64 1072nd 1550 30.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Compton Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.34 1890th 2230 15.2%
2019 23.41 1916th 2369 19.1%
2022 22.81 2000th 2458 18.6%
2023 20.68 2144th 2549 15.9%
2024 22.15 2095th 2575 18.6%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Compton Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 64.23 19th 86 77.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Compton Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.42 2051st 2262 9.3%
2019 15.18 2105th 2380 11.6%
2022 17.20 2185th 2509 12.9%
2023 13.34 2375th 2547 6.8%
2024 15.78 2269th 2546 10.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Compton Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.37 1205th 1369 12.0%
2019 27.08 1121st 1491 24.8%
2022 20.49 1435th 1531 6.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Compton Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.51 1954th 2273 14.0%
2019 19.09 2022nd 2407 16.0%
2022 18.58 2123rd 2527 16.0%
2023 20.80 2061st 2558 19.4%
2024 19.67 2096th 2547 17.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Compton Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.49 536th 600 10.7%
2019 22.75 530th 643 17.6%
2022 41.35 334th 637 47.6%
2023 23.31 506th 614 17.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Compton Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.87 1708th 2072 17.6%
2019 24.75 1719th 2213 22.3%
2022 22.92 1904th 2359 19.3%
2023 21.28 1988th 2391 16.9%
2024 22.50 1910th 2383 19.8%
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Rank History for White students at Compton Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.88 1326th 1496 11.4%
2019 7.25 1526th 1602 4.7%
2022 22.52 1229th 1555 21.0%
2023 12.60 1392nd 1552 10.3%
2024 18.43 1276th 1535 16.9%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Compton Junior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 312 83 12 311 11 n/a n/a 0 729
1989 325 96 10 363 11 n/a n/a 0 805
1990 324 120 10 393 15 n/a n/a 0 862
1991 309 125 9 430 13 n/a n/a 0 886
1992 322 146 5 494 16 n/a n/a 0 983
1993 322 128 8 532 16 n/a n/a 0 1006
1994 179 112 9 310 6 n/a n/a 0 616
1995 170 94 11 444 8 n/a n/a 0 727
1996 170 94 11 444 8 n/a n/a 0 727
1997 147 93 10 408 8 n/a n/a 0 666
1998 191 65 9 371 10 n/a n/a 0 646
1999 200 57 4 418 9 n/a n/a 0 688
2000 175 71 6 463 11 n/a n/a 0 726
2001 172 67 14 483 6 n/a n/a 1 743
2002 157 65 14 492 12 n/a n/a 0 740
2003 157 65 14 492 12 n/a n/a 0 740
2004 117 53 13 533 11 n/a n/a 1 728
2005 97 54 7 543 9 n/a n/a 4 714
2006 106 64 5 560 6 n/a n/a 5 746
2007 90 68 11 502 6 n/a n/a 1 678
2008 83 64 8 525 7 n/a n/a 0 687
2009 87 67 9 563 6 1 0 0 733
2010 84 54 10 522 5 2 2 0 679
2011 91 45 14 454 5 0 5 0 614
2012 84 47 13 482 2 2 7 0 637
2013 77 53 13 524 3 2 4 0 676
2014 73 40 13 546 5 0 3 0 680
2015 39 45 3 529 2 1 4 0 623
2016 32 45 0 533 0 0 3 0 613
2017 43 36 2 566 3 0 5 0 655
2018 43 38 2 583 3 0 4 0 673
2019 40 42 2 607 3 2 5 0 701
2020 45 48 4 621 3 2 7 0 730
2021 35 43 4 557 5 0 7 0 651
2022 29 38 2 618 3 1 9 0 700
2023 44 22 1 490 3 0 3 0 563
2024 49 23 3 495 2 0 3 0 575

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Compton Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 729 38.9 18.7 n/a
1989 805 37.0 21.7 n/a
1990 862 40.0 21.5 n/a
1991 886 39.9 22.2 n/a
1992 983 40.5 24.2 63.8
1993 1006 39.0 25.8 59.8
1994 616 26.0 23.7 61.2
1995 727 28.0 26.0 68
1996 727 28.0 26.0 68
1997 666 30.0 22.2 61.9
1998 646 28.0 23.1 65.5
1999 688 26.0 26.5 63.2
2000 726 32.4 22.4 73.7
2001 743 33.0 22.5 75.9
2002 740 35.2 21.0 65.5
2003 740 35.2 21.0 65.5
2004 728 25.9 28.1 72.8
2005 714 25.8 27.7 80.1
2006 746 26.2 28.5 76.9
2007 678 27.8 24.4 76.5
2008 687 31.7 21.7 68.7
2009 733 27.3 23.4 70
2010 679 27.0 25.1 76.7
2011 614 n/a n/a 76.9
2012 637 23.7 26.8 n/a
2013 676 24.0 28.1 75.3
2014 680 25.6 26.5 75.4
2015 623 24.0 25.9 89.6
2016 613 27.0 22.7 83.8
2017 655 26.0 25.1 86.9
2018 673 26.5 25.3 89.3
2019 701 29.0 24.0 92.9
2020 730 n/a n/a 95.3
2021 651 28.7 22.6 96.2
2022 700 29.9 23.4 81.4
2023 563 24.8 22.6 86.9
2024 575 28.3 20.2 90.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Compton Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 729 38.9 18.7 n/a
1989 805 37.0 21.7 n/a
1990 862 40.0 21.5 n/a
1991 886 39.9 22.2 n/a
1992 983 40.5 24.2 63.8
1993 1006 39.0 25.8 59.8
1994 616 26.0 23.7 61.2
1995 727 28.0 26.0 68
1996 727 28.0 26.0 68
1997 666 30.0 22.2 61.9
1998 646 28.0 23.1 65.5
1999 688 26.0 26.5 63.2
2000 726 32.4 22.4 73.7
2001 743 33.0 22.5 75.9
2002 740 35.2 21.0 65.5
2003 740 35.2 21.0 65.5
2004 728 25.9 28.1 72.8
2005 714 25.8 27.7 80.1
2006 746 26.2 28.5 76.9
2007 678 27.8 24.4 76.5
2008 687 31.7 21.7 68.7
2009 733 27.3 23.4 70
2010 679 27.0 25.1 76.7
2011 614 n/a n/a 76.9
2012 637 23.7 26.8 n/a
2013 676 24.0 28.1 75.3
2014 680 25.6 26.5 75.4
2015 623 24.0 25.9 89.6
2016 613 27.0 22.7 83.8
2017 655 26.0 25.1 86.9
2018 673 26.5 25.3 89.3
2019 701 29.0 24.0 92.9
2020 730 n/a n/a 95.3
2021 651 28.7 22.6 96.2
2022 700 29.9 23.4 81.4
2023 563 24.8 22.6 86.9
2024 575 28.3 20.2 90.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Compton Junior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,957

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Compton Junior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2290th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2446th of 2802 Middle schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Compton Junior High)29.524.5
 5.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bakersfield City)37.128.9
 8.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Compton Junior High)12.810.1
 2.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Bakersfield City)18.813.8
 5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Compton Junior High)25.224.7
 0.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bakersfield City)33.426.7
 6.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Compton Junior High)15.86.3
 9.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Bakersfield City)17.910
 8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Compton Junior High)1712.8
 4.2%
   8th Grade Science (Bakersfield City)15.314
 1.3%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students701563
 19.7%
African American4222
 47.6%
American Indian33
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic607490
 19.3%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White4044
 10%
Two or More Races53
 40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients92.9%86.9%
 6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Compton Junior High

Students who attend Compton Junior High usually go on to attend Highland High

Students at Compton Junior High are 86% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% African American.

Compton Junior High ranks in the bottom 15.6% of California middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 575 students attended Compton Junior High.


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