For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 612 students in Fairfax Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Fairfax Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 96% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
4 Schools
3,503 Schools
# Students
2,678 Students
1,729,980 Students
# Teachers
119 Teachers
87,195 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
23:1
23:1
District Rank
Fairfax Elementary School District, which is ranked #1649 of all 1,931 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#1562 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
29%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.65
# American Indian Students
2 Students
9,959 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
42 Students
188,478 Students
% Asian Students
2%
11%
# Hispanic Students
2,394 Students
923,962 Students
% Hispanic Students
89%
53%
# Black Students
78 Students
91,300 Students
% Black Students
3%
5%
# White Students
103 Students
400,535 Students
% White Students
4%
23%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
7,325 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
57 Students
101,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
325
83,342
# Students in 1st Grade:
287
70,983
# Students in 2nd Grade:
280
70,937
# Students in 3rd Grade:
279
72,484
# Students in 4th Grade:
298
74,201
# Students in 5th Grade:
312
80,839
# Students in 6th Grade:
283
264,601
# Students in 7th Grade:
319
409,781
# Students in 8th Grade:
295
405,230
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
53,401
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
47,293
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
46,988
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
49,817
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,950 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,485. The school district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,531 is less than the state median of $19,787. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$48 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$44 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,950
$21,485
Spending / Student
$16,531
$19,787
Best Fairfax Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Fairfax Jr. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1500 S. Fairfax Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93307
(661) 366-4461
Bakersfield, CA 93307
(661) 366-4461
Grades: 5-8
| 612 students
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