Mckee Middle, Bakersfield CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Mckee Middle

McKee Middle is a public middle school in Bakersfield that serves grades six through eight. Nearly the entire student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is predominantly Hispanic, with Black, white, and Asian students making up smaller shares. The school sits in a city that is growing steadily, with new housing developments and neighborhood reinvestment underway.

On California's state assessments for the 2024-25 school year, McKee's results show a pattern: performance in English language arts is stronger than in mathematics. In grade six ELA, proficiency is in the low-to-mid range. By grade eight, ELA proficiency rises noticeably. In mathematics, results are considerably lower across all three grades, with grade seven showing the steepest drop. Science proficiency in grade eight sits in the low-to-mid range, well below performance in ELA. Viewed together, these results place the school in the top quartile among Kern County's districts on a composite measure of proficiency across tested subjects and grades, which reflects relative performance in the county but does not characterize absolute performance levels. The school's English results, particularly in grade eight, are what drive this relative position.

The gap between ELA and mathematics proficiency is substantial and may warrant a parent's close look into how the school addresses math instruction and student support in that subject. Grade eight represents the final year of middle school, and the stronger ELA performance there contrasts sharply with the weaker math results for the same students.

Bakersfield is a mixed commercial and residential city with agricultural, energy, and healthcare anchors. The area surrounding McKee is part of the broader metropolitan expanse. Housing costs are modest relative to other parts of California; rentals are more affordable than ownership. The city's fastest population growth is currently downtown and in southeast Bakersfield, though residential development is spread across neighborhoods at varying price points.

Data on enrollment numbers, staff size, specific program offerings, special education and English learner services, attendance rates, discipline, and course-level access were not available. The school's website location was not provided, so parents seeking additional details about McKee's specific programs, teaching approach, or student life would need to contact the Greenfield Union district or the school directly.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 630%

School 30% · District 28% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 720%

School 20% · District 24% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 830%

School 30% · District 27% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 642%

School 42% · District 43% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 738%

School 38% · District 46% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 48% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Science

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 32% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 38% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

This schoolGreenfield Union, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income41%Higher-income62%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income47%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income47%Higher-income68%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income39%10 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income19%Higher-income27%7 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income29%Higher-income39%10 pp gap