Sierra Middle School

3017 Center St, Bakersfield, CA 93306 | (661) 631-5470

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 813

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 813 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 1934th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 3017 Center St., Bakersfield, CA 93306

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Bakersfield City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,705
Students Per Teacher: 20.0
Enrolled Students: 27,267

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 813
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 31.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 26.2

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 400 (49.2%)
Females: 413 (50.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 37 (4.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 737 (90.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 774 (95.2%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Sierra Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.4%
Black	24	3.0%
Asian	6	0.7%
Hispanic	754	92.7%
White	24	3.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	160	19.7%
7th Grade	313	38.5%
8th Grade	340	41.8%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

5.6%

District:

10.6%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 9.1%

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 93.9%

Number of Certificated Staff: 36.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 10.9

Average Age

School:

39.3

District:

45.7

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Sierra Middle School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST Algebra I
CST English-Language Arts
CST General Mathematics
CST History - Social Science
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: No

Math AYP Met: No

Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)

First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 2003-2004

School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 5

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	18.0%	41.0%	55.0%
2009	31.0%	37.0%	52.0%
2008	23.0%	32.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	29.0%	42.0%	52.0%
2009	28.0%	35.0%	49.0%
2008	15.0%	26.0%	44.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	33.0%	37.0%	55.0%
2009	29.0%	38.0%	54.0%
2008	30.0%	32.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	37.0%	45.0%	48.0%
2009	26.0%	33.0%	43.0%
2008	29.0%	29.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	33.0%	47.0%	46.0%
2009	24.0%	37.0%	44.0%
2008	31.0%	36.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	31.0%	38.0%	54.0%
2009	32.0%	32.0%	48.0%
2008	30.0%	30.0%	45.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	3.0%	9.0%	30.0%
2009	1.0%	6.0%	30.0%
2008	13.0%	15.0%	31.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	13.0%	23.0%	47.0%
2009	7.0%	20.0%	42.0%
2008	11.0%	16.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	42.0%	33.0%	59.0%
2009	42.0%	29.0%	56.0%
2008	41.0%	30.0%	52.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	33.0%	47.0%	31.0%
2009	24.0%	37.0%	28.0%
2008	31.0%	36.0%	25.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	3.0%	9.0%	27.0%
2009	1.0%	6.0%	26.0%
2008	13.0%	15.0%	27.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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