Fred L. Thompson Junior High Middle School
4200 Planz Rd Bakersfield CA, 93309, Kern County Phone: 661-832-8011 Ranking:  (5,640 out of 6,930, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Panama-Buena Vista Union Elementary School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 33 | 30 | NA | NA | 39 | 40 | 44 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 798 | 774 | 746 | 768 | 843 | 826 | 852 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 400 | 50.1% | 403 | 52.1% | 375 | 50.3% | 372 | 48.4% | 419 | 49.7% | 392 | 47.5% | 451 | 52.9% |
| Grade 8: | 397 | 49.7% | 371 | 47.9% | 370 | 49.6% | 395 | 51.4% | 415 | 49.2% | 434 | 52.5% | 401 | 47.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 414 | 51.9% | 405 | 52.3% | 357 | 47.9% | 360 | 46.9% | 426 | 50.5% | 430 | 52.1% | 455 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 384 | 48.1% | 369 | 47.7% | 389 | 52.1% | 408 | 53.1% | 417 | 49.5% | 396 | 47.9% | 393 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 27 | 3.4% | 22 | 2.8% | 24 | 3.2% | 30 | 3.9% | 34 | 4.0% | 20 | 2.4% | 37 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 526 | 65.9% | 488 | 63.0% | 461 | 61.8% | 460 | 59.9% | 477 | 56.6% | 448 | 54.2% | 435 | 51.1% |
| Black: | 114 | 14.3% | 113 | 14.6% | 120 | 16.1% | 115 | 15.0% | 137 | 16.3% | 154 | 18.6% | 159 | 18.7% |
| White: | 119 | 14.9% | 135 | 17.4% | 133 | 17.8% | 153 | 19.9% | 188 | 22.3% | 192 | 23.2% | 214 | 25.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 594 | 74.4% | 536 | 69.3% | 544 | 72.9% | 549 | 71.5% | 568 | 67.4% | 474 | 57.4% | 395 | 46.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 83 | 10.4% | 81 | 10.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 10.2% | 95 | 11.3% | 91 | 11.0% | 112 | 13.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.47 | 23.63 | 25.26 | NA | NA | 21.62 | 18.50 | 19.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 339.9 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.9 | 347.8 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.3 | 347.6 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.2 | 342.2 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.5 | 346.6 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.4 | 354 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.9 | 358.1 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.8 | 362.5 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.4 | 367.1 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.5 | 363.1 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.9 | 337.1 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.6 | 348.1 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.8 | 346.7 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.9 | 343.9 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 340.7 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.3 | 349.7 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.7 | 361.5 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 357.3 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.3 | 353.7 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.5 | 350.1 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 357.2 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.2 | 373.8 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.7 | 389.7 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.2 | 368.3 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.9 | 345 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 371.5 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.9 | 333.4 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.7 | 342.4 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.9 | 325.1 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.0 | 321.9 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.5 | 335.1 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.7 | 337 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.3 | 346.9 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.1 | 340.2 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.6 | 339.6 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.7 | 348.2 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.1 | 360.5 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.7 | 361.2 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 363.2 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.0 | 358.8 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 303.9 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.3 | 310.4 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.9 | 320.8 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.7 | 319.6 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 302.1 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.6 | 312.5 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 254.7 | 273.3 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 262.9 | 270.8 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.7 | 270.4 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.7 | 271.3 | 322.9 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.7 | 319 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.7 | 324.7 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.6 | 335.2 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.6 | 331.6 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.7 | 330.6 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 337.6 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.8 | 347.2 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.4 | 356.1 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.7 | 360.9 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.6 | 365.6 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.6 | 323.3 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.7 | 328.2 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.9 | 337.1 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.4 | 359.8 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.4 | 373.3 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 393 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 389.6 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.5 | 380.2 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 357.2 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 353.2 | 373.8 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 374.7 | 389.7 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 365.2 | 369.1 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 355.9 | 346 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 371.7 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 315.9 | 333.4 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.7 | 345.8 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324.9 | 329.5 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.7 | 325.9 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 303.9 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.3 | 310.4 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 315.9 | 320.8 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.7 | 319.6 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 302.1 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 310.6 | 312.5 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 254.7 | 273.3 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 262.9 | 270.8 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 265.7 | 270.4 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 268.7 | 271.3 | 317.9 |
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* Fred L. Thompson Junior High Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.