📍 2905 Eissler St., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93306
Chipman Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 727 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tomas Prieto. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
Chipman Junior High enrolls 727 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 18% White and 5.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 526 | 72% |
| White | 128 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
522 of the school's 727 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chipman Junior High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Chipman Junior High is one of 45 schools in Bakersfield City, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 28,365 students district-wide and employs 1,336 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 727 students, Chipman Junior High is larger than the district average of about 630 students per school.
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