📍 3211 Pico Ave., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93306
Compton Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 563 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erin Estep. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
Compton Junior High enrolls 563 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% White and 3.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 490 | 87% |
| White | 44 | 7.8% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
489 of the school's 563 students (87%) 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.
Compton Junior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Compton 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 563 students, Compton Junior High is close to the district average of about 630 students per school.
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