📍 1116 Lymric Way, Bakersfield, Kern County, 93309
Curran Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 1,023 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gerardo Lewis. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
Curran Middle enrolls 1,023 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Black or African American and 6.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 821 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 97 | 9.5% |
| White | 64 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
891 of the school's 1,023 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.
Curran Middle 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.
Curran Middle 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 1,023 students, Curran Middle is larger than the district average of about 630 students per school.