📍 3017 Center St., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93306
Sierra Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 738 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Julie Short. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
Sierra Middle enrolls 738 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Black or African American and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 680 | 92% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 3.4% |
| White | 17 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
660 of the school's 738 students (89%) 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.
Sierra 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.
Sierra 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 738 students, Sierra Middle is larger than the district average of about 630 students per school.