📍 1101 Noble Ave., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93305
Washington Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 660 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jalina Baker. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
Washington Middle enrolls 660 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% White and 6.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 535 | 81% |
| White | 60 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
588 of the school's 660 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.
Washington Middle 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.
Washington 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 660 students, Washington Middle is close to the district average of about 630 students per school.