📍 4200 Planz Rd., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93309
Fred L. Thompson Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 728 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lana Martin. It is part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
Fred L. Thompson Junior High enrolls 728 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 8.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 512 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 15% |
| White | 60 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
678 of the school's 728 students (93%) 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.
Fred L. Thompson Junior High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Fred L. Thompson Junior High is one of 25 schools in Panama-Buena Vista Union, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 19,366 students district-wide and employs 790 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 728 students, Fred L. Thompson Junior High is close to the district average of about 775 students per school.
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