📍 126 Ferguson Ave., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93308
Standard Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 991 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Strahan. It is part of the Standard Elementary school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
Standard Middle enrolls 991 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 487 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 423 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
877 of the school's 991 students (88%) 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.
Standard 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.
Standard Middle is one of 4 schools in Standard Elementary, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 3,193 students district-wide and employs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 991 students, Standard Middle is larger than the district average of about 798 students per school.