Summary:
McKee Middle is a public middle school in Bakersfield, California, serving 1,107 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Greenfield Union District, which is ranked 984 out of 1,560 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While McKee Middle's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the state average, it is often higher than the nearby schools within the Greenfield Union District. For example, in 2022-2023, 44.46% of McKee Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 40.83% at Greenfield Middle and 24.59% at Emerson Middle. However, the school faces challenges, including a high percentage of socioeconomically disadvantaged students (92.77% receive free or reduced-price lunch) and a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.0% in 2018-2019 to 20.9% in 2022-2023.
Interestingly, McKee Middle's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. In 2022-2023, the school ranked 215 out of 609 California middle schools for African American students, 756 out of 2,379 for Hispanic students, and 905 out of 1,549 for White students. Additionally, the school's migrant and homeless student subgroups performed relatively well, ranking 26 out of 86 and 175 out of 321 California middle schools, respectively, in the same year. Despite these bright spots, McKee Middle's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, suggesting that the school's performance has not kept pace with other middle schools in Bakersfield City.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Greenfield Union
SchoolDigger Rank:
1331st of 2,802 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,100
Students who attend McKee Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for McKee Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.4
Number of students: 1,107
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
88.2%
White:
5.9%
African American:
4.2%
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Asian:
1.2%
Two or more races:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.8%
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