O. J. Actis Junior High
Public · Grades 7–8 · 681 students
Fred L. Thompson Junior High
4200 Planz Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93309
Grades
7–8
Middle
Students
714
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Panama-Buena Vista Union
Kern County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,332 California middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Fred L. Thompson Junior High
Fred L. Thompson Junior High is a public middle school in Bakersfield, California, serving grades 7–8. It is part of Panama-Buena Vista Union. The school is located in a large city in Kern County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 714 students were enrolled, with about 17 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California middle school (21.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,332 California middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 7–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 714 students
- Students per teacher
- 17 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Panama-Buena Vista Union
- County
- Kern County
- NCES school ID
- 060639009328
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.