Elementary Schools in Bakersfield, California: 90 schools. Average score 7.9 points below the state. Here is what that number does — and doesn't — tell you.

Below Average2024–25 data90 schools · avg 35.9/100

Bakersfield, California has 90 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 35.9/100 — 7.9 points below the state average of 43.8. The highest-scoring school is Highgate Elementary at 71/100, where 48.5% of students exceed the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment. Bakersfield schools average 13.3% exceeded standard (state: 21.6%) — this exceeded-vs-met distinction reveals whether schools push students beyond proficiency or pace toward it. Chronic absenteeism averages 17.0% (near the state average of 18.1%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Avg Scope Score

35.9

State avg: 43.8

SchoolScope composite

Score Range

45.9

25.1 – 71.0

Avg Exceeded %

13.3%

State avg: 21.6%

CDE CAASPP 2025

Chronic Absenteeism

17.0%

State avg: 18.1%

CDE Attendance 2025

Schools Ranked

With Scope Scores

Level	Schools	Avg Score	Exceeded	vs State
Elementary	90	Developing 35.9/100	13.3%	-7.9
High	23	Developing 41.0/100	11.5%	-6.5
Middle	20	Developing 31.2/100	9.6%	-9.2

How Bakersfield schools compare

Bakersfield has 90 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 35.9/100 — 7.9 points below the state average of 43.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).

The top-ranked school is Highgate Elementary with a Scope Score of 71 and 48.5% of students exceeding standard.

Chronic absenteeism in Bakersfield averages 17.0% — near the state average of 18.1%.

How we score · Exceeded 40% · Met+Exceeded 22% · Growth 15% · Absenteeism 10% · Suspension 5% · ELPAC 5% · Baseline 3%

School archetypes in Bakersfield

24 Culture First4 Strong All-Around49 Building Momentum

Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more

For the data nerds

Every school in Bakersfield

ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP

#	School	Exceeded	Score
1	Highgate Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Strong All-Around	48.5%	Strong 71/100
2	Stockdale High Kern High Building Momentum	33.3%	Solid 67/100
3	Frontier High Kern High Building Momentum	24.7%	Solid 61/100
4	William B. Bimat Elementary Norris Elementary Strong All-Around	32.2%	Solid 61/100
5	W. A. Kendrick Elementary Greenfield Union Strong All-Around	35.0%	Solid 59/100
6	Liberty High Kern High Strong All-Around	22.2%	Solid 59/100
7	Ronald Reagan Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Strong All-Around	37.4%	Solid 59/100
8	Del Rio Elementary Rosedale Union Elementary Culture First	25.8%	Solid 57/100
9	Centennial High Kern High Building Momentum	23.0%	Solid 56/100
10	Independence High Kern High Building Momentum	18.7%	Solid 55/100
11	Stockdale Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	32.2%	Solid 55/100
12	Norris Elementary Norris Elementary Culture First	22.8%	Solid 52/100
13	Golden Valley High Kern High Building Momentum	14.4%	Solid 51/100
14	Highland High Kern High Building Momentum	12.2%	Solid 51/100
15	Buena Vista Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Culture First	26.2%	Solid 51/100
16	Fruitvale Junior High Fruitvale Elementary Culture First	21.9%	Solid 51/100
17	Veterans Elementary Norris Elementary Culture First	24.5%	Developing 50/100
18	Olive Drive Elementary Norris Elementary Culture First	22.5%	Developing 50/100
19	Centennial Elementary Rosedale Union Elementary Culture First	24.0%	Developing 49/100
20	Rosedale-North Elementary Rosedale Union Elementary Culture First	19.8%	Developing 49/100
21	Independence Elementary Rosedale Union Elementary Culture First	21.7%	Developing 49/100
22	Downtown Elementary Bakersfield City Culture First	22.3%	Developing 48/100
23	Endeavour Elementary Fruitvale Elementary Culture First	26.6%	Developing 48/100
24	American Elementary Rosedale Union Elementary Culture First	23.4%	Developing 47/100
25	Ridgeview High Kern High Building Momentum	12.0%	Developing 47/100
26	South High Kern High Building Momentum	14.3%	Developing 47/100
27	Discovery Elementary Fruitvale Elementary Culture First	20.1%	Developing 46/100
28	Paul L. Cato Middle Bakersfield City Building Momentum	16.6%	Developing 46/100
29	Quailwood Elementary Fruitvale Elementary Culture First	17.8%	Developing 46/100
30	Del Oro High Kern High Building Momentum	6.6%	Developing 46/100
31	Foothill High Kern High Building Momentum	9.9%	Developing 45/100
32	Old River Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	20.1%	Developing 45/100
33	General Shafter Elementary General Shafter Elementary Building Momentum	20.2%	Developing 45/100
34	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary Bakersfield City Culture First	24.6%	Developing 45/100
35	Almondale Elementary Rosedale Union Elementary Culture First	18.9%	Developing 45/100
36	Granite Pointe Elementary Greenfield Union Building Momentum	21.1%	Developing 44/100
37	Rosedale Middle Rosedale Union Elementary Culture First	17.3%	Developing 44/100
38	Patriot Elementary Rosedale Union Elementary Culture First	17.8%	Developing 44/100
39	West High Kern High Building Momentum	9.2%	Developing 44/100
40	East Bakersfield High Kern High Building Momentum	11.3%	Developing 44/100
41	Leo B. Hart Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	21.1%	Developing 43/100
42	Columbia Elementary Fruitvale Elementary Culture First	18.3%	Developing 43/100
43	Fairview Elementary Greenfield Union Building Momentum	11.5%	Developing 43/100
44	Bessie E. Owens Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	18.9%	Developing 43/100
45	Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary Bakersfield City Culture First	19.3%	Developing 43/100
46	Douglas J. Miller Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Culture First	18.0%	Developing 43/100
47	Shirley Lane Elementary Fairfax Elementary Building Momentum	12.6%	Developing 42/100
48	Leon H. Ollivier Middle Greenfield Union Building Momentum	15.1%	Developing 40/100
49	Bakersfield High Kern High Building Momentum	8.8%	Developing 40/100
50	Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	18.0%	Developing 40/100
51	Horace Mann Elementary Bakersfield City Culture First	10.0%	Developing 40/100
52	Panama Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	18.9%	Developing 39/100
53	Mira Monte High Kern High Building Momentum	5.7%	Developing 39/100
54	Christa McAuliffe Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	16.9%	Developing 39/100
55	Pioneer Drive Elementary Bakersfield City Culture First	7.3%	Developing 38/100
56	Raffaello Palla Elementary Greenfield Union Building Momentum	9.3%	Developing 38/100
57	Valle Verde Elementary Greenfield Union Building Momentum	12.8%	Developing 38/100
58	North High Kern High Building Momentum	11.2%	Developing 37/100
59	Valley Oaks Charter Kern County Office of Education Culture First	9.8%	Developing 37/100
60	Sing Lum Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	11.9%	Developing 37/100
61	McKee Middle Greenfield Union Building Momentum	11.3%	Developing 36/100
62	Bill L. Williams Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	14.5%	Developing 36/100
63	Leo G. Pauly Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	8.3%	Developing 36/100
64	Roy W. Loudon Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	11.5%	Developing 35/100
65	Virginia Avenue Elementary Fairfax Elementary Building Momentum	7.3%	Developing 35/100
66	Harding Elementary Bakersfield City Culture First	10.2%	Developing 34/100
67	Zephyr Lane Elementary Fairfax Elementary Building Momentum	9.0%	Developing 34/100
68	Frank West Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	7.6%	Developing 34/100
69	Laurelglen Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	9.3%	Developing 33/100
70	Horizon Elementary Greenfield Union Building Momentum	11.3%	Developing 33/100
71	North Beardsley Elementary Beardsley Elementary Building Momentum	9.7%	Developing 32/100
72	Franklin Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	8.5%	Developing 31/100
73	Crescent Elementary Greenfield Union Building Momentum	11.6%	Developing 31/100
74	Ramon Garza Elementary Bakersfield City Culture First	4.9%	Developing 31/100
75	Evergreen Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	6.3%	Developing 30/100
76	Wingland Elementary Standard Elementary Building Momentum	7.9%	Developing 30/100
77	Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	6.6%	Needs Support 30/100
78	Prosperity Elementary Greenfield Union Building Momentum	8.5%	Needs Support 30/100
79	Greenfield Middle Greenfield Union Building Momentum	8.8%	Needs Support 30/100
80	Lakeside Lakeside Union Building Momentum	9.1%	Needs Support 30/100
81	Voorhies Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	7.5%	Needs Support 30/100
82	Caroline Harris Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	7.5%	Needs Support 29/100
83	Donald E. Suburu Lakeside Union Building Momentum	8.8%	Needs Support 29/100
84	Louise Sandrini Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	16.1%	Needs Support 29/100
85	Henry Eissler Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	11.1%	Needs Support 28/100
86	San Lauren Elementary Beardsley Elementary Building Momentum	5.1%	Needs Support 28/100
87	Sunset Vineland Elementary Culture First	3.7%	Needs Support 27/100
88	Williams Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	1.8%	Needs Support 27/100
89	Hort Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	6.2%	Needs Support 27/100
90	Fremont Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	7.9%	Needs Support 27/100
91	Amy B. Seibert Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	5.5%	Needs Support 26/100
92	Wayside Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	3.9%	Needs Support 26/100
93	Berkshire Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	9.6%	Needs Support 26/100
94	Highland Elementary Standard Elementary Building Momentum	5.5%	Needs Support 26/100
95	William Penn Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	5.5%	Needs Support 26/100
96	Stine Elementary Panama-Buena Vista Union Building Momentum	7.1%	Needs Support 26/100
97	Casa Loma Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	2.1%	Needs Support 26/100
98	Roosevelt Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	8.1%	Needs Support 26/100
99	Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary Bakersfield City Building Momentum	12.3%	Needs Support 25/100
100	Planz Elementary Greenfield Union Building Momentum	7.6%	Needs Support 25/100

Source: CDE CAASPP 2025 · 124 schoolsMethodology · Explore all schools

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology

Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.

Private Schools in Bakersfield

Private schools don't participate in California's standardized testing (CAASPP) and cannot be scored or ranked. Showing enrollment, student-teacher ratio, and affiliation where available.

Bakersfield Christian High School

Presbyterian · Grades 9-12 · 622 students

18:1Private

Stockdale Christian School

Brethren · Grades Pre-K-8 · 423 students

15:1Private

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

Roman Catholic · Grades Pre-K-8 · 297 students

14:1Private

Olive Knolls Christian School

Church of Christ · Grades Pre-K-8 · 272 students

16:1Private

Heritage Christian Schools

Lutheran (Missouri Synod) · Grades Pre-K-8 · 221 students

16:1Private

What Scope Scores can't tell you about Bakersfield

Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how school zones and enrollment boundaries affect access. Full methodology

Frequently asked questions

Are the schools in Bakersfield good?

Bakersfield's 90 ranked elementary schools average a Scope Score of 35.9/100, which is 7.9 points below the state average. 13.3% of students exceed the state standard on average (state average: 21.6%). The Scope Score weights seven dimensions: exceeded standard (40%), met standard (22%), grade-level growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC proficiency (5%), suspension rate (5%), and baseline proficiency (3%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What is the best elementary school in Bakersfield?

The highest-scoring elementary school in Bakersfield is Highgate Elementary with a Scope Score of 71/100 and 48.5% of students exceeding the state standard. Rankings are based on SchoolScope's 2025 Scope Score, which measures academic performance and school climate using publicly available California data. See full methodology.

How do Bakersfield schools compare to the state average?

Bakersfield elementary schools average a Scope Score of 35.9/100 — 7.9 points below the state average of 43.8. The exceeded rate averages 13.3% vs. 21.6% statewide. Chronic absenteeism averages 17.0% vs. 18.1% statewide.

How many schools are in Bakersfield?

Bakersfield has 90 ranked elementary schools with Scope Scores. Schools are ranked using a weighted composite of CAASPP test performance, growth trajectory, chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Schools with insufficient testing data are not ranked.

What does the Scope Score measure?

The Scope Score is SchoolScope's proprietary composite rating (0–100) based on seven dimensions of publicly available California school data: the exceeded-vs-met standard split, overall proficiency, grade 3–5 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, ELPAC English Learner proficiency, and baseline proficiency. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score separates students who "exceeded" from those who "met" the standard — revealing whether a school pushes students beyond proficiency or paces toward it. Full methodology and weights.

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