Caroline Harris Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.9% |
| Below Standard | 72.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Caroline Harris Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 8.5% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 10.1% | 17.7% | 27.9% |
| 4th | 83 | 13.3% | 16.9% | 30.1% |
| 5th | 67 | 9.0% | 31.3% | 40.3% |
| 6th | 80 | 7.5% | 27.5% | 35.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 6.3% | 21.5% | 27.9% |
| 4th | 85 | 3.5% | 16.5% | 20.0% |
| 5th | 68 | 2.9% | 10.3% | 13.2% |
| 6th | 80 | 10.0% | 17.5% | 27.5% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.8