Frank West Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.5% |
| Met Standard | 15.0% |
| Below Standard | 77.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Frank West Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.5% of students exceeded standard while 15.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.4 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 8.9% 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 7.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 12.2% | 15.6% | 27.8% |
| 4th | 107 | 14.9% | 12.2% | 27.1% |
| 5th | 111 | 6.3% | 23.4% | 29.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 7.6% | 17.4% | 25.0% |
| 4th | 109 | 1.8% | 15.6% | 17.4% |
| 5th | 113 | 2.6% | 6.2% | 8.8% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.9