Ramon Garza Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.9% |
| Met Standard | 17.1% |
| Below Standard | 78.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Ramon Garza Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.9% of students exceeded standard while 17.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.9 points below the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.0% exceeded — 3.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 105 | 8.6% | 18.1% | 26.7% |
| 4th | 115 | 8.7% | 17.4% | 26.1% |
| 5th | 118 | 5.9% | 17.8% | 23.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 107 | 2.8% | 23.4% | 26.2% |
| 4th | 117 | 0.8% | 17.1% | 17.9% |
| 5th | 120 | 2.5% | 9.2% | 11.7% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.4