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Wayne Van Horn Elementary — Rating & test scores

5501 Kleinpell Avenue, Bakersfield · 578 students · Grades TK–6

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Scope Score 66

Needs SupportScope Score · 2nd percentile. Higher than 2 in 100 of the 5,726 California public elementary schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 31% and 21% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 46% and 42%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 225
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3, 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English and 1,211,701 in math tested).

This rating covers grades 3–5. Wayne Van Horn Elementary teaches TK–6.

Overview

Is Wayne Van Horn a good elementary school?

Needs Support. Wayne Van Horn is lower than most California elementary schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced2531%
Math, Proficient or Advanced1721%
English, Advanced2211%
Math, Advanced74%

Progress in a year, 2025

English19−7 pts
Math4−18 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance1029 in 100
Wayne Van Horn’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Panama-Buena Vista Union’s other elementary schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

29 in 100 students (174 of 594) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about one and a half times the rate at the average Panama-Buena Vista Union elementary school.

Each bar is Wayne Van Horn’s place among 5,726 California public elementary schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 3–5. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 594. District and California figures are averages of school rates (21 Panama-Buena Vista Union schools; 5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Wayne Van Horn say about itself?

We haven’t read Wayne Van Horn’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open vanhorn.pbvusd.k12.ca.us (opens in a new tab)

Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored 7 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 18 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

English

−7

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income182−10 points
Hispanic or Latino129−8 points
Black or African American39−8 points
English learners37−10 points
Students with disabilities21−15 points

Math

−18

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income180−21 points
Hispanic or Latino128−17 points
Black or African American38−20 points
English learners36−15 points
Students with disabilities21−18 points

Grades 4–6, 2025, 199 students in English, 197 in math with scores in both years. Faded rows have fewer than 40 students. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 7 points below that expected score, and in math 18 points below it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 5 scores here with the school’s grade 3 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope elementary standardized cohort gain: approximately 13th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

7 of the 7 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Wayne Van Horn. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

8 elementary schools within 2.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. StockdaleNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8174th
  2. QuailwoodFruitvale Elementary · by addressScope Score 7865th
  3. Charles H. CastleNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7234th
  4. EvergreenBakersfield City · by addressScope Score 7019th
  5. Caroline HarrisBakersfield City · by addressScope Score 6914th
  6. MunseyBakersfield City · by addressScope Score 6810th
  7. StineNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 676th
  8. Wayne Van HornScope Score 662nd
Panama-Buena Vista UnionA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

25%50%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Wayne Van Horn compare with schools like it?

Wayne Van Horn’s Scope Score is 66. 1,494 California elementary schools, counting Wayne Van Horn, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Wayne Van Horn’s result is higher than 68 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 1,494

  1. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

1,494 California public elementary schools where 81% to 93% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public elementary school we score where 81% to 93% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Wayne Van Horn’s share. The count includes Wayne Van Horn. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 26% to 31% and math from 17% to 21%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 3–5. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202647%31%46%CaliforniaCalifornia45%Panama-Buena Vista UnionDistrict31%Wayne Van HornThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202635%20%42%CaliforniaCalifornia36%Panama-Buena Vista UnionDistrict21%Wayne Van HornThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Panama-Buena Vista Union’s line combines its 21 elementary schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Panama-Buena Vista Union’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringWayne Van HornPanama-Buena Vista UnionCaliforniaTested here
201731%47%45%224
201837%51%49%220
201942%53%50%253
202230%46%45%219
202329%44%44%251
202434%43%45%230
202526%44%46%225
202631%45%46%225
Math, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringWayne Van HornPanama-Buena Vista UnionCaliforniaTested here
201720%35%40%224
201826%39%42%220
201928%43%44%253
202217%35%38%221
202321%36%40%250
202422%36%41%232
202517%35%41%224
202621%36%42%225

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

31%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

43262011
Panama-Buena Vista Union45%California46%

Math

21%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

542517
Panama-Buena Vista Union36%California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 31% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 21% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, math trails English by 10 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 4 points across California. The grades 3–5 cards above give each subject’s share.

How does grade 6 do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grade 6, spring 2026, 33% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 12% in math, against 48% and 37% across California.

English

33%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

3730267
Panama-Buena Vista Union48%California48%

Math

12%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

69199
Panama-Buena Vista Union32%California37%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced35%29%29%
Advanced12%11%10%
Proficient23%18%19%
Developing level23%28%27%
Minimal42%43%44%
Tested777672
California44%46%49%
Difference−9−17−20
English, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced33%
Advanced7%
Proficient26%
Developing level30%
Minimal37%
Tested67
California48%
Difference−15

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced34%20%10%
Advanced8%1%1%
Proficient26%19%9%
Developing level23%34%16%
Minimal43%46%74%
Tested777672
California47%42%37%
Difference−13−22−27
Math, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced12%
Advanced3%
Proficient9%
Developing level19%
Minimal69%
Tested67
California37%
Difference−25

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 3–5 · This school11%20%26%43%225
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Panama-Buena Vista Union21%24%22%33%5,875
Math, grades 3–5 · This school4%17%25%54%225
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Panama-Buena Vista Union15%21%27%37%5,881
English, grade 6 · This school7%26%30%37%67
English, grade 6 · California20%28%24%28%415,439
English, grade 6 · Panama-Buena Vista Union19%29%26%26%2,147
Math, grade 6 · This school3%9%19%69%67
Math, grade 6 · California21%16%25%38%415,904
Math, grade 6 · Panama-Buena Vista Union16%16%27%41%2,147

Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 225 tested in English, 225 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 70% of students. 174 of 594 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

29in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (174 of 594 students).

At the average Panama-Buena Vista Union elementary school: 20 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

Suspensions: 2.8% of students were suspended at least once (18 of 634). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Students, 2024–25

578

students in grades TK–6.

Hispanic or Latino 70%Black or African American 12%White 9%Two or more races 3%Not reported 3%Asian 2%

Family income

87%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 505 of 578. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

25

teachers, with 8 years of experience on average.

12% were in their first year.

82% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

46%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (33 of 72 students).

Panama-Buena Vista Union: 52%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino70%
Black or African American12%
White9%
Two or more races3%
Not reported3%
Asian2%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 22.2 of 27.2 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students scored well below the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 272 tested31%California 36%
  • Low-incomeMath · 272 tested18%California 30%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 202 tested31%California 37%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 202 tested17%California 30%
  • English learnersEnglish · 43 tested9%California 13%
  • English learnersMath · 44 tested9%California 16%

18% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 3–6, spring 2026), against 30% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 17% in math, against 30% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–6, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–6 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Panama-Buena Vista Unionvs California
Low-income · 272 tested
English31%−1041%−536%
Math18%−1129%−1230%
Hispanic or Latino · 202 tested
English31%−1041%−637%
Math17%−1229%−1330%
English learners · 43 tested in English, 44 in math · grades 3–5 only
English9%−615%−413%
Math9%−716%−716%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Panama-Buena Vista Union, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Black or African American students, 40 tested in English and 39 in math: no rate for grades 3–5 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. White students, 30 tested: no rate for grades 4–6 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. Students with disabilities, 36 tested: no rate for grades 4–6 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Wayne Van Horn. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Wayne Van Horn has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.

Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26

34

TK students in 2025–26.

TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.

TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you

Money

Where does the money go?

$17,097 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Panama-Buena Vista Union’s plan for 2026–27 covers $110 million.

$17,097

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,176
The school’s share of district office costs
$4,921
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,457
  • Wayne Van Horn$17,097
  • Panama-Buena Vista Union elementary schools$16,832
  • California elementary schools$20,288

The district and California figures combine their elementary schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 5,053 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Panama-Buena Vista Union’s yearly plan

$110million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$80million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 7 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $110 million of $416 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Panama-Buena Vista Union Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Wayne Van Horn like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93309. They are not figures for the families at Wayne Van Horn.

Typical household income in a year

$63,544

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93309.

Typical home value
$320,400
People who live in this ZIP code
63,217
Typical age
32.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
20%

What you can do

Who can act on Wayne Van Horn’s results?

Panama-Buena Vista Union’s board decides Wayne Van Horn’s plan.

When the plan is set

Panama-Buena Vista Union’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Wayne Van Horn in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Panama-Buena Vista Union extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Panama-Buena Vista Union: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Wayne Van Horn. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?29 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (174 of 594 students); average California elementary school: 17 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?2.8% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (18 of 634 students); average California elementary school: 1.6%
  3. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?18 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 4–6, 2025 (197 students)
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?9% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 3–5, spring 2026 (44 students tested); the same group across California: 16%
  5. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Wayne Van Horn, and how do I get in?

Ask Panama-Buena Vista Union which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary · this school
    Wayne Van Horn Elementary
    Grades TK–6Scope Score 66Needs Support · 2nd percentile
  2. Middle
    O. J. Actis Junior High
    Scope Score 71Developing · 25th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High
    Bakersfield High
    Scope Score 64Needs Support · 6th percentile · 2025Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • O. J. Actis Junior High

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 25th percentile · middle · 2026

    88% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Fred L. Thompson Junior High

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 12th percentile · middle · 2026

    13% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

  • Bakersfield High

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 64 · Needs Support · 6th percentile · high · 2025

  • Independence High

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 75 · Solid · 52nd percentile · high · 2025

  • West High

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 66 · Needs Support · 10th percentile · high · 2025

  • South High

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 70 · Developing · 25th percentile · high · 2025

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where the path ends: Bakersfield High
Bakersfield HighScope Score 64 · Needs Support · 6th percentile · 2025estimated path

An inferred path through a middle-school overlap points to Bakersfield High. UC records 10 enrollees from Bakersfield High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 8 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. If a child starting here today later attended Bakersfield High, that would be around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 51% of the students who finished high school at Bakersfield High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

10 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 8 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Bakersfield High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Wayne Van Horn?

Address
5501 Kleinpell Avenue, Bakersfield 93309Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Montrelle HenryAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated December 22, 2025.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Panama-Buena Vista Union which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Wayne Van Horn a good elementary school?

Wayne Van Horn Elementary has a Scope Score of 66. It scored higher than 2 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Needs Support, 2nd percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 29 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 20 in 100 at the average Panama-Buena Vista Union elementary school. 2.8% of students (18 of 634) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored 7 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 18 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

  • Included in this measure: 199 students in English, 197 in math

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How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 31% of low-income students in grades 3–6 at Wayne Van Horn Elementary in Bakersfield scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 36% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Wayne Van Horn Elementary's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of O. J. Actis Junior High. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement; confirm your address with the district.

  • O. J. Actis Junior High: Scope Score 71, Developing, 25th percentile among California’s regular public and charter middle schools, 2026 results

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What should I ask on a visit?

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The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #5,602 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #21 of 21 in Panama-Buena Vista Union
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math7%3642%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math26%3723%
5th graders in 2026 against 3rd graders in 2024 (partly different children)+54 scale-score pts1220%
Chronically absent29 in 100315%
Suspension rate2.8% (18 of 634)415%
English learners: top level14%465%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California elementary schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–26662#5602California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–1914 in 1002.4% (18 of 737)−12
2021–22not on filenot on file−21
2022–23not on filenot on file−21
2023–2434 in 1000.9% (6 of 686)−21
2024–2533 in 1003.2% (22 of 683)−15
2025–2629 in 1002.8% (18 of 634)−15

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 3 and grade 5 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English29210%32%
2026 · Math2923%19%
2025 · English3077%29%
2025 · Math3035%16%
2024 · English32511%34%
2024 · Math3286%19%
2023 · English3328%30%
2023 · Math3316%20%
2022 · English29911%32%
2022 · Math3015%18%
2019 · English31314%41%
2019 · Math31310%28%
2018 · English27613%35%
2018 · Math2766%22%
2017 · English28411%32%
2017 · Math2852%20%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English7727%
2025 · Grade 4 · English7235%
2025 · Grade 5 · English7616%
2025 · Grade 6 · English8238%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math7723%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math7224%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math755%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math7914%
2024 · Grade 3 · English7246%
2024 · Grade 4 · English8432%
2024 · Grade 5 · English7426%
2024 · Grade 6 · English9533%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math7333%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math8423%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math7511%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math9612%
2023 · Grade 3 · English8736%
2023 · Grade 4 · English7231%
2023 · Grade 5 · English9222%
2023 · Grade 6 · English8132%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math8737%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math7218%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math919%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math8117%
2022 · Grade 3 · English6239%
2022 · Grade 4 · English8628%
2022 · Grade 5 · English7124%
2022 · Grade 6 · English8039%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math6431%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math8617%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math714%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math8019%
2019 · Grade 3 · English8443%
2019 · Grade 4 · English7544%
2019 · Grade 5 · English9439%
2019 · Grade 6 · English6038%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math8437%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math7435%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math9516%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math6025%
2018 · Grade 3 · English8041%
2018 · Grade 4 · English8834%
2018 · Grade 5 · English5235%
2018 · Grade 6 · English5629%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math8035%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math8824%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math5215%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math567%
2017 · Grade 3 · English10831%
2017 · Grade 4 · English5636%
2017 · Grade 5 · English6028%
2017 · Grade 6 · English6035%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math10821%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math5623%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math6015%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math6118%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide728%7%50%35%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income27231%−10−5
Hispanic or Latino20231%−10−6
English learners (grades 3–5 only)439%−6−4
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−7199Moderate−18197Moderate
Low-income−10182Moderate−21180Minimal
English-only students−5154not categorized−21153not categorized
Hispanic or Latino−8129Moderate−17128Moderate
Black or African American−839Moderate−2038Moderate
English learners−1037Moderate−1536Moderate
English learners only−726not categorized−1125not categorized
Students with disabilities−1521Moderate−1821Moderate
White−119Average−2919Minimal
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−1411not categorized−2311not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 4–6. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 5 against the same school’s grade 3 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 5 in 2026 against grade 3 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 3
19%
exceeded standard · 46% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 72 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 5
10%
Advanced · 29% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 72 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 72 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−7 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–6

199 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −7 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math−18 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–6

197 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −18 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 4–6, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 33 in 100 → 2025–26 · 29 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.2% (22 of 683) → 2025–26 · 2.8% (18 of 634) · −0.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female13 in 10026 in 100+13 in 100
Male14 in 10032 in 100+18 in 100
Asian2 of 173 of 13—
Black or African American13 in 10029 of 72—
Hispanic or Latino14 in 10030 in 100+16 in 100
Two or more races2 of 184 of 19—
White14 of 9410 of 55—
Students with disabilities17 in 10037 in 100+20 in 100
English learners13 in 10020 of 92—
Foster youth2 of 165 of 11—
Homeless2 of 1910 of 13—
Low-income16 in 10031 in 100+15 in 100
All students14 in 10029 in 100+15 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,968 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 18,262 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,182 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 683

Central federal expenditures attributed here$275 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 683

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,661 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 62%Instruction support 10%Student services 13%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 10%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$212,047,32462.36%62%
Instruction support$32,881,0639.67%10%
Student services$44,161,46612.99%13%
Administration$18,531,4045.45%5%
Buildings & maintenance$32,361,6249.52%10%
Total$340,029,752100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $340,029,752 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,968 per pupil
2020$11,905 per pupil
2019$11,864 per pupil
2018$11,008 per pupil
2017$10,161 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders7.3%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93309 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93309 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$63,544
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)20%
ZIP-area population63,217
Median age32.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93309 →

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