Elementary Schools in Bakersfield, California
93 schools ranked by our 6-dimension composite score — exceeded vs. met standard, growth, absenteeism, suspension, and baseline proficiency.
How Bakersfield schools compare
Bakersfield's 93 ranked elementary schools average a composite score of 39.8 — 5.7 points below the California state average of 45.5. Scores range from 7.9 to 65.2, a 57.3-point spread.
The top-ranked school is Highgate Elementary with a composite of 65.2 and 46.8% of students exceeding standard.
Chronic absenteeism in Bakersfield averages 18.0%, which is near the state average of 18.7%.
Avg Composite
39.8
State avg: 45.5
Score Range
57.3
7.9 – 65.2
Avg Exceeded %
12.9%
State avg: 21.0%
Schools Ranked
93
With composite scores
| # | School | County | Score | Exceeded | Met+ | Absent | Susp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Highgate Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 65.2 | 46.8% | 73.6% | 12.6% | 0.9% |
| 2 |
W. A. Kendrick Elementary
Greenfield Union
|
Kern | 60.8 | 35.1% | 60.0% | 17.7% | 0.5% |
| 3 |
Ronald Reagan Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 60.0 | 40.1% | 65.2% | 8.0% | 0.0% |
| 4 |
Del Rio Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary
|
Kern | 60.0 | 24.2% | 53.9% | 4.6% | 0.2% |
| 5 |
Stockdale Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 56.4 | 29.8% | 57.4% | 13.6% | 1.7% |
| 6 |
William B. Bimat Elementary
Norris Elementary
|
Kern | 56.3 | 34.7% | 57.5% | 9.1% | 0.9% |
| 7 |
Centennial Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary
|
Kern | 55.6 | 22.9% | 48.4% | 8.0% | 0.8% |
| 8 |
Downtown Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 54.9 | 29.1% | 59.8% | 1.6% | 0.3% |
| 9 |
Norris Elementary
Norris Elementary
|
Kern | 54.1 | 24.4% | 51.7% | 8.7% | 0.6% |
| 10 |
Discovery Elementary
Fruitvale Elementary
|
Kern | 52.5 | 23.1% | 48.4% | 6.6% | 0.1% |
| 11 |
Veterans Elementary
Norris Elementary
|
Kern | 52.4 | 22.9% | 49.3% | 8.2% | 1.1% |
| 12 |
Old River Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 52.2 | 21.0% | 46.0% | 20.3% | 2.8% |
| 13 |
American Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary
|
Kern | 51.3 | 25.4% | 48.8% | 6.1% | 0.5% |
| 14 |
Independence Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary
|
Kern | 51.2 | 26.0% | 49.8% | 7.8% | 1.2% |
| 15 |
Leo B. Hart Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 50.7 | 21.8% | 48.8% | 16.7% | 2.8% |
| 16 |
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 50.0 | 22.6% | 49.2% | 5.4% | 0.8% |
| 17 |
Buena Vista Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 49.8 | 23.2% | 52.5% | 12.3% | 0.0% |
| 18 |
Rosedale-North Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary
|
Kern | 49.7 | 18.4% | 47.0% | 8.2% | 0.5% |
| 19 |
Quailwood Elementary
Fruitvale Elementary
|
Kern | 49.5 | 21.6% | 44.0% | 7.1% | 0.5% |
| 20 |
Shirley Lane Elementary
Fairfax Elementary
|
Kern | 48.9 | 13.9% | 35.1% | 3.7% | 1.9% |
| 21 |
Olive Drive Elementary
Norris Elementary
|
Kern | 48.3 | 22.0% | 50.4% | 8.5% | 1.4% |
| 22 |
Almondale Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary
|
Kern | 48.0 | 18.3% | 43.9% | 3.3% | 0.9% |
| 23 |
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 47.2 | 19.3% | 40.9% | 9.7% | 0.4% |
| 24 |
Panama Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 46.6 | 18.6% | 43.9% | 16.4% | 1.9% |
| 25 |
Columbia Elementary
Fruitvale Elementary
|
Kern | 46.3 | 18.6% | 41.0% | 8.4% | 0.2% |
| 26 |
Patriot Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary
|
Kern | 46.0 | 17.5% | 40.8% | 5.0% | 0.7% |
| 27 |
Bessie E. Owens Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 45.2 | 19.0% | 34.6% | 18.9% | 1.8% |
| 28 |
Fairview Elementary
Greenfield Union
|
Kern | 45.1 | 11.5% | 31.4% | 22.4% | 0.0% |
| 29 |
Granite Pointe Elementary
Greenfield Union
|
Kern | 45.0 | 21.1% | 42.0% | 17.0% | 0.1% |
| 30 |
Endeavour Elementary
Fruitvale Elementary
|
Kern | 44.7 | 23.2% | 47.4% | 8.1% | 0.0% |
| 31 |
Horace Mann Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 44.4 | 8.9% | 28.3% | 13.6% | 0.8% |
| 32 |
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 44.2 | 16.7% | 39.5% | 23.8% | 1.0% |
| 33 |
Douglas J. Miller Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 43.5 | 19.0% | 44.5% | 14.0% | 1.1% |
| 34 |
Valley Oaks Charter
Kern County Office of Education
|
Kern | 43.4 | 11.6% | 33.2% | 7.8% | 0.0% |
| 35 |
General Shafter Elementary
General Shafter Elementary
|
Kern | 43.2 | 17.0% | 45.0% | 10.7% | 3.3% |
| 36 |
Valle Verde Elementary
Greenfield Union
|
Kern | 42.8 | 12.8% | 34.1% | 15.7% | 0.4% |
| 37 |
Bill L. Williams Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 42.8 | 14.7% | 35.0% | 15.8% | 1.2% |
| 38 |
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 42.7 | 16.7% | 41.0% | 13.0% | 1.6% |
| 39 |
Sing Lum Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 41.4 | 12.0% | 37.6% | 18.3% | 0.8% |
| 40 |
Leo G. Pauly Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 40.8 | 7.7% | 26.0% | 16.1% | 1.5% |
| 41 |
Raffaello Palla Elementary
Greenfield Union
|
Kern | 39.9 | 9.3% | 31.9% | 17.8% | 0.6% |
| 42 |
Roy W. Loudon Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 39.4 | 11.3% | 32.6% | 21.0% | 0.9% |
| 43 |
Pioneer Drive Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 39.1 | 6.8% | 23.3% | 13.4% | 0.3% |
| 44 |
Franklin Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 39.0 | 8.6% | 33.0% | 15.9% | 0.7% |
| 45 |
Harding Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 38.6 | 9.3% | 28.1% | 9.1% | 0.5% |
| 46 |
Horizon Elementary
Greenfield Union
|
Kern | 38.4 | 11.2% | 32.5% | 20.7% | 0.5% |
| 47 |
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 38.3 | 5.4% | 19.8% | 17.4% | 0.2% |
| 48 |
Caroline Harris Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 38.1 | 7.8% | 27.7% | 16.7% | 2.1% |
| 49 |
Zephyr Lane Elementary
Fairfax Elementary
|
Kern | 37.8 | 8.6% | 25.1% | 5.7% | 2.7% |
| 50 |
Laurelglen Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 37.0 | 9.1% | 30.3% | 20.8% | 0.5% |
| 51 |
San Lauren Elementary
Beardsley Elementary
|
Kern | 36.9 | 3.8% | 18.6% | 24.6% | 0.9% |
| 52 |
Henry Eissler Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 36.3 | 11.9% | 28.7% | 17.6% | 1.4% |
| 53 |
Voorhies Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 36.2 | 7.5% | 22.8% | 17.5% | 0.3% |
| 54 |
Crescent Elementary
Greenfield Union
|
Kern | 35.7 | 11.7% | 29.9% | 16.3% | 0.2% |
| 55 |
Ramon Garza Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 35.4 | 4.9% | 22.0% | 10.5% | 1.3% |
| 56 |
North Beardsley Elementary
Beardsley Elementary
|
Kern | 35.2 | 8.4% | 25.5% | 30.1% | 0.7% |
| 57 |
Munsey Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 35.2 | 6.0% | 22.4% | 18.3% | 1.3% |
| 58 |
Lakeside
Lakeside Union
|
Kern | 35.1 | 9.8% | 28.6% | 23.5% | 1.9% |
| 59 |
Frank West Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 34.9 | 7.5% | 22.6% | 19.9% | 0.7% |
| 60 |
Wayside Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 34.7 | 5.0% | 19.5% | 17.3% | 0.9% |
| 61 |
Planz Elementary
Greenfield Union
|
Kern | 34.4 | 7.6% | 24.4% | 24.7% | 1.3% |
| 62 |
Donald E. Suburu
Lakeside Union
|
Kern | 34.4 | 8.8% | 23.0% | 21.4% | 0.7% |
| 63 |
Evergreen Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 34.4 | 6.2% | 21.8% | 19.5% | 2.3% |
| 64 |
Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 34.4 | 11.0% | 28.0% | 19.7% | 4.4% |
| 65 |
Roosevelt Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 34.2 | 8.1% | 25.2% | 24.2% | 3.3% |
| 66 |
Amy B. Seibert Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 34.2 | 5.1% | 17.4% | 23.6% | 1.8% |
| 67 |
Virginia Avenue Elementary
Fairfax Elementary
|
Kern | 34.0 | 7.1% | 23.0% | 9.9% | 3.1% |
| 68 |
Berkshire Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 33.8 | 9.2% | 25.7% | 19.4% | 1.1% |
| 69 |
Stine Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 33.7 | 6.8% | 21.1% | 25.4% | 1.2% |
| 70 |
Wingland Elementary
Standard Elementary
|
Kern | 33.7 | 7.9% | 25.8% | 31.7% | 3.3% |
| 71 |
William Penn Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 33.6 | 5.5% | 17.6% | 18.9% | 2.7% |
| 72 |
Louise Sandrini Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 33.4 | 14.3% | 35.0% | 27.1% | 0.7% |
| 73 |
Highland Elementary
Standard Elementary
|
Kern | 33.4 | 5.5% | 22.5% | 30.1% | 2.2% |
| 74 |
Prosperity Elementary
Greenfield Union
|
Kern | 32.8 | 8.5% | 24.4% | 24.1% | 0.9% |
| 75 |
Hort Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 32.1 | 6.1% | 22.3% | 26.0% | 0.9% |
| 76 |
Fremont Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 32.0 | 6.8% | 17.7% | 15.9% | 1.0% |
| 77 |
College Heights Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 31.8 | 2.6% | 13.7% | 24.5% | 0.9% |
| 78 |
Casa Loma Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 31.8 | 2.9% | 15.7% | 20.5% | 0.6% |
| 79 |
Williams Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 31.8 | 2.3% | 14.3% | 16.9% | 1.1% |
| 80 |
Charles H. Castle Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 30.9 | 6.7% | 21.7% | 25.2% | 1.4% |
| 81 |
Myra A. Noble Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 30.7 | 2.4% | 11.6% | 19.8% | 2.2% |
| 82 |
Beardsley Elementary
Beardsley Elementary
|
Kern | 30.0 | 2.8% | 13.8% | 30.0% | 1.0% |
| 83 |
Jefferson Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 29.7 | 4.5% | 19.1% | 19.8% | 1.4% |
| 84 |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 28.9 | 2.1% | 11.2% | 28.6% | 3.0% |
| 85 |
McKinley Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 28.8 | 5.5% | 13.5% | 27.6% | 4.0% |
| 86 |
Wayne Van Horn Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union
|
Kern | 28.4 | 6.3% | 22.7% | 33.4% | 3.2% |
| 87 |
Longfellow Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 28.3 | 2.2% | 11.6% | 23.4% | 1.8% |
| 88 |
Standard Elementary
Standard Elementary
|
Kern | 26.9 | 7.5% | 20.2% | 34.3% | 2.3% |
| 89 |
Mt. Vernon Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 26.3 | 3.7% | 13.3% | 24.0% | 4.2% |
| 90 |
Stella I. Hills Elementary
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 23.7 | 2.3% | 10.5% | 28.2% | 9.4% |
| 91 |
Rafer Johnson
Bakersfield City
|
Kern | 19.6 | 1.9% | 4.0% | 42.5% | 1.2% |
| 92 |
Kern County Special Education
Kern County Office of Education
|
Kern | 14.6 | 1.0% | 2.0% | 53.5% | 2.9% |
| 93 |
Kern County Community
Kern County Office of Education
|
Kern | 7.9 | 0.0% | 3.7% | 52.3% | 15.2% |