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

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%

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