Bakersfield City Elementary Schools

34 schools ranked by composite score — exceeded vs. met standard, growth, absenteeism, suspension, and baseline proficiency.

District performance overview

Bakersfield City has 34 ranked elementary schools averaging a composite score of 35.3 — 10.2 points below the state average of 45.5. Scores range from 19.6 to 54.9.

The highest-scoring school is Downtown Elementary with a composite of 54.9 and 29.1% exceeding standard.

Wide performance spread: The 35.3-point gap between the highest and lowest scoring schools in Bakersfield City suggests significant variation in school quality within the same district. Choosing the right school within this district matters more than choosing the district itself.

District-wide chronic absenteeism averages 18.8%, near the state average of 18.7%.

Avg Composite

35.3

State avg: 45.5

Score Range

35.3

19.6 – 54.9

Avg Exceeded %

7.8%

State avg: 21.0%

Schools Ranked

With composite scores

#	School	County	Score	Exceeded	Met+	Absent	Susp.
1	Downtown Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	54.9	29.1%	59.8%	1.6%	0.3%
2	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	50.0	22.6%	49.2%	5.4%	0.8%
3	Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	47.2	19.3%	40.9%	9.7%	0.4%
4	Bessie E. Owens Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	45.2	19.0%	34.6%	18.9%	1.8%
5	Horace Mann Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	44.4	8.9%	28.3%	13.6%	0.8%
6	Leo G. Pauly Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	40.8	7.7%	26.0%	16.1%	1.5%
7	Pioneer Drive Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	39.1	6.8%	23.3%	13.4%	0.3%
8	Franklin Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	39.0	8.6%	33.0%	15.9%	0.7%
9	Harding Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	38.6	9.3%	28.1%	9.1%	0.5%
10	Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	38.3	5.4%	19.8%	17.4%	0.2%
11	Caroline Harris Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	38.1	7.8%	27.7%	16.7%	2.1%
12	Henry Eissler Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	36.3	11.9%	28.7%	17.6%	1.4%
13	Voorhies Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	36.2	7.5%	22.8%	17.5%	0.3%
14	Ramon Garza Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	35.4	4.9%	22.0%	10.5%	1.3%
15	Munsey Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	35.2	6.0%	22.4%	18.3%	1.3%
16	Frank West Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	34.9	7.5%	22.6%	19.9%	0.7%
17	Wayside Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	34.7	5.0%	19.5%	17.3%	0.9%
18	Evergreen Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	34.4	6.2%	21.8%	19.5%	2.3%
19	Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	34.4	11.0%	28.0%	19.7%	4.4%
20	Roosevelt Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	34.2	8.1%	25.2%	24.2%	3.3%
21	William Penn Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	33.6	5.5%	17.6%	18.9%	2.7%
22	Hort Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	32.1	6.1%	22.3%	26.0%	0.9%
23	Fremont Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	32.0	6.8%	17.7%	15.9%	1.0%
24	College Heights Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	31.8	2.6%	13.7%	24.5%	0.9%
25	Casa Loma Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	31.8	2.9%	15.7%	20.5%	0.6%
26	Williams Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	31.8	2.3%	14.3%	16.9%	1.1%
27	Myra A. Noble Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	30.7	2.4%	11.6%	19.8%	2.2%
28	Jefferson Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	29.7	4.5%	19.1%	19.8%	1.4%
29	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	28.9	2.1%	11.2%	28.6%	3.0%
30	McKinley Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	28.8	5.5%	13.5%	27.6%	4.0%
31	Longfellow Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	28.3	2.2%	11.6%	23.4%	1.8%
32	Mt. Vernon Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	26.3	3.7%	13.3%	24.0%	4.2%
33	Stella I. Hills Elementary Bakersfield City	Kern	23.7	2.3%	10.5%	28.2%	9.4%
34	Rafer Johnson Bakersfield City	Kern	19.6	1.9%	4.0%	42.5%	1.2%

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