Bakersfield, CA elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1AHighgate ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union67%44%Greatly Exceeds Expectations544
#2A-Ronald Reagan ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union60%53%Meets Expectations897
#3A-Downtown ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City56%49%Meets Expectations323
#4A-W A Kendrick ElementaryBakersfieldGreenfield Union55%14%Greatly Exceeds Expectations679
#5B+Stockdale ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union53%38%Exceeds Expectations600
#6B+Del Rio ElementaryBakersfieldRosedale Union Elementary52%39%Exceeds Expectations585
#7B+William B Bimat ElementaryBakersfieldNorris Elementary52%33%Greatly Exceeds Expectations515
#8B+Buena Vista ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union49%35%Exceeds Expectations718
#9B+Rio Bravo Greeley ElementaryBakersfieldRio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary45%34%Greatly Exceeds Expectations414
#10BNorris ElementaryBakersfieldNorris Elementary48%36%Exceeds Expectations860
#11BVeterans ElementaryBakersfieldNorris Elementary48%36%Exceeds Expectations857
#12BCentennial ElementaryBakersfieldRosedale Union Elementary47%42%Meets Expectations541
#13BCesar E Chavez ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City47%35%Exceeds Expectations509
#14BRio Bravo ElementaryBakersfieldRio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary47%35%Exceeds Expectations596
#15BLeo B Hart ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union46%32%Exceeds Expectations675
#16BOlive Drive ElementaryBakersfieldNorris Elementary46%34%Exceeds Expectations763
#17BAmerican ElementaryBakersfieldRosedale Union Elementary45%38%Meets Expectations719
#18BDiscovery ElementaryBakersfieldFruitvale Elementary45%28%Greatly Exceeds Expectations726
#19BIndependence ElementaryBakersfieldRosedale Union Elementary45%42%Doesn't Meet Expectations722
#20BOld River ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union44%29%Exceeds Expectations867
#21BEndeavour ElementaryBakersfieldFruitvale Elementary43%30%Exceeds Expectations713
#22BGeneral Shafter ElementaryBakersfieldGeneral Shafter Elementary43%25%Greatly Exceeds Expectations179
#23B-Rosedale North ElementaryBakersfieldRosedale Union Elementary41%34%Meets Expectations491
#24B-Quailwood ElementaryBakersfieldFruitvale Elementary40%20%Greatly Exceeds Expectations333
#25B-Douglas J Miller ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union39%27%Exceeds Expectations998
#26B-Dr Douglas K Fletcher ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City39%25%Exceeds Expectations770
#27B-Panama ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union39%26%Exceeds Expectations797
#28B-Almondale ElementaryBakersfieldRosedale Union Elementary38%39%Doesn't Meet Expectations634
#29B-Granite Pointe ElementaryBakersfieldGreenfield Union38%17%Greatly Exceeds Expectations906
#30C+Dolores S Whitley Tk 8BakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union38%27%Meets Expectations987
#31C+Christa Mcauliffe ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union36%19%Exceeds Expectations600
#32C+Patriot ElementaryBakersfieldRosedale Union Elementary35%37%Doesn't Meet Expectations906
#33C+Columbia ElementaryBakersfieldFruitvale Elementary34%26%Meets Expectations607
#34C+Sing Lum ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union34%26%Meets Expectations773
#35CBessie E Owens ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City32%14%Greatly Exceeds Expectations889
#36CFairview ElementaryBakersfieldGreenfield Union32%12%Greatly Exceeds Expectations573
#37COrangewood ElementaryBakersfield32%13%Greatly Exceeds Expectations634
#38CBill L Williams ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union31%22%Meets Expectations990
#39CLakesideBakersfieldLakeside Union31%21%Meets Expectations749
#40CShirley Lane ElementaryBakersfieldFairfax Elementary30%14%Exceeds Expectations624
#41C-Horace Mann ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City29%11%Greatly Exceeds Expectations845
#42C-Louise Sandrini ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union29%17%Exceeds Expectations597
#43C-Raffaello Palla ElementaryBakersfieldGreenfield Union29%10%Greatly Exceeds Expectations855
#44C-Franklin ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City28%15%Exceeds Expectations451
#45C-Horizon ElementaryBakersfieldGreenfield Union28%13%Exceeds Expectations762
#46C-Laurelglen ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union28%17%Meets Expectations565
#47C-Roy W Loudon ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union28%17%Exceeds Expectations694
#48C-Valle Verde ElementaryBakersfieldGreenfield Union28%17%Meets Expectations1,041
#49D+Caroline Harris ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City26%17%Meets Expectations573
#50D+Harding ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City25%18%Meets Expectations567
#51D+Henry Eissler ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City25%22%Doesn't Meet Expectations566
#52D+Wingland ElementaryBakersfieldStandard Elementary25%17%Meets Expectations751
#53DHighland ElementaryBakersfieldStandard Elementary23%25%Doesn't Meet Expectations729
#54DVineland ElementaryBakersfieldVineland Elementary23%10%Exceeds Expectations351
#55DBerkshire ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union22%20%Doesn't Meet Expectations926
#56DColonel Howard Nichols ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City22%19%Doesn't Meet Expectations931
#57DFrank West ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City22%10%Exceeds Expectations695
#58DLeo G Pauly ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City22%12%Meets Expectations689
#59DNorth Beardsley ElementaryBakersfieldBeardsley Elementary22%12%Meets Expectations752
#60DProsperity ElementaryBakersfieldGreenfield Union22%12%Meets Expectations633
#61DRoosevelt ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City22%11%Meets Expectations426
#62DDr Juliet Thorner ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City21%23%Doesn't Meet Expectations844
#63DMunsey ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City21%13%Meets Expectations621
#64DPioneer Drive ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City21%12%Meets Expectations646
#65DPlanz ElementaryBakersfieldGreenfield Union21%9%Exceeds Expectations694
#66DZephyr Lane ElementaryBakersfieldFairfax Elementary21%17%Meets Expectations757
#67DDonald E SuburuBakersfieldLakeside Union20%21%Doesn't Meet Expectations821
#68DVoorhies ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City20%14%Meets Expectations1,032
#69D-Hort ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City20%14%Meets Expectations641
#70D-San Lauren ElementaryBakersfieldBeardsley Elementary20%16%Doesn't Meet Expectations368
#71D-Charles H Castle ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union19%16%Doesn't Meet Expectations839
#72D-Evergreen ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City19%9%Meets Expectations670
#73D-Stine ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union19%13%Meets Expectations607
#74D-Virginia Avenue ElementaryBakersfieldFairfax Elementary19%13%Meets Expectations685
#75D-Ramon Garza ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City18%11%Meets Expectations745
#76D-Standard ElementaryBakersfieldStandard Elementary17%14%Doesn't Meet Expectations575
#77D-Wayne Van Horn ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union17%14%Doesn't Meet Expectations604
#78D-Wayside ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City17%10%Meets Expectations683
#79D-Jefferson ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City16%10%Meets Expectations533
#80FAmy B Seibert ElementaryBakersfieldPanama-Buena Vista Union15%12%Doesn't Meet Expectations641
#81FFremont ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City15%10%Meets Expectations742
#82FWilliam Penn ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City15%13%Doesn't Meet Expectations284
#83FCasa Loma ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City13%10%Doesn't Meet Expectations435
#84FCollege Heights ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City12%10%Doesn't Meet Expectations776
#85FMckinley ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City12%8%Meets Expectations666
#86FMt Vernon ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City12%12%Doesn't Meet Expectations678
#87FMyra A Noble ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City12%12%Doesn't Meet Expectations792
#88FWilliams ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City12%10%Doesn't Meet Expectations523
#89FBeardsley ElementaryBakersfieldBeardsley Elementary11%14%Doesn't Meet Expectations421
#90FDr Martin Luther King JR ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City10%9%Doesn't Meet Expectations703
#91FLongfellow ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City10%11%Doesn't Meet Expectations746
#92FStella I Hills ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield City9%11%Doesn't Meet Expectations665

How Bakersfield, CA's elementary schools compare

A: 4B: 25C: 19D: 31F: 13

32% of the 92 ranked elementary schools in Bakersfield, CA earn an A or B (4 A grades, 25 B, 19 C, 31 D, 13 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 68 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (74% here, 70% nationally), and 36 exceed it. On average 30% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 21% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: W A Kendrick Elementary (55% against 14%, A-), Highgate Elementary (67% against 44%, A), Granite Pointe Elementary (38% against 17%, B-), Quailwood Elementary (40% against 20%, B-), Fairview Elementary (32% against 12%, C).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 23): Panama-Buena Vista Union (6), Rosedale Union Elementary (5), Norris Elementary (4), Bakersfield City (2).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Valle Verde Elementary (1,041 students, C-, #48), Voorhies Elementary (1,032 students, D, #68), Douglas J Miller Elementary (998 students, B-, #25).

Elementary schools in Bakersfield, CA that are not ranked

2 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (2)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Bakersfield, CA, as grouped on its schools page; the California ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Bakersfield, CA

What is the best elementary school in Bakersfield, CA?

Highgate Elementary in Bakersfield ranks first among the 92 ranked elementary schools in Bakersfield, CA with a SchoolGrade of A, 67% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 44%.

How are elementary schools in Bakersfield, CA ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Bakersfield, CA have?

SchoolGrade grades 94 public elementary schools in Bakersfield, CA; 92 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.