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Best Elementary Schools in Bakersfield, CA (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Bakersfield, CA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Bakersfield, CA rankings: Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Bakersfield, CA elementary schools ranked
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.
- F Greenfield Community, Bakersfield
- F Rafer Johnson, Bakersfield
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.