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College Heights Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5672^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

College Heights Elementary is a large public elementary school serving 761 students in grades K-6 within the Bakersfield City School District, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 3% of all California schools.

Academically, the school's test scores are well below both district and state averages, with fewer than 18% of students proficient in English and fewer than 10% proficient in Math or Science. While chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from over 50% to about 25%, this rate is still higher than at many nearby schools like Horace Mann Elementary (13.6%) and Harding Elementary (9.1%). The school's performance stands in contrast to several other schools in the same district that serve a similarly high-poverty student population but achieve better results, such as Horace Mann Elementary and Henry Eissler Elementary.

Notably, the school shows relative strengths in supporting its Special Education students, ranking significantly higher for that subgroup. The school's academic ranking has declined over the past decade, and it is located near several other low-performing schools, including Longfellow Elementary and Myra A. Noble Elementary. This suggests that while improving attendance is a positive step, the school may need to look at the instructional strategies used by higher-performing neighboring schools with similar demographics to address its core academic challenges.

761

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,609

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2551 Sunny Ln.
Bakersfield, CA 93305-2842

(661) 631-5220

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend College Heights Elementary usually attend:

High:

East Bakersfield High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.9%

African American:

9.1%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 31 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,672^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Bakersfield City

1357^th of 1,543Bakersfield City among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	5672 of 5857	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	5688 of 5869	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	5578 of 5859	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	5626 of 5883	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	5393 of 5789	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	5208 of 5662	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	4774 of 5692	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	5225 of 5614	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	5377 of 5611	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.9	5210 of 5530	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	5094 of 5390	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.4	4980 of 5377	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.5	4879 of 5314	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	4800 of 5193	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.6	4981 of 5113	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	4925 of 5113	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.7	4594 of 4818	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	4739 of 4822	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.6	4732 of 4809	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.0	562 of 593	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	1908 of 2227	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	2438 of 2585	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1996 of 2128	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.2	2779 of 3162	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	2717 of 3245	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	3088 of 3311	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	2798 of 3275	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	2414 of 3246	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	5392 of 5597	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	5459 of 5612	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	5365 of 5609	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	5435 of 5635	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	5337 of 5492	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	5179 of 5413	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	4869 of 5107	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	4837 of 5107	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	4761 of 5087	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	4829 of 5084	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4522 of 4963	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	4284 of 4830	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	5240 of 5460	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	5294 of 5517	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5066 of 5363	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	4955 of 5264	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4701 of 5173	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4594 of 5084	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5458 of 5628	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	5429 of 5643	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	5307 of 5638	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	5372 of 5663	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	4808 of 5510	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4687 of 5431	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	2088 of 2847	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1891 of 2635	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1503 of 2420	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2024)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

Science8%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
College Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	2551 Sunny Ln.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5220	761	36	20.9	94.7%	25 (3.3%)	69 (9.1%)	654 (85.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9.2	5672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%		10	5688^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.1%	16	8.3	8.3	10.3	17.1	19.1	23.3	17.8	12.1	11.5	6.3	9.8	9.8	86.5	91.4	94.2	91.4	86.5	91.4	$19,609	$2,706	$16,903
Myra A. Noble Elementary	Public	K-5	1015 Noble Ave.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5410	813	40	20.3	90.9%	45 (5.5%)	44 (5.4%)	707 (87.0%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	8.1	5733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%		11.1	5611^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	122	11.9	11.9	14.7	14.3	15.7		14.9	10.9	7.7	6.6		8.3	94.7			97.4	97.4		$19,192	$2,613	$16,579
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	816 Lincoln St.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5340	510	25	20.4	97.3%	31 (6.1%)	20 (3.9%)	457 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14.6	5305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		12.2	5541^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.6%	236	10.8	10.8	27.8	21.2	19.2	17.3	21.3	34.7	22.4	5.5	5.2	16.8	91.4		96.3	96.3	92.6		$20,801	$2,730	$18,071
Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary	Public	K-6	3401 Renegade Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5400	960	41	23.4	84.2%	94 (9.8%)	38 (4.0%)	806 (84.0%)	12 (1.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	24.4	4461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		30	3923^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.2%	538	12.7	12.7	36.0	47.0	31.3	22.0	33.1	31.5	32.2	10.5	15.0	21.3	92.4	95.5	98.5	96.2	93.9	96.2	$18,473	$2,514	$15,959
Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	3201 Pico Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5300	542	26	20.8	81.2%	71 (13.1%)	20 (3.7%)	436 (80.4%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	25	4406^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		26.9	4219^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.1%	187	18.3	18.3	35.9	41.7	29.8	31.0	33.9	30.4	26.7	13.5	17.1	21.5	94.6			96.7			$19,503	$2,385	$17,118
Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Williams St.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5840	452	22	20.5	98.9%	8 (1.8%)	32 (7.1%)	411 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10	5636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%		7.9	5781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	1.5%	145	6.5	6.5	17.7	16.2	15.0	27.9	19.4	11.1	8.7	3.2	14.5	9.5	95.2		96.8		95.2		$19,529	$2,785	$16,744
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-6	2710 Niles St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5360	870	41	21.2	95.4%	29 (3.3%)	47 (5.4%)	789 (90.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28.5	4093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		22	4675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.3%	582	29.4	29.4	19.0	34.3	45.7	33.3	32.9	19.8	31.3	26.5	16.7	23.3	97.1				97.1		$20,390	$2,959	$17,431
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Stockton St.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5350	780	40	19.6	95.8%	51 (6.5%)	68 (8.7%)	643 (82.4%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	7.8	5744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.9%		11.8	5568^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.1%	176	6.8	6.8	15.0	17.9	8.8	19.1	15.3	12.1	10.7	1.0	8.3	8.0							$19,357	$2,684	$16,673
Henry Eissler Elementary	Public	K-6	2901 Eissler St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5250	529	29	17.9	85.3%	60 (11.3%)	18 (3.4%)	424 (80.2%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	26.9	4228^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%		25.2	4345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.0%	117	18.1	18.1	38.1	28.2	31.3	45.7	35.9	34.5	18.1	11.8	22.0	21.7	94.1	94.1					$21,211	$3,581	$17,630
Ramon Garza Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 Center St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5290	658	32	20.3	95.9%	17 (2.6%)	18 (2.7%)	615 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	16	5188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		16.1	5210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	22	11.7	11.7	26.7	26.1	23.7		25.4	26.2	18.0	11.7		18.3	90.8	92.3	95.4	94.6	90.8	94.6	$19,411	$2,737	$16,674

Frequently Asked Questions about College Heights Elementary

What schools do graduates of College Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend College Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : East Bakersfield High

What is the racial makeup of College Heights Elementary?

Students at College Heights Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% White.

What district is College Heights Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

How many students attend College Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended College Heights Elementary.

Is College Heights Elementary a good school?

College Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of California elementary schools.

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