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Henry Eissler Elementary

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Henry Eissler Elementary ranks 4228 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Henry Eissler Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 529 students in the Bakersfield City School District, which faces significant challenges as it ranks in the bottom 12% of all districts in California.

Academically, the school finds itself in a middle position compared to its neighbors. Its test scores in English, math, and science are consistently higher than the district average but remain below the state average. For example, it outperforms schools like College Heights Elementary but trails behind higher-performing schools such as Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary. Notably, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade. A key positive finding is a dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 46.6% to 17.6% in recent years, which is now better than both the district and state averages.

The school serves a high-need population, with over 85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, though this rate is lower than several nearby schools. Interestingly, Henry Eissler has the highest per-student spending among the compared schools, yet its academic results are middling, suggesting resources may be allocated differently. Performance varies greatly by grade and student subgroup, with English Language Learner students showing relatively strong performance while other groups experience gaps. The school's story is one of managing typical urban educational challenges within a struggling district, showing areas of effective intervention alongside opportunities for academic improvement.

529

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,211

Per pupil spending ?

85.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2901 Eissler St.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-1851

(661) 631-5250

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Henry Eissler Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chipman Junior High
High:	Highland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.2%

White:

11.3%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bakersfield City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg21%

California avg41%

4,228^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	26.9	4228 of 5857	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4345 of 5869	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3682 of 5859	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	4079 of 5883	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	2865 of 5789	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	2479 of 5662	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.5	2467 of 5692	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.3	3257 of 5614	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.1	3457 of 5611	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.2	3058 of 5530	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.5	2523 of 5390	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.6	3046 of 5377	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.9	2453 of 5314	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.7	2719 of 5193	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.4	3424 of 5113	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	3173 of 5113	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.5	3025 of 4818	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.0	2948 of 4822	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.3	2985 of 4809	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	1854 of 2227	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	961 of 2585	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	984 of 2128	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.4	1653 of 3162	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	2115 of 3245	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	4281 of 5597	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3887 of 5612	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3580 of 5609	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4106 of 5635	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2848 of 5492	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	2685 of 5413	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3512 of 5107	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3509 of 5107	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	2884 of 5087	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3328 of 5084	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	1860 of 4963	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	1614 of 4830	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	3817 of 5460	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3870 of 5517	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	3262 of 5363	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3663 of 5264	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.1	1771 of 5173	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	1450 of 5084	71.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3770 of 5628	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4420 of 5643	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3515 of 5638	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3755 of 5663	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	2679 of 5510	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	2170 of 5431	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1613 of 2847	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	2170 of 2635	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1221 of 2420	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	35.3	1851 of 2661	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	2214 of 2834	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1986 of 2737	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

White (2023)30th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science18%-15 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
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
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
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 Thorner St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5490	813	36	22.5	78.1%	91 (11.2%)	50 (6.2%)	627 (77.1%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	16.9	5113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		22.5	4635^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.0%	478	21.5	21.5	18.9	22.8	33.1	25.5	25.3	17.0	15.3	20.6	4.6	14.7	92.9	97.3		98.2	93.8	98.2	$19,166	$2,543	$16,623
Hort Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 Park Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5330	590	30	19.8	89.3%	52 (8.8%)	17 (2.9%)	511 (86.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16.8	5118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%		16.1	5203^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	85	14.6	14.6	25.4	26.5	25.0		25.7	28.8	20.6	8.0		18.4	96.1			97.4	97.4		$19,901	$2,636	$17,265
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
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
Pioneer Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	4404 Pioneer Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5450	562	28	19.7	96.3%	16 (2.8%)	18 (3.2%)	524 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.5	4870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.4	4537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	333	16.7	16.7	29.2	25.7	39.5	20.3	28.9	23.1	18.2	19.0	11.6	17.9	92.6	94.4	98.2	96.3	92.6		$22,756	$3,245	$19,511
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
Voorhies Elementary	Public	K-6	6001 Pioneer Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5800	915	45	20.1	87.2%	30 (3.3%)	16 (1.7%)	864 (94.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	17.5	5054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		20.6	4800^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	254	14.6	14.6	22.4	29.5	30.6		27.6	26.9	19.0	8.1		18.0	93.7	97.2		94.4	96.5	95.8	$18,874	$2,633	$16,241

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Eissler Elementary

What district is Henry Eissler Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

Is Henry Eissler Elementary a good school?

Henry Eissler Elementary ranks 4228^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Henry Eissler Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Henry Eissler Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Henry Eissler Elementary attend?

Students who attend Henry Eissler Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chipman Junior High
High : Highland High

What is the racial makeup of Henry Eissler Elementary?

Students at Henry Eissler Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

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