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Myra A. Noble Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Myra A. Noble Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 813 students in the Bakersfield City School District, which is a low-performing district, and the school itself ranks among the lowest in California for academic achievement.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with only about 15% of students proficient in English and 8% in math, placing it in the bottom 2% of elementary schools statewide; this performance is similar to other high-poverty neighborhood schools like Stella I. Hills Elementary, College Heights Elementary, and Longfellow Elementary. However, there is a striking contrast with Downtown Elementary, located just a few miles away, which ranks in the top quarter of schools with much higher proficiency rates, showing that outcomes can vary widely even within the same district and with similar funding.

Despite the overall struggles, the school has made notable progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism from very high pandemic levels and shows relative strength in supporting its special education students. The analysis suggests that factors beyond just district funding, such as school leadership and teaching quality, are critical in explaining the wide performance gaps between nearby schools.

813

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,192

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1015 Noble Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93305-1933

(661) 631-5410

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Myra A. Noble Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	East Bakersfield High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.0%

White:

5.5%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,733^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	8.1	5733 of 5857	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	5611 of 5869	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5446 of 5859	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	5673 of 5883	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	5481 of 5789	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	5020 of 5662	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	4883 of 5692	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	5019 of 5614	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	5054 of 5611	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	4935 of 5530	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.3	5058 of 5390	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.5	4766 of 5377	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.8	4973 of 5314	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.5	4645 of 5193	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.9	4726 of 5113	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.5	4540 of 5113	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	4362 of 4818	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.0	4178 of 4822	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.6	4371 of 4809	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.5	1515 of 2227	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1822 of 2585	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1735 of 2128	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	2394 of 3162	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	2358 of 3245	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	3194 of 3311	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	2745 of 3275	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	2515 of 3246	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	5489 of 5597	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	5255 of 5612	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	5231 of 5609	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	5405 of 5635	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	5311 of 5492	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	4881 of 5413	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	4934 of 5107	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	4762 of 5107	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4657 of 5087	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	4931 of 5084	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	4648 of 4963	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4174 of 4830	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	12.8	326 of 335	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	5319 of 5460	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	5234 of 5517	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5005 of 5363	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	5093 of 5264	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4790 of 5173	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4332 of 5084	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	5500 of 5628	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	5452 of 5643	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5228 of 5638	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	5489 of 5663	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5046 of 5510	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	4725 of 5431	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	2067 of 2847	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1978 of 2635	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1821 of 2420	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.1	2526 of 2651	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	2652 of 2661	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	2715 of 2726	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	2720 of 2834	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile+20 vs school

White (2024)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Stella I. Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	3800 Jewett Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5320	670	35	19.2	98.1%	54 (8.1%)	159 (23.7%)	425 (63.4%)	10 (1.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	6.9	5782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%		7.7	5787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	5	7.1		7.1	12.8	12.2	11.2	17.6			13.2	13.3	7.5	2.0	7.9			7.6	92.6	98.4		97.5	93.4	97.5	$22,030	$2,644	$19,386
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
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
Downtown Elementary	Public	K-8	2021 M St.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5920	317	15	21.6	31.2%	108 (34.1%)	9 (2.8%)	179 (56.5%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	76	1333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%		77	1287^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.1%	46	46.7	48.3	47.5	65.7	63.6	50.0	88.9	78.8	65.5	69.4	51.4	48.5	36.7	80.6	45.5	41.4	51.5							$18,332	$2,170	$16,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Myra A. Noble Elementary

What district is Myra A. Noble Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

Is Myra A. Noble Elementary a good school?

Myra A. Noble Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Myra A. Noble Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 813 students attended Myra A. Noble Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Myra A. Noble Elementary attend?

Students who attend Myra A. Noble Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle
High : East Bakersfield High

What is the racial makeup of Myra A. Noble Elementary?

Students at Myra A. Noble Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% African American.

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