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Wayside Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wayside Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 652 students in the Bakersfield City School District, which ranks in the bottom 12% of districts statewide, and the school itself has consistently received a low 1-star rating.

While the school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science below state averages, it shows important signs of progress. Most notably, the school has dramatically improved its chronic absenteeism rate, cutting it from over 53% to 17.3% in just three years, which is now better than both the district and state averages. Interestingly, its 6th graders perform notably stronger in math and English than students in lower grades, representing a key strength. However, a pronounced performance gap exists, with male students consistently outperforming female students at the school.

When compared to nearby schools, Wayside's story is mixed. Its math scores are slightly above the Bakersfield City district average, but it lags behind schools like Leo G. Pauly Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary in core subjects. Schools in neighboring districts, such as Planz Elementary in the Greenfield Union district, often achieve better results with similar student demographics, suggesting district-level support plays a major role. Within its own district, Wayside performs comparably to or better than some peers like Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Elementary.

652

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,173

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Ming Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-3914

(661) 631-5820

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Wayside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Sequoia Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.9%

African American:

4.6%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 12th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,128^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	16.7	5128 of 5857	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5190 of 5869	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	5176 of 5859	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	5566 of 5883	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	5122 of 5789	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4846 of 5662	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	4301 of 5692	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	4757 of 5614	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	4923 of 5611	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	4325 of 5530	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	3727 of 5390	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.4	3950 of 5377	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.3	3821 of 5314	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	3955 of 5193	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.7	4152 of 5113	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.6	4530 of 5113	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.1	3649 of 4818	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.1	4034 of 4822	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.0	3489 of 4809	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	506 of 663	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	661 of 700	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.3	1959 of 2227	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.1	2485 of 3162	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	1877 of 3245	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	2940 of 3311	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1842 of 3275	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	1615 of 3246	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	5145 of 5597	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	5081 of 5612	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4937 of 5609	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5304 of 5635	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	5052 of 5492	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4635 of 5413	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	4253 of 5107	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4171 of 5107	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4071 of 5087	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4611 of 5084	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	3909 of 4963	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3658 of 4830	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	4544 of 5460	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4678 of 5517	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4502 of 5363	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	4859 of 5264	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4280 of 5173	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3949 of 5084	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	4644 of 5628	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4808 of 5643	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4902 of 5638	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5328 of 5663	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	4668 of 5510	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4692 of 5431	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	2294 of 2847	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)24th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science12%-21 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
Wayside Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Ming Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5820	652	32	20.1	94.9%	26 (4.0%)	30 (4.6%)	586 (89.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	16.7	5128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		16.3	5190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.6%	62	12.0	12.0	21.2	19.8	18.9	34.6	24.1	11.5	10.3	7.8	30.6	15.8	97.5			98.4	98.4	98.4	$20,173	$2,662	$17,511
Frank West Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Benton St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5830	650	35	18.3	94.8%	35 (5.4%)	58 (8.9%)	553 (85.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	4965^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.2%		23.7	4496^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	469	20.2	20.2	27.8	27.1	29.7		28.3	25.0	17.4	8.9		16.6	89.7	93.1	97.4	97.4	89.7	97.4	$20,651	$2,642	$18,009
Casa Loma Elementary	Public	K-6	525 East Casa Loma Dr.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5200	424	23	18.2	92.7%	10 (2.4%)	16 (3.8%)	396 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.5	5539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.8	5492^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.4%	47	8.8	8.8	10.2	17.4	16.4	18.8	15.9	24.5	10.6	7.3	20.3	15.8	94.1	94.1	96.4	94.1	94.1	94.1	$24,709	$2,819	$21,890
Leo G. Pauly Elementary	Public	K-6	313 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5430	694	34	20.2	93.9%	36 (5.2%)	57 (8.2%)	578 (83.3%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	22.3	4645^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		22.5	4632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.1%	13	14.1	14.1	28.9	27.4	44.7	28.7	32.2	23.3	16.5	28.2	11.0	19.2	93.4				95.6	96.7	$19,587	$2,600	$16,987
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 Rose Marie Dr.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5930	660	35	18.8	96.8%	37 (5.6%)	54 (8.2%)	563 (85.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17.4	5066^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		16.8	5140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.4%	74	13.6	13.6	30.4	35.6	29.8		31.7	14.3	14.3	6.7		11.7	94.2	98.3		96.7	94.2	96.7	$20,673	$2,589	$18,084
Planz Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6080	610	27	22.2	96.7%	37 (6.1%)	62 (10.2%)	491 (80.5%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	19.4	4882^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		14.5	5352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.8%	470	15.2	15.2	30.3	31.9	28.4		30.2	22.0	21.7	12.1		18.6	95.3	97.6	98.4	98.4	95.3	98.4	$18,136	$2,051	$16,085
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Citadel St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5229	709	33	21.5	90.1%	28 (3.9%)	88 (12.4%)	586 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	7.3	5768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%		8.3	5758^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	10	8.6	8.6	13.9	12.7	20.0	18.4	15.8	8.7	2.7	5.7	8.0	6.2							$20,257	$2,640	$17,617
Amy B. Seibert Elementary	Public	K-6	2800 Agate St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-4141	628	27	23.1	90.9%	44 (7.0%)	71 (11.3%)	483 (76.9%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	12.2	5484^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		14.9	5317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	167	10.0	10.0	17.5	19.1	26.7	23.0	21.7	13.6	18.8	13.2	7.8	13.3	92.2	97.1	97.1	98.0	96.1	96.1	$20,081	$2,205	$17,876
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	601 Fourth St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5370	628	30	20.7	97.6%	30 (4.8%)	93 (14.8%)	492 (78.3%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8.6	5704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.6%		9.7	5696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	8	9.1	9.1	15.8	17.2	19.3	17.7	17.4	15.2	9.5	2.3	11.8	9.3	94.4			97.6	95.2	98.4	$24,432	$3,096	$21,336
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	2324 Verde St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5460	392	19	20.1	95.4%	26 (6.6%)	24 (6.1%)	324 (82.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	20.5	4788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%		21	4771^st of 5869 public elementary schools	18.7%	17	15.0	15.0	33.9	33.3	29.0		31.8	21.2	17.9	16.5		18.4	93.3	96.7			94.4		$20,325	$2,322	$18,003

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayside Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Wayside Elementary?

Students at Wayside Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% White.

How many students attend Wayside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Wayside Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wayside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wayside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sequoia Junior High

What district is Wayside Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

Is Wayside Elementary a good school?

Wayside Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.4% of California elementary schools.

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