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Stella I. Hills Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5782^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Stella I. Hills Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 670 students in the Bakersfield City School District, which ranks among the lowest-performing districts in California, and it faces significant academic and attendance challenges common to schools with very high rates of student poverty.

The school consistently ranks in the bottom 1% of all elementary schools in the state, with only about 13% of students proficient in English and 8% proficient in math, which are the lowest rates among nearly all nearby schools. It also struggles with chronic student absenteeism, at 28%, though this is a major improvement from recent years. Interestingly, Stella I. Hills Elementary receives more funding per student than most comparison schools, including Jefferson Elementary and Franklin Elementary, yet has weaker academic outcomes.

A striking comparison is with Downtown Elementary, located in the same district, which has much higher test scores and near-perfect attendance, showing that different results are possible in the same area. While Stella I. Hills has shown real progress in improving attendance, it highlights a district-wide trend where schools like Longfellow Elementary and Rafer Johnson also face substantial hurdles, suggesting both school-specific and broader community factors are at play in student success.

670

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,030

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3800 Jewett Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93301-1316

(661) 631-5320

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Stella I. Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Emerson Middle
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.4%

African American:

23.7%

White:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,782^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	6.9	5782 of 5857	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	5787 of 5869	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	5728 of 5859	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	5669 of 5883	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	5565 of 5789	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	5547 of 5662	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	5508 of 5692	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	5550 of 5614	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	5462 of 5611	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.9	5304 of 5530	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	5158 of 5390	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.1	5123 of 5377	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	5074 of 5314	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.1	5110 of 5193	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.3	5081 of 5113	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.8	4880 of 5113	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.5	4255 of 4818	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.6	3995 of 4822	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.2	4785 of 4809	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	500 of 569	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	503 of 593	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	589 of 661	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	637 of 663	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	590 of 747	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	584 of 700	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	31.4	1717 of 2585	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1938 of 2128	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	2346 of 3162	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	3243 of 3245	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	2176 of 3311	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	2927 of 3275	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	5464 of 5597	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	5473 of 5612	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	5333 of 5609	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	5395 of 5635	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	5213 of 5492	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	5304 of 5413	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	5031 of 5107	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	5037 of 5107	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	4934 of 5087	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4525 of 5084	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	4724 of 4963	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	4714 of 4830	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	5377 of 5460	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	5429 of 5517	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	5209 of 5363	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	4987 of 5264	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	4896 of 5173	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	4981 of 5084	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	5590 of 5628	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	5608 of 5643	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	5594 of 5638	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	5500 of 5663	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	5377 of 5510	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	5340 of 5431	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	2530 of 2847	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	2201 of 2635	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	4.6	2592 of 2661	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)34th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+10 vs school

White (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy13%-36 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 vs state

Science7%-26 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
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
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
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
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
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Truxtun Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5270	475	23	20.3	88.0%	60 (12.6%)	67 (14.1%)	332 (69.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	33.1	3719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%		43.7	2949^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.8%	770	19.2		19.2	34.0	42.6	38.9	52.2			42.4	35.2	27.0	13.9	20.6			23.4	97.3						$20,186	$2,401	$17,785
Standard Elementary	Public	K-5	115 East Minner Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2120	627	30	20.8	94.7%	216 (34.4%)	40 (6.4%)	355 (56.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	15.9	5192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		15.4	5271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	10.2%	79	9.4		9.4	36.9	14.4	18.4				23.7	30.1	12.2	8.3				17.3	92.4	95.8	96.6	94.1	96.6	95.8	$19,848	$1,974	$17,874
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
Beardsley Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Roberts Ln.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-1417	432	22	20.0	98.1%	115 (26.6%)	27 (6.3%)	272 (63.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	9.2	5679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		8.5	5747^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	68	6.5		6.5	21.5	15.5	23.8	17.2			19.6	9.2	15.5	4.8	3.1			8.0	86.1	88.9	93.1	93.1	90.3	97.2	$17,404	$1,895	$15,509
Rafer Johnson	Public	K-8	1001 Tenth St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5445	32	6	5.5	90.6%	1 (3.1%)	13 (40.6%)	17 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)										3.9							4.2							$128,027	$11,792	$116,235
William Penn Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 San Emidio St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5440	235	14	16.7	92.3%	23 (9.8%)	29 (12.3%)	182 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.2	5402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		20.1	4859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.2%	543	10.3		10.3	17.5	36.8	23.1				25.6	9.8	15.8	2.6				9.3							$24,486	$2,942	$21,544

Frequently Asked Questions about Stella I. Hills Elementary

Is Stella I. Hills Elementary a good school?

Stella I. Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Stella I. Hills Elementary?

Students at Stella I. Hills Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 24% African American, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Stella I. Hills Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

How many students attend Stella I. Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Stella I. Hills Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Stella I. Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stella I. Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Emerson Middle
High : North High

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