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Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5113^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 813 students in the Bakersfield City School District, which ranks in the bottom 12% of all districts in California.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English and Math well below state averages and a statewide ranking that has fallen from the 55th to the 13th percentile over the past decade. It has the highest student-teacher ratio (22.5:1) among comparable local schools and spends less per student than nearby schools like Pioneer Drive Elementary and Cesar E. Chavez Elementary. However, the school shows a relative strength in Science, outperforming the district average, and has made excellent progress reducing chronic absenteeism since the pandemic, now performing better than the district and state in this area.

Notably, other schools in the same district with similar student demographics achieve better results, such as Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary, suggesting improvement is possible within the same context. Key areas of concern include a severe drop in 6th-grade math proficiency, where only 4.55% of students met standards, and the need for targeted support for specific student subgroups. The school's success in improving attendance provides a positive foundation for focusing on academic recovery.

813

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,136

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5501 Thorner St.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-7300

(661) 631-5490

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chipman Junior High
High:	Highland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

White:

11.2%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,113^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	16.9	5113 of 5857	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4635 of 5869	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	4091 of 5859	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3828 of 5883	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2965 of 5789	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	2633 of 5662	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.5	2577 of 5692	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.6	2862 of 5614	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.6	2986 of 5611	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.3	2489 of 5530	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	2089 of 5390	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.7	1595 of 5377	70.3%	★★★★☆
2010	56.5	2188 of 5314	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.5	2050 of 5193	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.3	2149 of 5113	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.2	1916 of 5113	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.6	1840 of 4818	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.2	2089 of 4822	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.0	1962 of 4809	59.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	484 of 661	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	569 of 663	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.2	240 of 747	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	199 of 700	71.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	60.6	569 of 2128	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	5002 of 5597	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	4645 of 5612	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	4009 of 5609	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3365 of 5635	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	2843 of 5492	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	2726 of 5413	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4309 of 5107	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	3912 of 5107	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	2946 of 5087	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	2715 of 5084	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	2232 of 4963	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	1585 of 4830	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4696 of 5460	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	4199 of 5517	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3940 of 5363	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3623 of 5264	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2560 of 5173	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	2190 of 5084	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4811 of 5628	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4243 of 5643	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3820 of 5638	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4085 of 5663	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	2888 of 5510	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	2442 of 5431	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	1115 of 2847	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	1629 of 2635	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	2525 of 2598	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2293 of 2651	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	2401 of 2661	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	2378 of 2726	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	2020 of 2834	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	1698 of 2737	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2018)73rd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+48 vs school

African American (2023)27th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 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 (2025)
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
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	$24,136	$20,034	$4,102
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					$27,768	$22,872	$4,896
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Highland Knolls Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5960	705	36	19.5	67.9%	105 (14.9%)	15 (2.1%)	536 (76.0%)	34 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	48.2	2683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%		52.4	2431^st of 5869 public elementary schools	58.6%	252	36.7	36.7	52.6	32.8	57.5		47.2	43.9	27.3	31.7		34.0	94.8			98.3	95.7		$26,054	$21,502	$4,552
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		$27,388	$22,746	$4,642
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	$21,979	$17,664	$4,315
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	4201 Mesa Marin Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5870	621	32	19.4	65.7%	103 (16.6%)	7 (1.1%)	469 (75.5%)	32 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	63.8	1891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		73.7	1422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	469	42.0	42.0	50.0	59.3	53.1	59.0	55.4	51.6	44.4	29.6	46.2	43.4							$30,033	$25,158	$4,875
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			$27,180	$22,652	$4,528
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	$26,909	$22,974	$3,935
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		$31,771	$26,608	$5,163
Orangewood Elementary	Public	K-4	9600 Eucalyptus Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Edison Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-8440	617	28	22.0	86.7%	36 (5.8%)	14 (2.3%)	545 (88.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	30	3959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.4%		36.5	3404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	555			27.3	38.5			32.2	38.0	26.0			32.6	96.6			97.3		97.3	$26,293	$25,618	$675

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

What district is Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

What schools do graduates of Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chipman Junior High
High : Highland High

Is Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary a good school?

Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 813 students attended Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary?

Students at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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