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Beardsley Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5679^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Beardsley Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 432 students in Bakersfield, California, operating within the Beardsley Elementary district, which serves a high-needs community.

The school faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 3% of all California elementary schools. Proficiency rates in English (19.6%) and math (8.03%) are the lowest among nearby schools, including North Beardsley Elementary and San Lauren Elementary. Chronic student absenteeism, while improved from previous years, remains high at 30%, which is well above the state average and impacts learning. The school spends $17,404 per student, which is more than some higher-performing schools like Discovery Elementary.

Despite these struggles, Beardsley shows a notable strength in its support for Special Education students, performing better in this area than it does overall. A striking comparison is with Downtown Elementary, located just a few miles away in the Bakersfield City district, which has much higher test scores and far lower absenteeism, demonstrating that outcomes can vary greatly even within the same city. This suggests factors like instructional approach and school culture play a critical role alongside community challenges.

432

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,549

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Roberts Ln.
Bakersfield, CA 93308-4503

(661) 392-1417

District: Beardsley Elementary

Students who attend Beardsley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Beardsley Junior High
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.0%

White:

26.6%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg19%

California avg41%

5,679^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Beardsley Elementary

1463^rd of 1,543Beardsley Elementary 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	9.2	5679 of 5857	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	5747 of 5869	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	5641 of 5859	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	5619 of 5883	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1413 of 1417	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	5611 of 5789	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	5565 of 5662	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	5548 of 5692	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	5304 of 5614	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	5485 of 5611	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	5200 of 5530	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	4713 of 5390	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	5230 of 5377	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.5	5226 of 5314	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	4954 of 5193	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	4782 of 5113	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	4481 of 5113	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	3954 of 4818	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.2	3750 of 4822	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.9	3493 of 4809	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	5504 of 5597	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	5548 of 5612	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	5474 of 5609	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	5466 of 5635	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1261 of 1267	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	5393 of 5492	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	5342 of 5413	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	4954 of 5107	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	5056 of 5107	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	5000 of 5087	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	4892 of 5084	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	4812 of 4963	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	4761 of 4830	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	5265 of 5460	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	5356 of 5517	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	5105 of 5363	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	4935 of 5264	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1102 of 1110	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	4974 of 5173	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	5036 of 5084	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	5313 of 5628	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	5445 of 5643	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	5309 of 5638	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5357 of 5663	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1269 of 1272	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	5243 of 5510	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	5338 of 5431	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1826 of 2847	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	2564 of 2598	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	2627 of 2651	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	2600 of 2661	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	2704 of 2726	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	2811 of 2834	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	2722 of 2737	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 vs state

Science6%-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 (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 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
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	$22,549	$20,044	$2,505
North Beardsley Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Sanford Dr.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-0878	757	33	22.9	98.5%	220 (29.1%)	46 (6.1%)	457 (60.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	21.1	4730^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%		19.2	4926^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.1%	196	14.3		14.3	28.0	30.0	33.3	29.1			30.1	23.4	24.4	15.1	21.1			20.9	96.4	97.3			97.3		$19,622	$17,258	$2,364
San Lauren Elementary	Public	K-6	5210 Victor St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 393-5511	417	19	21.9	95.4%	95 (22.8%)	23 (5.5%)	271 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	16.8	5123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%		15	5305^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.6%	182	20.9		20.9	10.3	25.9	40.0	13.7			23.3	15.3	20.4	14.9	7.8			14.7							$21,906	$19,896	$2,010
Wingland Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Douglas St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2125	783	38	20.5	93.5%	335 (42.8%)	30 (3.8%)	377 (48.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	23.8	4524^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		13.7	5421^st of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	897	22.9		22.9	33.3	18.4	36.4				29.5	28.6	13.5	24.4				22.3	93.1	97.9	95.8	95.8	95.1	97.9	$24,312	$23,092	$1,220
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	$26,195	$24,424	$1,771
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	$29,910	$24,754	$5,156
Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Barnett St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2115	778	36	21.5	83.3%	364 (46.8%)	25 (3.2%)	356 (45.8%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.1%)	19.7	4854^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		21.8	4697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	157	23.9		23.9	21.2	35.2	30.2				28.6	16.8	20.8	10.9				16.2	90.8	96.9	98.5	96.2	96.2	94.6	$24,645	$23,498	$1,147
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						$27,573	$23,132	$4,441
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							$23,964	$19,926	$4,038
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							$25,274	$20,820	$4,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Beardsley Elementary

Is Beardsley Elementary a good school?

Beardsley Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.0% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Beardsley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Beardsley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beardsley Junior High
High : North High

What is the racial makeup of Beardsley Elementary?

Students at Beardsley Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 27% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Beardsley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Beardsley Elementary.

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