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Stine Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Stine Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 615 students in Bakersfield, California, within the Panama-Buena Vista Union district, operating in a high-need environment where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with performance well below state and district averages; only about 29% of students are proficient in English, 13% in math, and 15% in science. Its statewide ranking places it in the bottom 12% of elementary schools. While chronic absenteeism is a concern at 25%, this rate represents a major improvement from recent years and is actually lower than some nearby schools like Wayne Van Horn Elementary. Interestingly, Stine's science scores are a relative strength, outperforming several neighboring schools with similar student demographics, such as Charles H. Castle Elementary and Planz Elementary.

The school's performance has been volatile, showing improvement a few years ago but declining recently. A critical area for improvement is upper-grade math, where proficiency, particularly in 5th grade, is extremely low—a pattern also seen at other local schools. Stine spends a moderate amount per student compared to peers, but schools like Louise Sandrini Elementary, which has similar demographics and spending, achieve better academic results, suggesting that how resources are used is key. The school shows relative effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners, indicating potential strengths to build upon.

615

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,231

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 Wilson Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93309-4969

(661) 831-1022

District: Panama-Buena Vista Union

Students who attend Stine Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fred L. Thompson Junior High
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.3%

African American:

13.2%

White:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg38%

California avg41%

5,131^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Panama-Buena Vista Union

812^th of 1,543Panama-Buena Vista Union 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	5131 of 5857	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5194 of 5869	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4475 of 5859	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4187 of 5883	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	5132 of 5789	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4980 of 5662	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	4305 of 5692	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	5067 of 5614	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	4720 of 5611	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.3	4252 of 5530	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	4246 of 5390	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	3830 of 5377	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.7	3509 of 5314	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.4	2400 of 5193	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.4	3428 of 5113	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.5	3829 of 5113	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.0	3108 of 4818	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.2	3751 of 4822	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.2	3409 of 4809	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	485 of 569	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	505 of 593	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	512 of 661	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	352 of 663	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	412 of 747	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	545 of 700	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	1235 of 2227	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1662 of 2585	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1413 of 2128	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.5	1443 of 3162	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	2593 of 3245	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	2085 of 3311	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	2855 of 3275	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	2437 of 3246	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4939 of 5597	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4828 of 5612	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3920 of 5609	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3830 of 5635	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	4869 of 5492	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4532 of 5413	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	4129 of 5107	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4170 of 5107	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3231 of 5087	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3162 of 5084	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	4029 of 4963	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4106 of 4830	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	4589 of 5460	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4754 of 5517	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	3641 of 5363	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3299 of 5264	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	4436 of 5173	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	4300 of 5084	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	4869 of 5628	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	5049 of 5643	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4772 of 5638	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4186 of 5663	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4844 of 5510	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4906 of 5431	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	2002 of 2847	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	2028 of 2635	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	2.7	2798 of 2834	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	2502 of 2737	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+43 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2019)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-19 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 15, 2012

Stine is a great School. The teachers are very nice and very knowledgeable. The office staff are very nice people. I have never had a problem with any of them. Just want to Thank Mrs. Loomis, Ms. Reed and Mrs. Wilkerson for really caring about there students. Thank you for the great job you are all doing for our children. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, December 15, 2010

The Teachers are great ,but they are under staffed. I guess the overcrowding is not only a problem in prisons now it's a problem in our schools. Under staffed school can have serious problems, Yard aids are limited only one for almost 100 students. The one aid could only do so much. If Stine Elementary had more staff the school would be perect. I do feel bad for the teachers that work in an overcrowded environment. There are some parents that care and there are other parents who dont care and let their children do what they want. The Excellent 5 stars go for the great Teachers. Close Quote

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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
Stine Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 Wilson Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-1022	615	26	23.6	93.5%	43 (7.0%)	81 (13.2%)	457 (74.3%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	16.7	5131^st of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		16.3	5194^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.5%	63	14.7	14.7	24.7	29.2	28.1	35.7	29.4	17.7	16.7	7.4	9.5	12.5	95.6				96.5		$17,231	$2,195	$15,036
Louise Sandrini Elementary	Public	K-6	4100 Alum Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 397-1515	604	25	24.1	91.9%	42 (7.0%)	51 (8.4%)	460 (76.2%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.3%)	35	3585^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%		49	2613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.5%	972	18.5	18.5	52.1	37.1	31.5	39.2	39.3	52.8	34.1	14.1	20.6	29.0	88.5	93.1	95.4	93.1	90.8	94.3	$17,005	$2,234	$14,771
Charles H. Castle Elementary	Public	K-6	6001 Edgemont Dr.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-5311	832	31	27.0	93.8%	68 (8.2%)	95 (11.4%)	611 (73.4%)	17 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	29 (3.5%)	17.1	5087^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		16.4	5177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.8%	90	12.4	12.4	35.9	21.6	25.2	20.7	26.0	28.3	20.2	9.4	11.9	17.6	96.0				96.8		$15,181	$1,986	$13,195
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
Munsey Elementary	Public	K-6	3801 Brave Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5390	663	33	19.8	86.7%	50 (7.5%)	89 (13.4%)	506 (76.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	18.5	4966^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.2%		23.6	4519^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	447	18.0	18.0	27.5	20.7	29.9	35.6	28.5	23.5	13.8	12.4	15.9	16.2	90.6	95.8		95.8	94.8		$21,262	$3,151	$18,111
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
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
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
Wayne Van Horn Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 Kleinpell Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 324-6538	578	25	23.5	87.4%	58 (10.0%)	76 (13.1%)	392 (67.8%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	18.2	4988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		25.7	4298^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	690	6.4	6.4	27.3	34.7	15.8	37.8	29.0	23.4	23.6	5.3	13.9	16.5	90.3	96.8		93.6	93.6	95.7	$18,363	$2,142	$16,221
Laurelglen Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 El Portal Dr.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-4444	574	25	23.1	75.8%	78 (13.6%)	48 (8.4%)	320 (55.7%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	112 (19.5%)	29.6	3990^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%		30.5	3892^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.7%	98	23.1	23.1	37.3	26.6	34.6	44.7	35.7	34.7	20.3	18.0	26.3	24.7	96.8			96.8	96.8	96.8	$19,687	$1,846	$17,841

Frequently Asked Questions about Stine Elementary

How many students attend Stine Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Stine Elementary.

Is Stine Elementary a good school?

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

What is the racial makeup of Stine Elementary?

Students at Stine Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 13% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Stine Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stine Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fred L. Thompson Junior High
High : West High

What district is Stine Elementary in?

Panama-Buena Vista Union

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