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Berkshire Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4614^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Berkshire Elementary is a large K-6 public school serving 932 students in Bakersfield's Panama-Buena Vista Union School District, which has experienced a significant and concerning decline in academic performance over the last eight years.

Once a 4-star school, Berkshire is now a 1-star school, ranking in the bottom quarter of all California elementary schools, with test scores in English, math, and science falling far below both district and state averages. This decline is especially stark when compared to nearby schools like W. A. Kendrick Elementary and Panama Elementary, which serve similar student populations but maintain much higher proficiency rates. The school's math scores are particularly alarming, with only about 19% of students proficient, and certain grade levels, like 5th grade, seeing proficiency rates below 9%.

While Berkshire has successfully reduced chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic, this improvement has not reversed the academic slide. The school operates with less funding per student and a higher student-teacher ratio than many of its higher-performing neighbors in both the Panama-Buena Vista Union and Greenfield Union districts, such as Douglas J. Miller Elementary and Granite Pointe Elementary, suggesting that targeted support and resources may be key areas for intervention.

932

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,580

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3900 Berkshire Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93313-5509

(661) 834-9472

District: Panama-Buena Vista Union

Students who attend Berkshire Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stonecreek Junior High
High:	Ridgeview High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

Asian:

14.3%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg38%

California avg41%

4,614^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	22.8	4614 of 5857	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	4240 of 5869	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3697 of 5859	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3383 of 5883	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	2911 of 5789	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	2192 of 5662	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.7	1263 of 5692	77.8%	★★★★☆
2016	61.3	1932 of 5614	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	2168 of 5611	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.9	2454 of 5530	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.3	2860 of 5390	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.1	2022 of 5377	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.7	2471 of 5314	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.4	2456 of 5193	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	30.4	3551 of 5113	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.4	3014 of 5113	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.2	2988 of 4818	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.2	2384 of 4822	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.3	2851 of 4809	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	421 of 569	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	468 of 593	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.3	238 of 661	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	137 of 663	79.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1054 of 1203	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1065 of 1205	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1081 of 1190	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	967 of 1154	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	946 of 1149	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	799 of 1071	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.5	1516 of 2227	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	825 of 2585	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	929 of 2128	56.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.0	2038 of 3162	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	2440 of 3245	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	1551 of 3311	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	1194 of 3275	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	799 of 3246	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	4276 of 5597	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3671 of 5612	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3575 of 5609	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3415 of 5635	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	2596 of 5492	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	1964 of 5413	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	4064 of 5107	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3749 of 5107	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	2641 of 5087	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	2796 of 5084	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	2226 of 4963	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	1379 of 4830	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	4106 of 5460	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3651 of 5517	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	2993 of 5363	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	2308 of 5264	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	1770 of 5173	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	1067 of 5084	79.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4576 of 5628	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4505 of 5643	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3554 of 5638	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3136 of 5663	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	3011 of 5510	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	2369 of 5431	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1777 of 2847	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	2009 of 2635	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	2001 of 2420	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	2576 of 2598	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	2340 of 2661	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2292 of 2726	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	2037 of 2834	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1858 of 2737	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science16%-17 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
Berkshire Elementary	Public	K-6	3900 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-9472	932	36	25.8	85.1%	51 (5.5%)	65 (7.0%)	655 (70.3%)	133 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.0%)	22.8	4614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.2%		26.6	4240^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.8%	374	15.6		15.6	36.4	22.0	29.6	40.1			32.2	35.6	13.7	8.6	19.7			18.9	98.5	98.5					$15,580	$1,841	$13,739
Granite Pointe Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6040	670	29	23.1	90.1%	40 (6.0%)	43 (6.4%)	541 (80.7%)	33 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	48.2	2688^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.1%		42.7	3019^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.6%	331	31.3		31.3	45.6	42.6	49.5				45.6	53.3	31.5	29.6				37.9	94.6	98.2	98.2		95.8	98.2	$19,612	$2,093	$17,519
Roy W. Loudon Elementary	Public	K-6	4000 Loudon St.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 398-3210	807	34	23.6	88.0%	76 (9.4%)	50 (6.2%)	600 (74.3%)	36 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (5.1%)	32.6	3762^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.8%		34.2	3589^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.8%	173	19.4		19.4	40.7	34.5	44.9	45.4			41.4	32.6	20.0	19.6	23.7			23.5	97.0	97.0	98.0		97.0		$16,951	$2,067	$14,884
Douglas J. Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	7345 Mountain Ridge Dr.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 836-6689	994	36	28.0	80.0%	61 (6.1%)	47 (4.7%)	524 (52.7%)	333 (33.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.6%)	53	2433^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	58.5%		49.7	2576^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.1%	143	27.8		27.8	49.3	47.4	44.7	59.9			50.3	50.7	43.1	20.7	40.9			38.5							$19,155	$1,927	$17,228
Dolores S. Whitley Tk-8	Public	K-8	2923 McKee Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 885-6600	1,151	51	22.7	86.6%	61 (5.3%)	50 (4.3%)	816 (70.9%)	180 (15.6%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	32 (2.8%)	48.4	2676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.3%		49.7	2574^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.1%	102	31.8	30.2	31.0	46.4	42.6	46.5	47.0	53.9	56.3	49.0	50.9	39.8	24.0	32.8	23.4	28.1	32.6	96.5	97.9			96.5		$17,305	$1,954	$15,351
Bill L. Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	5601 Harris Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-8070	926	36	26.0	77.6%	85 (9.2%)	44 (4.8%)	636 (68.7%)	108 (11.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (5.0%)	36.8	3423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		41	3126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	297	22.6		22.6	28.5	45.2	44.0	48.9			41.8	35.4	33.9	16.3	27.7			28.1	95.4		98.0		96.7	98.0	$13,907	$1,853	$12,054
Panama Elementary	Public	K-6	9400 Stine Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-1741	876	33	26.5	80.4%	67 (7.6%)	44 (5.0%)	576 (65.8%)	90 (10.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (10.3%)	52.2	2486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.6%		54.6	2312^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.6%	174	28.1		28.1	39.4	52.6	44.3	61.3			49.8	34.0	55.2	29.2	34.5			38.3	98.1				98.1		$17,239	$2,450	$14,789
W. A. Kendrick Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Faith Ave.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6190	699	31	22.4	92.8%	31 (4.4%)	40 (5.7%)	610 (87.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	77.2	1275^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.2%		84.4	979^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.3%	296	44.0		44.0	51.9	70.1	67.9				63.7	44.8	64.1	60.6				57.0	95.6	97.8	97.8		95.6		$17,798	$2,087	$15,711
Horizon Elementary	Public	K-5	7901 Monitor St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-3730	845	36	23.4	93.8%	42 (5.0%)	33 (3.9%)	718 (85.0%)	46 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	30.4	3927^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.0%		24.3	4429^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.5%	502	18.9		18.9	38.1	42.5	32.9				37.6	33.1	30.0	19.4				26.8	97.4						$16,730	$2,117	$14,613
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Berkshire Elementary

What schools do graduates of Berkshire Elementary attend?

Students who attend Berkshire Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stonecreek Junior High
High : Ridgeview High

How many students attend Berkshire Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 932 students attended Berkshire Elementary.

Is Berkshire Elementary a good school?

Berkshire Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Berkshire Elementary?

Students at Berkshire Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Berkshire Elementary in?

Panama-Buena Vista Union

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