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Virginia Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4943^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Virginia Avenue Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 644 students in Bakersfield, CA, operating within the Fairfax Elementary district and serving a community with significant economic need.

While the school's academic performance has historically been low, it is showing recent signs of improvement in English and math scores and has achieved a truly remarkable turnaround in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 37% to under 10% in just two years—a rate that is now better than both the district and state averages and stands out compared to nearby schools like Hort Elementary and Mt. Vernon Elementary. However, test scores still decline sharply in the upper grades, and the school spends more per student than some higher-performing peers like Shirley Lane Elementary.

This creates an interesting comparison, as Shirley Lane Elementary, located less than two miles away in the same district and serving a very similar student population, achieves significantly higher proficiency rates, suggesting that different school-level strategies can lead to different outcomes. For parents, Virginia Avenue's dramatic success in getting students to school regularly is a major positive, indicating a strong focus on engagement, though its academic results, while improving, continue to lag behind some neighbors in the wider Bakersfield City area.

644

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3301 Virginia Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-2931

(661) 366-3223

District: Fairfax Elementary

Students who attend Virginia Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fairfax Junior High
High:	Mira Monte High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

African American:

3.0%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 21st percentile in 2022 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 21st-percentile peak (2022) to 16th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,943^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Fairfax Elementary

1279^th of 1,543Fairfax 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	18.7	4943 of 5857	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	5372 of 5869	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5321 of 5859	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	4647 of 5883	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4878 of 5789	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	5092 of 5662	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	5308 of 5692	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	5312 of 5614	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	5410 of 5611	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	1863 of 2227	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	2280 of 2585	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1936 of 2128	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.7	2765 of 3162	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	2321 of 3245	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	2385 of 3311	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	2762 of 3275	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	2569 of 3246	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4786 of 5597	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5113 of 5612	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5295 of 5609	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	4447 of 5635	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4880 of 5492	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	5091 of 5413	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	3983 of 5107	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4491 of 5107	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4402 of 5087	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3628 of 5084	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3766 of 4963	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4089 of 4830	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	4320 of 5460	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4898 of 5517	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4742 of 5363	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3696 of 5264	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	4033 of 5173	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4462 of 5084	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	4740 of 5628	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5147 of 5643	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4910 of 5638	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4492 of 5663	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	4387 of 5510	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4629 of 5431	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	47 of 78	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	43 of 74	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	47 of 68	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)40th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science10%-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 (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
Virginia Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	3301 Virginia Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-3223	644	30	21.8	99.7%	10 (1.6%)	19 (3.0%)	608 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	18.7	4943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		14.2	5372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	429	9.6	9.6	37.5	32.3	20.8	22.2	28.7	24.7	20.4	11.1	14.0	18.0	98.0				98.0
Ramon Garza Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 Center St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5290	658	32	20.3	95.9%	17 (2.6%)	18 (2.7%)	615 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	16	5188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		16.1	5210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	22	11.7	11.7	26.7	26.1	23.7		25.4	26.2	18.0	11.7		18.3	90.8	92.3	95.4	94.6	90.8	94.6	$19,411	$2,737	$16,674
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		$22,756	$3,245	$19,511
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-6	2710 Niles St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5360	870	41	21.2	95.4%	29 (3.3%)	47 (5.4%)	789 (90.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28.5	4093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		22	4675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.3%	582	29.4	29.4	19.0	34.3	45.7	33.3	32.9	19.8	31.3	26.5	16.7	23.3	97.1				97.1		$20,390	$2,959	$17,431
Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	2161 Potomac Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5380	614	33	18.7	90.9%	26 (4.2%)	20 (3.3%)	561 (91.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.5	5657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%		8.3	5759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	102	10.4	10.4	25.3	10.8	14.7	17.1	16.9	22.2	4.8	2.1	9.7	9.3							$20,868	$2,662	$18,206
Zephyr Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6327 Zephyr Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-0024	797	33	24.1	95.5%	35 (4.4%)	4 (0.5%)	721 (90.5%)	23 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	20.6	4773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		23.7	4503^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	270	13.9	13.9	32.4	25.4	26.9	28.9	28.4	25.7	28.1	13.6	19.7	21.8
Shirley Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6714 Shirley Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 363-7684	617	28	22.0	99.5%	27 (4.4%)	9 (1.5%)	566 (91.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	37	3404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%		33.7	3620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	216	20.2	20.2	25.6	35.2	45.9	47.7	39.0	22.4	35.2	29.6	39.5	31.5
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	$18,874	$2,633	$16,241
Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Williams St.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5840	452	22	20.5	98.9%	8 (1.8%)	32 (7.1%)	411 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10	5636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%		7.9	5781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	1.5%	145	6.5	6.5	17.7	16.2	15.0	27.9	19.4	11.1	8.7	3.2	14.5	9.5	95.2		96.8		95.2		$19,529	$2,785	$16,744
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			$19,503	$2,385	$17,118

Frequently Asked Questions about Virginia Avenue Elementary

What district is Virginia Avenue Elementary in?

Fairfax Elementary

What schools do graduates of Virginia Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Virginia Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fairfax Junior High
High : Mira Monte High

What is the racial makeup of Virginia Avenue Elementary?

Students at Virginia Avenue Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend Virginia Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Virginia Avenue Elementary.

Is Virginia Avenue Elementary a good school?

Virginia Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.6% of California elementary schools.

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