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Raffaello Palla Elementary

Q: Is Raffaello Palla Elementary a good school?

Raffaello Palla Elementary ranks 3874 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3874^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Raffaello Palla Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 770 students in Bakersfield's Greenfield Union district, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic scores are below the state average, it is on a clear and positive upward trend, improving its statewide ranking over the past few years while several nearby schools like Planz Elementary and Crescent Elementary have declined. The school shows particular strengths in mathematics, where it outperforms the district average, and demonstrates exceptional effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners, ranking significantly higher for this group than for the school as a whole. Furthermore, the school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences, cutting the rate nearly in half since the pandemic.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools highlight what is possible: W.A. Kendrick Elementary, with very similar student demographics, achieves much higher academic results, suggesting school-specific factors like teaching quality or leadership are crucial. Raffaello Palla also operates with lower per-student spending than many peers, such as Crescent Elementary, while achieving comparable or better outcomes, indicating efficient use of resources. The school's journey shows it is overcoming significant challenges and implementing strategies that are working, especially for specific student groups.

770

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,340

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Fairview Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-5524

(661) 837-6100

District: Greenfield Union

Students who attend Raffaello Palla Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Greenfield Middle
High:	South High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.4%

African American:

6.1%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

California avg41%

3,874^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Greenfield Union

954^th of 1,543Greenfield 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	31.0	3874 of 5857	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	4166 of 5869	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	4178 of 5859	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4229 of 5883	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	2451 of 5789	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	2326 of 5662	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.6	2830 of 5692	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	35.9	3337 of 5614	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.6	3972 of 5611	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.2	4333 of 5530	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.6	3762 of 5390	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.4	4436 of 5377	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.5	3887 of 5314	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.6	3665 of 5193	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.6	4222 of 5113	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	4064 of 5113	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.0	3243 of 4818	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.6	3025 of 4822	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.2	3548 of 4809	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	455 of 569	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	495 of 747	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	315 of 700	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.6	2024 of 2585	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.5	1147 of 3162	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	969 of 3245	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	43.0	1610 of 3311	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	1749 of 3275	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1996 of 3246	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	3913 of 5597	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4384 of 5612	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4485 of 5609	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3943 of 5635	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	2006 of 5492	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	2155 of 5413	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	2499 of 5107	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	2868 of 5107	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2714 of 5087	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	2903 of 5084	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.4	947 of 4963	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	994 of 4830	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	2885 of 5460	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	3306 of 5517	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	3101 of 5363	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	3002 of 5264	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.9	1038 of 5173	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	1023 of 5084	79.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	3565 of 5628	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3706 of 5643	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3643 of 5638	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	4144 of 5663	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2789 of 5510	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	2454 of 5431	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	2106 of 2847	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	77.5	347 of 2420	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)64th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2019)22nd percentile-36 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science24%-9 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)	% 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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Raffaello Palla Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Fairview Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6100	770	30	25.6	94.5%	23 (3.0%)	47 (6.1%)	688 (89.4%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	31	3874^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		27.4	4166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.0%	292	23.8	23.8	28.1	31.7	40.4		33.8	41.0	27.3	23.2		30.1	96.3	98.1	98.1	96.9		$17,340	$1,992	$15,348
Greenfield Community	Public	K-8	725 Capitola Dr.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-3717	13	3	4.2	76.9%	1 (7.7%)	5 (38.5%)	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							13.0					11.5						$110,406	$13,292	$97,114
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	425 East Fairview Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6050	552	24	22.9	97.1%	18 (3.3%)	6 (1.1%)	519 (94.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	34	3647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%		29.7	3951^st of 5869 public elementary schools	32.7%	304	32.6	32.6	27.7	28.1	53.8		36.4	24.5	17.9	36.6		26.2	97.1	97.1		97.1		$19,505	$2,085	$17,420
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
Valle Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6150	768	33	23.2	92.8%	32 (4.2%)	26 (3.4%)	687 (89.5%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	32.8	3742^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.1%		31.5	3809^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.1%	67	16.2	16.2	41.9	38.9	45.6		42.2	27.4	27.5	23.5		26.0	95.6	98.4	97.3	96.7		$17,287	$2,227	$15,060
Prosperity Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Prosperity Way.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6070	543	25	21.6	98.5%	18 (3.3%)	55 (10.1%)	454 (83.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	20.1	4818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		22.4	4636^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.0%	182	17.1	17.1	32.6	30.1	22.5		28.4	28.3	23.5	9.1		20.4	97.2			97.2		$18,869	$2,181	$16,688
Crescent Elementary	Public	K-5	6600 Crescent School Dr.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 527-6516	496	24	20.5	93.8%	26 (5.2%)	11 (2.2%)	447 (90.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28.4	4108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		21.8	4694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	586	14.5	14.5	42.7	44.3	24.2		37.4	35.5	22.0	9.8		23.5						$25,099	$1,973	$23,126
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
Leo G. Pauly Elementary	Public	K-6	313 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5430	694	34	20.2	93.9%	36 (5.2%)	57 (8.2%)	578 (83.3%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	22.3	4645^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		22.5	4632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.1%	13	14.1	14.1	28.9	27.4	44.7	28.7	32.2	23.3	16.5	28.2	11.0	19.2	93.4			95.6	96.7	$19,587	$2,600	$16,987
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Raffaello Palla Elementary

Is Raffaello Palla Elementary a good school?

Raffaello Palla Elementary ranks 3874^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Raffaello Palla Elementary in?

Greenfield Union

What is the racial makeup of Raffaello Palla Elementary?

Students at Raffaello Palla Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White.

How many students attend Raffaello Palla Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 770 students attended Raffaello Palla Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Raffaello Palla Elementary attend?

Students who attend Raffaello Palla Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greenfield Middle
High : South High

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