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W. A. Kendrick Elementary

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W. A. Kendrick Elementary ranks 1275 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

W. A. Kendrick Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school (grades K-5) serving 699 students in Bakersfield's Greenfield Union School District, consistently achieving top-tier academic results for its community.

The school's most remarkable achievement is its exceptional academic performance, which significantly outpaces not only its district and the state, but also all nearby schools with similar student populations. For example, in English and Math, Kendrick's proficiency rates are nearly double those of a comparable school like Raffaello Palla Elementary. This "Kendrick Gap" is also seen in its outstanding, top-5% statewide rankings for key student groups and its stable, 4-star rating over many years, unlike the volatile rankings of neighbors like Granite Pointe Elementary.

Kendrick also fosters a strong school climate, with a chronic absenteeism rate lower than the district and state averages—a notable feat that nearby schools like Planz Elementary and Prosperity Elementary have not matched. The school achieves these results efficiently, spending less per student than schools like Amy B. Seibert Elementary while demonstrating resilience and strong academic growth through the upper grades.

699

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,798

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Faith Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93304-7254

(661) 837-6190

District: Greenfield Union

Students who attend W. A. Kendrick Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leon H. Ollivier Middle
High:	Golden Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.3%

African American:

5.7%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Greenfield Union

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg34%

California avg41%

1,275^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	1275 of 5857	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	979 of 5869	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	1253 of 5859	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	1675 of 5883	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	1047 of 5789	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	1013 of 5662	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	81.7	1053 of 5692	81.5%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	1283 of 5614	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	62.8	1805 of 5611	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.4	1195 of 5530	78.4%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	1404 of 5390	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	72.8	1358 of 5377	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	59.7	2000 of 5314	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.9	1684 of 5193	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.6	2187 of 5113	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.3	2888 of 5113	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.8	2623 of 4818	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.2	2381 of 4822	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.8	2765 of 4809	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	69.8	418 of 2227	81.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	84.6	178 of 3162	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	288 of 3245	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.8	350 of 3311	89.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	1541 of 5597	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	1292 of 5612	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	1422 of 5609	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	1584 of 5635	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	1031 of 5492	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	1032 of 5413	80.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	322 of 5107	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	142 of 5107	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	282 of 5087	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	552 of 5084	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	95.0	136 of 4963	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	130 of 4830	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	436 of 5460	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	276 of 5517	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	318 of 5363	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	446 of 5264	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	129 of 5173	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	191 of 5084	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	1015 of 5628	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	675 of 5643	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	1096 of 5638	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	1664 of 5663	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	1012 of 5510	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	972 of 5431	82.1%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science44%+11 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about W. A. Kendrick Elementary

What schools do graduates of W. A. Kendrick Elementary attend?

Students who attend W. A. Kendrick Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leon H. Ollivier Middle
High : Golden Valley High

Is W. A. Kendrick Elementary a good school?

W. A. Kendrick Elementary ranks 1275^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of W. A. Kendrick Elementary?

Students at W. A. Kendrick Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is W. A. Kendrick Elementary in?

Greenfield Union

How many students attend W. A. Kendrick Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended W. A. Kendrick Elementary.

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