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Valle Verde Elementary

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Valle Verde Elementary ranks 3742 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3742^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valle Verde Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 768 students in Bakersfield, part of the Greenfield Union School District, which faces significant economic challenges across its campuses.

The school's academic performance is below state averages, with particular struggles in mathematics (26% proficient) and science (16% proficient). However, it has made a remarkable and clear success in dramatically improving student attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism by half over three years to a rate that is now better than both the district and state. While per-student spending is on the lower end compared to some neighbors, the school's outcomes are similar to others with comparable demographics, suggesting funding isn't the sole factor. Notably, performance for students in special education programs has shown extreme year-to-year swings, indicating a need for more consistent support.

Interesting comparisons within the same district reveal important context. For instance, W. A. Kendrick Elementary, located very nearby and serving an almost identical student population, achieves significantly higher academic results across all subjects, demonstrating that strong outcomes are possible under similar constraints. This suggests school-level factors like instruction, culture, or leadership play a major role. Valle Verde's most significant opportunities for growth appear to be strengthening its math and science programs, especially in the early grades, and stabilizing support for all student subgroups.

768

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,287

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Berkshire Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-5812

(661) 837-6150

District: Greenfield Union

Students who attend Valle Verde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McKee Middle
High:	Golden Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.5%

White:

4.2%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2013 → 36th 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

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

California avg41%

3,742^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	32.8	3742 of 5857	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3809 of 5869	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3769 of 5859	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3844 of 5883	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	3307 of 5789	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	3271 of 5662	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	3184 of 5692	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.0	3932 of 5614	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	4571 of 5611	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	4207 of 5530	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.8	3682 of 5390	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.3	3509 of 5377	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.4	2889 of 5314	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.4	3342 of 5193	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.3	3876 of 5113	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.3	3915 of 5113	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.8	3941 of 4818	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.6	3924 of 4822	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.4	3674 of 4809	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.3	1839 of 2585	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1516 of 2128	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.2	1803 of 3162	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	2108 of 3245	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	1322 of 3311	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.3	2985 of 3275	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	2355 of 3246	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	3472 of 5597	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3741 of 5612	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	3326 of 5609	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3666 of 5635	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	3262 of 5492	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	3257 of 5413	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	2803 of 5107	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	2798 of 5107	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	2485 of 5087	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	2625 of 5084	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	2035 of 4963	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	2100 of 4830	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	2817 of 5460	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	2970 of 5517	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	2840 of 5363	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	3054 of 5264	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	2266 of 5173	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	2292 of 5084	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3765 of 5628	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3586 of 5643	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3946 of 5638	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	3722 of 5663	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	3172 of 5510	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	3116 of 5431	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	2281 of 2847	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1551 of 2635	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2179 of 2420	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)29th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science16%-16 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 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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Valle Verde Elementary

How many students attend Valle Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended Valle Verde Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Valle Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valle Verde Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McKee Middle
High : Golden Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Valle Verde Elementary?

Students at Valle Verde Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Valle Verde Elementary a good school?

Valle Verde Elementary ranks 3742^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Valle Verde Elementary in?

Greenfield Union

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