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Granite Pointe Elementary

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Granite Pointe Elementary ranks 2688 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2688^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of California elementary schools

Summary

Granite Pointe Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 670 students in Bakersfield, California, and it stands out as a school on a strong upward trend within the Greenfield Union School District.

The school has shown impressive improvement, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating in recent years, and it now performs better than both its district average and the state average in mathematics. This is a significant achievement, especially when compared to other nearby schools in the same district like Valle Verde Elementary and Horizon Elementary. Granite Pointe is particularly effective in supporting its students, with those from low-income families scoring in the 72nd percentile statewide, and the school has dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism, which is now lower than the state average.

While Granite Pointe is a success story in its district, the exceptional performance of W. A. Kendrick Elementary, another school in Greenfield Union with a similar student population, shows that even higher achievement is possible. The school's progress in math and attendance highlights its positive momentum and effective strategies for student success.

670

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,612

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 Berkshire Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93313-4622

(661) 837-6040

District: Greenfield Union

Students who attend Granite Pointe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McKee Middle
High:	Golden Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

African American:

6.4%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Greenfield Union

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg34%

California avg41%

2,688^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	48.2	2688 of 5857	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	3019 of 5869	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	3392 of 5859	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	3072 of 5883	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	1818 of 5789	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	1826 of 5662	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.8	2130 of 5692	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.9	2779 of 5614	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	22.2	4414 of 5611	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.8	3192 of 5530	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.9	3466 of 5390	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.5	3282 of 5377	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.9	3932 of 5314	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.0	744 of 2227	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	1213 of 2585	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	890 of 2128	58.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.2	1170 of 3162	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.2	2453 of 3245	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	1365 of 3311	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.4	2682 of 3275	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	1448 of 3246	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	2279 of 5597	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	2696 of 5612	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	3148 of 5609	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2776 of 5635	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	1765 of 5492	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	1754 of 5413	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	1761 of 5107	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	1696 of 5107	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	2259 of 5087	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	2047 of 5084	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.0	634 of 4963	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	609 of 4830	87.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	1506 of 5460	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	2021 of 5517	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	2300 of 5363	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	1986 of 5264	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.8	630 of 5173	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	681 of 5084	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	2971 of 5628	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	3112 of 5643	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3399 of 5638	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	3186 of 5663	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	1753 of 5510	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	1826 of 5431	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	1205 of 2635	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	1452 of 2420	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.8	1717 of 2726	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.6	954 of 2834	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	1855 of 2737	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2024)54th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-7 vs school

White (2022)37th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science31%~ state avg

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by a parent
Saturday, August 11, 2018

The staff, teachers & principal are amazing... I have 2 children attending now & my oldest started kindergarten last year & I was very happy that my daughter loved & looked forward to school... Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Granite Pointe Elementary

What district is Granite Pointe Elementary in?

Greenfield Union

What schools do graduates of Granite Pointe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Granite Pointe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McKee Middle
High : Golden Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Granite Pointe Elementary?

Students at Granite Pointe Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Granite Pointe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Granite Pointe Elementary.

Is Granite Pointe Elementary a good school?

Granite Pointe Elementary ranks 2688^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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