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Lakeside

Q: Is Lakeside a good school?

Lakeside ranks in the bottom 21.4% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Lakeside?

In the 2024-25 school year, 892 students attended Lakeside.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lakeside?

Students at Lakeside are 71% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 4% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Lakeside attend?

Students who attend Lakeside usually go on to attend: High : Independence High

Public Grades K-8

4603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lakeside is a K-8 elementary school serving 892 students in Bakersfield, California, operating within the Lakeside Union school district, which ranks in the bottom 19th percentile statewide.

Academically, Lakeside has a 1-star rating and performs below state averages, though it shows relative strengths in science and 8th-grade English Language Arts; however, math proficiency is a significant concern, especially after 3rd grade. The school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism (23.5%) and serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students. Compared to the only other school in its district, Donald E. Suburu, Lakeside is the stronger performer, but within the broader area, it lags behind schools in neighboring districts like Panama-Buena Vista Union.

Notably, nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as General Shafter Elementary and Buena Vista Elementary, achieve better academic results, which correspond with higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratios than Lakeside's, suggesting resource allocation is a key differentiator.

892

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,325

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14535 Old River Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93311-9756

(661) 831-3503

District: Lakeside Union

Students who attend Lakeside usually attend:

High:

Independence High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

White:

8.4%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg27%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,603^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,545^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Lakeside Union

1257^th of 1,543Lakeside 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	4603 of 5857	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4956 of 5869	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3737 of 5859	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3461 of 5883	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	924 of 1417	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3772 of 5789	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	3014 of 5662	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.7	3123 of 5692	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.6	4048 of 5614	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	4362 of 5611	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.9	3818 of 5530	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.3	3932 of 5390	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	4745 of 5377	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.7	4547 of 5314	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.4	4108 of 5193	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.7	3530 of 5113	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	19.8	4306 of 5113	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.0	3387 of 4818	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.0	3007 of 4822	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.8	3086 of 4809	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.2	3067 of 3162	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	4393 of 5597	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4458 of 5612	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	3486 of 5609	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	3193 of 5635	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	727 of 1267	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	4173 of 5492	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	3272 of 5413	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	3912 of 5107	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4085 of 5107	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	3237 of 5087	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	2638 of 5084	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	2967 of 4963	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	2274 of 4830	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	3996 of 5460	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	4296 of 5517	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	3024 of 5363	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4269 of 5264	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.7	591 of 1110	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	3419 of 5173	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	2180 of 5084	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4450 of 5628	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	5048 of 5643	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3759 of 5638	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3330 of 5663	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	871 of 1272	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	3330 of 5510	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	2781 of 5431	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	2053 of 2847	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.7	2187 of 2737	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1545 of 2761	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1590 of 2783	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1673 of 2781	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1658 of 2740	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	561 of 894	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	1194 of 2715	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	1266 of 2480	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.6	1435 of 2508	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	1334 of 2497	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.5	1402 of 2477	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.3	914 of 2379	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	1015 of 2259	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.3	1025 of 2236	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.9	1139 of 2179	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.0	1309 of 2063	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.3	939 of 2005	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.0	1138 of 1999	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	1074 of 1804	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.1	784 of 1777	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.8	883 of 1769	50.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	54.0	254 of 643	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	634 of 739	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	581 of 715	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	776 of 1531	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	262 of 354	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	709 of 1491	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	695 of 1369	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	1473 of 1478	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	946 of 1521	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1500 of 2533	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1421 of 2551	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1478 of 2531	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1499 of 2509	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	474 of 738	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	1149 of 2380	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	1303 of 2262	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	1145 of 2395	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	1229 of 2388	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1199 of 2374	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	1148 of 2359	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	658 of 2213	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	829 of 2072	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1256 of 2542	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	1457 of 2579	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	1202 of 2531	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	1312 of 2458	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	382 of 721	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	752 of 2369	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	917 of 2230	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	1388 of 2534	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1533 of 2552	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1590 of 2538	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1551 of 2527	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	450 of 763	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	1065 of 2407	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	1117 of 2273	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	586 of 726	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	671 of 677	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	622 of 665	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1406 of 1566	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1381 of 1552	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	895 of 1531	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1067 of 1520	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	887 of 1537	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1235 of 1543	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1192 of 1555	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1097 of 1602	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1184 of 1496	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2018)20th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

African American (2019)60th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-7 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics16%-21 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
Lakeside	Public	K-8	14535 Old River Rd.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-3503	892	36	24.6	63.9%	75 (8.4%)	37 (4.1%)	631 (70.7%)	73 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.4%)	22.9	4603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		18.8	4956^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.6%	353	15.4	40.6	33.8	28.3	30.4	33.3	33.7	37.0	64.0	41.4	43.1	14.3	16.7	14.3	10.0	18.1	16.5						$11,325	$1,129	$10,196
Panama Elementary	Public	K-6	9400 Stine Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-1741	876	33	26.5	80.4%	67 (7.6%)	44 (5.0%)	576 (65.8%)	90 (10.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (10.3%)	52.2	2486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.6%		54.6	2312^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.6%	174	28.1		28.1	39.4	52.6	44.3	61.3			49.8	34.0	55.2	29.2	34.5			38.3	98.1			98.1		$17,239	$2,450	$14,789
General Shafter Elementary	Public	K-8	1825 Shafter Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	General Shafter Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-1931	169	10	16.9	88.8%	45 (26.6%)	1 (0.6%)	122 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	58.8	2126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%		35.1	3506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	1380	43.8	35.0	38.9	47.8	36.8	37.5	63.2	30.8	50.0	43.9	58.3	42.1	37.5	42.1	34.6	60.0	46.0						$18,761	$1,162	$17,599
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
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	6547 Buena Vista Rd.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-0818	713	28	25.9	70.8%	130 (18.2%)	64 (9.0%)	369 (51.8%)	124 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.5%)	68.4	1670^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.5%		67.3	1716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.8%	46	42.9		42.9	55.6	60.4	59.1	53.2			56.9	64.1	57.1	40.0	30.3			47.9	98.3					$16,374	$1,747	$14,627
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
Donald E. Suburu	Public	K-5	7315 Harris Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 665-8190	803	36	22.3	69.7%	93 (11.6%)	53 (6.6%)	529 (65.9%)	81 (10.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)	17.6	5046^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		21.4	4738^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	308	13.8		13.8	24.8	27.8	24.4				25.7	30.1	20.3	10.5				20.5	94.7			94.7	98.2	$12,768	$1,061	$11,707
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
Bill L. Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	5601 Harris Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-8070	926	36	26.0	77.6%	85 (9.2%)	44 (4.8%)	636 (68.7%)	108 (11.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (5.0%)	36.8	3423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		41	3126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	297	22.6		22.6	28.5	45.2	44.0	48.9			41.8	35.4	33.9	16.3	27.7			28.1	95.4		98.0	96.7	98.0	$13,907	$1,853	$12,054
Grow Public Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	4800 Corporate Ct.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Grow Public Schools District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 527-5000	1,446	64	22.4	85.2%	93 (6.4%)	14 (1.0%)	1,314 (90.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.2%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeside

What schools do graduates of Lakeside attend?

Students who attend Lakeside usually go on to attend:

High : Independence High

Is Lakeside a good school?

Lakeside ranks in the bottom 21.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Lakeside?

In the 2024-25 school year, 892 students attended Lakeside.

What district is Lakeside in?

Lakeside Union

What is the racial makeup of Lakeside?

Students at Lakeside are 71% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 4% African American.

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