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Veterans Elementary

Q: Is Veterans Elementary a good school?

Veterans Elementary ranks 1849 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1849^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

Veterans Elementary is a large, well-regarded K-6 public school serving about 1,000 students in Bakersfield, California, as part of the Norris Elementary district, where it consistently earns strong ratings and outperforms state academic averages.

The school has particular standout strengths in science, where its students score significantly higher than both the district and state averages, making it a leader among nearby schools like William B. Bimat Elementary and Olive Drive Elementary. It also excels at maintaining excellent student attendance, with chronic absenteeism rates less than half the state average, which is a notable achievement. While its statewide ranking has dipped in recent years, its actual test scores have remained stable, and it achieves these results with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than some comparable schools.

Compared to other schools in the area, Veterans Elementary holds its own within the high-performing Norris Elementary district. The analysis shows room for growth in certain grade levels, like 3rd grade math, but the school's overall profile is one of solid achievement, especially in science, and a strong, consistent culture that keeps students engaged and attending school regularly.

1,002

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,690

Per pupil spending ?

38%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6301 Old Farm Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93312-5470

(661) 387-7050

District: Norris Elementary

Students who attend Veterans Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Norris Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.1%

White:

36.7%

Asian:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Norris Elementary's ranking

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg48%

California avg41%

1,849^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Norris Elementary

373^rd of 1,543Norris Elementary 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	64.8	1849 of 5857	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	1429 of 5869	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	1542 of 5859	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	1492 of 5883	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	942 of 5789	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	1200 of 5662	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	80.1	1127 of 5692	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	79.3	1155 of 5614	79.4%	★★★★☆
2015	83.4	961 of 5611	82.9%	★★★★☆
2013	68.8	1633 of 5530	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	75.2	1257 of 5390	76.7%	★★★★☆
2011	80.0	1005 of 5377	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	74.8	1246 of 5314	76.6%	★★★★☆
2009	80.6	975 of 5193	81.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.3	530 of 3162	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	1597 of 5597	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	1366 of 5612	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	1876 of 5609	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	1630 of 5635	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	977 of 5492	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	1166 of 5413	78.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	911 of 5107	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	481 of 5107	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	888 of 5087	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	655 of 5084	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	373 of 4963	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	667 of 4830	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	1718 of 5460	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	1999 of 5517	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	1409 of 5363	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	1231 of 5264	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	393 of 5173	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	74.3	968 of 5084	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	2061 of 5628	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	1449 of 5643	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	1306 of 5638	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	1308 of 5663	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	873 of 5510	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	1184 of 5431	78.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	48.8	395 of 669	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	356 of 610	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	1241 of 2847	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	741 of 2635	71.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1600 of 2598	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	1510 of 2651	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	1437 of 2661	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	1543 of 2726	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	1051 of 2834	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	1281 of 2737	53.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)41st percentile-33 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics45%+8 vs state

Science45%+12 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Veterans Elementary	Public	K-6	6301 Old Farm Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7050	1,002	43	23.1	38.0%	368 (36.7%)	27 (2.7%)	492 (49.1%)	62 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.2%)	64.8	1849^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.4%		73.6	1429^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.7%	420	44.7	44.7	52.7	46.7	63.4	50.0	53.5	46.5	48.2	40.5	46.4	45.2					$12,690	$808	$11,882
Norris Elementary	Public	K-6	7110 Old Farm Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7020	810	38	21.2	37.4%	328 (40.5%)	17 (2.1%)	359 (44.3%)	59 (7.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.8%)	67.8	1697^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.0%		71.2	1542^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.7%	155	40.4	40.4	47.7	55.8	60.3	61.5	56.8	50.0	41.4	45.6	50.8	47.1	96.7		98.4	97.5	$14,115	$1,169	$12,946
Patriot Elementary	Public	K-6	4410 Old Farm Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6065	931	38	24.3	39.1%	373 (40.1%)	29 (3.1%)	443 (47.6%)	39 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.7%)	45.8	2841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%		46.4	2767^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	74	23.5	23.5	46.5	48.2	38.2	46.6	44.8	44.6	38.0	33.1	31.8	36.2					$11,921	$337	$11,584
Almondale Elementary	Public	K-6	10510 Chippewa St.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6060	631	29	21.3	45.0%	265 (42.0%)	17 (2.7%)	280 (44.4%)	31 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.5%)	52	2493^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.8	2412^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.9%	81	27.5	27.5	47.4	45.6	41.3	53.7	47.0	43.3	41.8	33.8	44.4	41.0					$12,894	$320	$12,574
Rosedale-North Elementary	Public	K-6	11500 Meacham Ave.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6040	537	30	18.2	49.7%	218 (40.6%)	11 (2.0%)	265 (49.3%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	57.4	2200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%		49.9	2560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.4%	360	29.7	29.7	43.4	57.4	52.7	47.1	49.8	54.0	44.3	41.9	35.7	44.1					$16,481	$583	$15,898
William B. Bimat Elementary	Public	K-6	8600 Northshore Dr.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7080	552	27	20.3	48.0%	198 (35.9%)	9 (1.6%)	255 (46.2%)	62 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	74.3	1406^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.0%		81.3	1098^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	308	42.6	42.6	62.5	41.9	68.9	68.4	60.1	68.1	40.5	50.8	59.2	54.8					$16,213	$1,087	$15,126
Endeavour Elementary	Public	K-6	9300 Meacham Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-3550	724	33	21.9	72.8%	268 (37.0%)	33 (4.6%)	360 (49.7%)	27 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.1%)	57.1	2208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%		54.7	2301^st of 5869 public elementary schools	60.8%	93	33.3	33.3	67.0	46.7	52.0	44.0	52.5	75.5	35.5	33.3	25.0	42.7					$15,339	$1,046	$14,293
Independence Elementary	Public	K-6	2345 Old Farm Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6011	709	31	22.8	29.6%	317 (44.7%)	19 (2.7%)	284 (40.1%)	41 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	60.8	2024^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.4%		64.1	1873^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	151	36.2	36.2	50.5	52.4	51.8	71.4	56.0	43.8	39.0	28.7	62.4	42.3					$12,262	$45	$12,217
Olive Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	7800 Darrin Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7040	797	32	24.7	33.8%	371 (46.5%)	11 (1.4%)	333 (41.8%)	37 (4.6%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.4%)	64.8	1848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.4%		62	1980^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	132	36.5	36.5	58.5	54.4	49.5	59.4	55.7	51.7	49.5	34.6	45.5	45.5					$11,960	$853	$11,107
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-6	7500 Vaquero Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 589-7336	706	35	20.4	66.3%	263 (37.3%)	15 (2.1%)	357 (50.6%)	44 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	61.7	1982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%		58.5	2124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.8%	142	38.0	38.0	46.6	48.3	57.4	65.7	54.9	46.2	40.5	36.1	45.8	42.2	96.4	97.3		97.3	$16,228	$1,031	$15,197

Frequently Asked Questions about Veterans Elementary

What schools do graduates of Veterans Elementary attend?

Students who attend Veterans Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Norris Middle

What district is Veterans Elementary in?

Norris Elementary

How many students attend Veterans Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,002 students attended Veterans Elementary.

Is Veterans Elementary a good school?

Veterans Elementary ranks 1849^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Veterans Elementary?

Students at Veterans Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 37% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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