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Highland Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4854^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 778 students in Bakersfield, CA, operating within the Standard Elementary district, an area where schools face significant academic and socioeconomic challenges.

While Highland ranks in the bottom quartile of California schools, it shows important strengths compared to its immediate peers within the Standard Elementary district. The school outperforms the district average in English Language Arts and notably excels in science, scoring significantly higher than nearby schools like Standard Elementary and Stella I. Hills Elementary. Interestingly, Highland achieves these relatively better outcomes while spending less per student than some district counterparts, and it has made strong progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic.

The school demonstrates particular effectiveness in supporting special education students, ranking above the state average in that area. However, significant challenges remain, especially in mathematics and in supporting consistent learning as students move into 5th grade. It's important for parents to understand that nearly all schools in this broader region of Bakersfield, including those in the Bakersfield City and Beardsley Elementary districts, face similar struggles, indicating community-wide factors at play.

778

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,255

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 Barnett St.
Bakersfield, CA 93308-1439

(661) 392-2115

District: Standard Elementary

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Standard Middle
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

Hispanic:

45.8%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg19%

California avg41%

4,854^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Standard Elementary

1427^th of 1,543Standard 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	19.7	4854 of 5857	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4697 of 5869	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	5107 of 5859	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4871 of 5883	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3869 of 5789	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3690 of 5662	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.2	3904 of 5692	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.2	4160 of 5614	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	3833 of 5611	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.6	2957 of 5530	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.6	3349 of 5390	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.8	3478 of 5377	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.2	2681 of 5314	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.5	2576 of 5193	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	35.4	3237 of 5113	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.0	3042 of 5113	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.1	2719 of 4818	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.9	2487 of 4822	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.0	1878 of 4809	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	1827 of 2227	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1405 of 2585	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1038 of 2128	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	4589 of 5597	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	4053 of 5612	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4456 of 5609	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4173 of 5635	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3673 of 5492	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3598 of 5413	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	4394 of 5107	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4354 of 5107	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4449 of 5087	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4104 of 5084	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	3128 of 4963	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	3009 of 4830	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4472 of 5460	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	4225 of 5517	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4523 of 5363	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	4295 of 5264	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	3287 of 5173	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	3340 of 5084	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4703 of 5628	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4887 of 5643	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	5221 of 5638	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	5078 of 5663	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3722 of 5510	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3502 of 5431	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	2223 of 2847	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1301 of 2635	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.2	2085 of 2420	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	2467 of 2598	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	2482 of 2651	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	2573 of 2661	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	2595 of 2726	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	2615 of 2834	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	2510 of 2737	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

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)	% 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
Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Barnett St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2115	778	36	21.5	83.3%	364 (46.8%)	25 (3.2%)	356 (45.8%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.1%)	19.7	4854^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		21.8	4697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	157	23.9	23.9	21.2	35.2	30.2		28.6	16.8	20.8	10.9		16.2	90.8	96.9	98.5	96.2	96.2	94.6	$17,255	$1,064	$16,191
Standard Elementary	Public	K-5	115 East Minner Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2120	627	30	20.8	94.7%	216 (34.4%)	40 (6.4%)	355 (56.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	15.9	5192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		15.4	5271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	10.2%	79	9.4	9.4	36.9	14.4	18.4		23.7	30.1	12.2	8.3		17.3	92.4	95.8	96.6	94.1	96.6	95.8	$19,848	$1,974	$17,874
Wingland Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Douglas St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2125	783	38	20.5	93.5%	335 (42.8%)	30 (3.8%)	377 (48.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	23.8	4524^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		13.7	5421^st of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	897	22.9	22.9	33.3	18.4	36.4		29.5	28.6	13.5	24.4		22.3	93.1	97.9	95.8	95.8	95.1	97.9	$17,959	$1,086	$16,873
North Beardsley Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Sanford Dr.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-0878	757	33	22.9	98.5%	220 (29.1%)	46 (6.1%)	457 (60.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	21.1	4730^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%		19.2	4926^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.1%	196	14.3	14.3	28.0	30.0	33.3	29.1	30.1	23.4	24.4	15.1	21.1	20.9	96.4	97.3			97.3		$16,880	$2,558	$14,322
Beardsley Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Roberts Ln.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-1417	432	22	20.0	98.1%	115 (26.6%)	27 (6.3%)	272 (63.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	9.2	5679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		8.5	5747^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	68	6.5	6.5	21.5	15.5	23.8	17.2	19.6	9.2	15.5	4.8	3.1	8.0	86.1	88.9	93.1	93.1	90.3	97.2	$17,404	$1,895	$15,509
Stella I. Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	3800 Jewett Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5320	670	35	19.2	98.1%	54 (8.1%)	159 (23.7%)	425 (63.4%)	10 (1.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	6.9	5782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%		7.7	5787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	5	7.1	7.1	12.8	12.2	11.2	17.6	13.2	13.3	7.5	2.0	7.9	7.6	92.6	98.4		97.5	93.4	97.5	$22,030	$2,644	$19,386
Myra A. Noble Elementary	Public	K-5	1015 Noble Ave.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5410	813	40	20.3	90.9%	45 (5.5%)	44 (5.4%)	707 (87.0%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	8.1	5733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%		11.1	5611^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	122	11.9	11.9	14.7	14.3	15.7		14.9	10.9	7.7	6.6		8.3	94.7			97.4	97.4		$19,192	$2,613	$16,579
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Stockton St.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5350	780	40	19.6	95.8%	51 (6.5%)	68 (8.7%)	643 (82.4%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	7.8	5744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.9%		11.8	5568^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.1%	176	6.8	6.8	15.0	17.9	8.8	19.1	15.3	12.1	10.7	1.0	8.3	8.0							$19,357	$2,684	$16,673
San Lauren Elementary	Public	K-6	5210 Victor St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 393-5511	417	19	21.9	95.4%	95 (22.8%)	23 (5.5%)	271 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	16.8	5123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%		15	5305^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.6%	182	20.9	20.9	10.3	25.9	40.0	13.7	23.3	15.3	20.4	14.9	7.8	14.7							$18,105	$1,528	$16,577
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	816 Lincoln St.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5340	510	25	20.4	97.3%	31 (6.1%)	20 (3.9%)	457 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14.6	5305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		12.2	5541^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.6%	236	10.8	10.8	27.8	21.2	19.2	17.3	21.3	34.7	22.4	5.5	5.2	16.8	91.4		96.3	96.3	92.6		$20,801	$2,730	$18,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary?

Students at Highland Elementary are 47% White, 46% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Highland Elementary a good school?

Highland Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Highland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 778 students attended Highland Elementary.

What district is Highland Elementary in?

Standard Elementary

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Standard Middle
High : North High

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