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Norris Elementary

At a glance

373^rdof 1,543 California districts▼ 42

Better than 75% of California districts

Elementary 4 Middle 1Grades K-8

6940 Calloway Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93312-9005·(661) 387-7000·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2025

2025: better than 75.8% of districts

Schools

4,153

Students

Top rankedWilliam B. Bimat Elementary1406^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Olive Drive Elementary up 132 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

William B. Bimat Elementary 20.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

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Summary:

The Norris Elementary district in Bakersfield consists of five schools—four elementary (K-6) and one middle school (7-8)—serving over 4,100 students and consistently performing above state averages in English, math, and science.

Among the schools, William B. Bimat Elementary stands out as the highest-performing, with the strongest test scores in the district and the smallest class sizes, despite having the highest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. In contrast, Norris Middle shows areas for improvement, particularly in 8th-grade math proficiency and with a higher chronic absenteeism rate than the elementary schools, though it is still well below the state average.

Overall, the district is strong, with all schools maintaining very low chronic absenteeism. Olive Drive Elementary achieves solid results with the lowest per-student spending, while Norris Elementary and Veterans Elementary also perform well. The data suggests the district could focus on supporting the middle school math transition and sharing effective practices from its top-performing elementary schools.

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Ranking:

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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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$21,337	$20,082	$1,255
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				$23,149	$22,182	$967
Norris Middle	Public	7-8	6940 Calloway Dr.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7060	992	39	25.1	33.4%	441 (44.5%)	17 (1.7%)	413 (41.6%)	64 (6.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.0%)	61.5	864^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%		65	788^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.7%	76		31.6	31.6					55.3	53.4	54.4					44.2	33.3	38.8				$17,229	$16,582	$647
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				$15,740	$14,898	$842
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				$17,915	$17,050	$865

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kern High	0.83 mi	25	984^th
Rosedale Union Elementary	1.42 mi	9	493^rd
Fruitvale Elementary	2.79 mi	5	524^th
Beardsley Elementary	4.34 mi	4	1463^rd
Panama-Buena Vista Union	5.42 mi	26	812^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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