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Fremont Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fremont Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 707 students in the Bakersfield City district, operating in a high-poverty area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools, with particular struggles in math and science. However, it's important to note that Fremont performs slightly better than several nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Mt. Vernon Elementary, Williams Elementary, and McKinley Elementary. The school shows relative strength in supporting English Language Learners and has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, now boasting a better attendance rate than both the district and state averages.

Interesting comparisons within the same district reveal that school outcomes can vary widely even in similar areas. For instance, Downtown Elementary, located less than two miles away, is a top-performing school, while Bessie E. Owens Elementary, just half a mile from Fremont with nearly identical resources and student poverty levels, achieves significantly higher academic rankings. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and demographics influence a school's success. A notable pattern at Fremont is a steep drop in math scores after the 3rd grade, which may indicate a need for better curriculum alignment across grade levels.

707

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,590

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

607 Texas St.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-1635

(661) 631-5280

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Fremont Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chipman Junior High
High:	Mira Monte High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.5%

African American:

6.4%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,376^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 33Elementary Schools in the Bakersfield City

1357^th of 1,543Bakersfield City 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	13.7	5376 of 5857	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	5103 of 5869	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	5387 of 5859	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5346 of 5883	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	5061 of 5789	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	5231 of 5662	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	5137 of 5692	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	5158 of 5614	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	4628 of 5611	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	4928 of 5530	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	5105 of 5390	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.7	5021 of 5377	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	5121 of 5314	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.4	4886 of 5193	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.9	4668 of 5113	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.5	4539 of 5113	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.3	4116 of 4818	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.9	4341 of 4822	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.9	4565 of 4809	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.7	402 of 663	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	369 of 700	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	16.0	2568 of 2585	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	1820 of 3162	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1992 of 3245	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	2287 of 3311	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	2524 of 3275	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	2632 of 3246	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	5253 of 5597	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4925 of 5612	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5112 of 5609	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4929 of 5635	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4746 of 5492	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	5028 of 5413	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	4473 of 5107	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4214 of 5107	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4460 of 5087	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4398 of 5084	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	3924 of 4963	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4310 of 4830	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	4808 of 5460	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4555 of 5517	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	4700 of 5363	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4586 of 5264	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4288 of 5173	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	4554 of 5084	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	5069 of 5628	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4881 of 5643	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	5243 of 5638	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5254 of 5663	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	4886 of 5510	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	4941 of 5431	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	1815 of 2635	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1675 of 2420	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+29 vs school

African American (2022)39th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2024)31st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Fremont Elementary

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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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	607 Texas St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5280	707	34	20.6	95.0%	12 (1.7%)	45 (6.4%)	647 (91.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	5376^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%		17.2	5103^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.1%	273	10.5		10.5	34.3	14.4	23.9	21.9			23.8	27.7	4.4	8.3	6.8			11.8	92.8	97.8		94.2	95.7	95.7	$20,590	$2,637	$17,953
Bessie E. Owens Elementary	Public	K-6	815 Potomac Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5420	867	40	21.6	89.5%	49 (5.7%)	81 (9.3%)	728 (84.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	36.8	3421^st of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		33	3683^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.2%	262	25.6		25.6	24.8	45.7	42.4	42.0			38.8	27.8	35.9	24.6	33.3			30.5	91.1	98.0	98.0	97.3	92.5		$20,426	$2,789	$17,637
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	601 Fourth St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5370	628	30	20.7	97.6%	30 (4.8%)	93 (14.8%)	492 (78.3%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8.6	5704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.6%		9.7	5696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	8	9.1		9.1	15.8	17.2	19.3	17.7			17.4	15.2	9.5	2.3	11.8			9.3	94.4			97.6	95.2	98.4	$24,432	$3,096	$21,336
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Citadel St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5229	709	33	21.5	90.1%	28 (3.9%)	88 (12.4%)	586 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	7.3	5768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%		8.3	5758^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	10	8.6		8.6	13.9	12.7	20.0	18.4			15.8	8.7	2.7	5.7	8.0			6.2							$20,257	$2,640	$17,617
Rafer Johnson	Public	K-8	1001 Tenth St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5445	32	6	5.5	90.6%	1 (3.1%)	13 (40.6%)	17 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)										3.9							4.2							$128,027	$11,792	$116,235
Casa Loma Elementary	Public	K-6	525 East Casa Loma Dr.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5200	424	23	18.2	92.7%	10 (2.4%)	16 (3.8%)	396 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.5	5539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.8	5492^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.4%	47	8.8		8.8	10.2	17.4	16.4	18.8			15.9	24.5	10.6	7.3	20.3			15.8	94.1	94.1	96.4	94.1	94.1	94.1	$24,709	$2,819	$21,890
Wayside Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Ming Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5820	652	32	20.1	94.9%	26 (4.0%)	30 (4.6%)	586 (89.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	16.7	5128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		16.3	5190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.6%	62	12.0		12.0	21.2	19.8	18.9	34.6			24.1	11.5	10.3	7.8	30.6			15.8	97.5			98.4	98.4	98.4	$20,173	$2,662	$17,511
Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	2161 Potomac Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5380	614	33	18.7	90.9%	26 (4.2%)	20 (3.3%)	561 (91.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.5	5657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%		8.3	5759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	102	10.4		10.4	25.3	10.8	14.7	17.1			16.9	22.2	4.8	2.1	9.7			9.3							$20,868	$2,662	$18,206
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	2324 Verde St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5460	392	19	20.1	95.4%	26 (6.6%)	24 (6.1%)	324 (82.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	20.5	4788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%		21	4771^st of 5869 public elementary schools	18.7%	17	15.0		15.0	33.9	33.3	29.0				31.8	21.2	17.9	16.5				18.4	93.3	96.7			94.4		$20,325	$2,322	$18,003
Downtown Elementary	Public	K-8	2021 M St.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5920	317	15	21.6	31.2%	108 (34.1%)	9 (2.8%)	179 (56.5%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	76	1333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%		77	1287^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.1%	46	46.7	48.3	47.5	65.7	63.6	50.0	88.9	78.8	65.5	69.4	51.4	48.5	36.7	80.6	45.5	41.4	51.5							$18,332	$2,170	$16,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Fremont Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Fremont Elementary?

Students at Fremont Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend Fremont Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 707 students attended Fremont Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Fremont Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fremont Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chipman Junior High
High : Mira Monte High

What district is Fremont Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

Is Fremont Elementary a good school?

Fremont Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.2% of California elementary schools.

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