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Harding Elementary

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Harding Elementary ranks 3317 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Harding Elementary is a Bakersfield City district school in Bakersfield, serving 542 students in grades K–6. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were higher than the district’s in all three tested subjects, though they exceeded statewide rates only in science. Its clearest distinction is that it led nearby schools in math and science and placed second in English language arts (ELA).

Harding’s all-grade results were 39% in ELA, 30% in math, and 40% in science, compared with nearby-school averages of 27%, 16%, and 14%. It ranked first among the 11 nearby schools with results in math and science, and second in ELA behind Henry Eissler Elementary. Harding was also above Bakersfield City in every subject: by 8 points in ELA, 14 in math, and 21 in science. Against the state, it was 11 points lower in ELA and 8 lower in math, but 4 points higher in science. Grade-level results show a weaker spot: third-grade math was 22%, below the district’s 26% and the state’s 47%.

Results have improved over time: science proficiency rose 17 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, and math rose 11 points. Chronic absenteeism also fell from 52% in 2021–2022 to 8% in 2025–2026, below the district and state rates of 18%. SchoolDigger placed Harding at the 43rd percentile and gave it 2 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 25th percentile and 1 star the prior year; its current percentile was the highest among nearby schools. Its 20.8 student-teacher ratio was close to the nearby average of 20.3. In 2024–2025, 81% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest rate among nine nearby schools with that measure. Williams Elementary reports a different measure—79% directly certified for free meals—so it is not comparable. One notable subgroup result: in 2023–2024, SchoolDigger ranked Harding’s English Language Learner Students at the 74th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 28th percentile, a 46-point difference.

542

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,180

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

3201 Pico Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-3531

(661) 631-5300

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Harding Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Compton Junior High
High:	East Bakersfield High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.4%

White:

13.1%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2025 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2026) from a 25th-percentile low (2025)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bakersfield City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg23%

California avg42%

3,317^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Bakersfield City

863^rd of 968Bakersfield 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
2026	38.6	3317 of 5804	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.0	4406 of 5857	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	4219 of 5869	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4353 of 5859	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	4077 of 5883	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	3489 of 5789	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	2257 of 5662	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.3	2103 of 5692	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.1	2537 of 5614	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.3	2608 of 5611	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.5	2776 of 5530	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.6	2071 of 5390	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.7	2739 of 5377	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.4	2598 of 5314	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.0	2422 of 5193	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.6	2574 of 5113	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.4	2531 of 5113	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.3	2125 of 4818	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.1	2193 of 4822	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.6	2716 of 4809	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.9	809 of 3162	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	34.0	2242 of 3245	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	3610 of 5569	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.3	4408 of 5597	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4354 of 5612	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4314 of 5609	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3885 of 5635	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3633 of 5492	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	2490 of 5413	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	2400 of 5085	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.1	3612 of 5107	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3508 of 5107	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3534 of 5087	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	3034 of 5084	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	2640 of 4963	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	1430 of 4830	70.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	2558 of 5412	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.8	3926 of 5460	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3844 of 5517	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	4042 of 5363	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3807 of 5264	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	2841 of 5173	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.6	1366 of 5084	73.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	2807 of 5590	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	3961 of 5628	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3700 of 5643	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4029 of 5638	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3935 of 5663	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	3144 of 5510	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	1968 of 5431	63.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1943 of 2598	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	2228 of 2651	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	2031 of 2661	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	2112 of 2834	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.5	1399 of 2737	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science40%+4 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-11 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	3201 Pico Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5300	542	26	20.8	81.2%	71 (13.1%)	20 (3.7%)	436 (80.4%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	38.6	3317^th of 5804 public elementary schools	42.8%		25	4406^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%	1089	40.4	40.4	23.3	44.4	50.9	35.6	38.6	21.7	31.5	40.4	27.9	30.0	94.6			96.7			$27,180	$22,652	$4,528
Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary	Public	K-6	3401 Renegade Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5400	960	41	23.4	84.2%	94 (9.8%)	38 (4.0%)	806 (84.0%)	12 (1.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	29.4	4025^th of 5804 public elementary schools	30.7%		24.4	4461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%	436	16.5	16.5	46.0	38.3	28.3	38.0	37.5	44.1	27.8	10.8	17.8	24.6	92.4	95.5	98.5	96.2	93.9	96.2	$21,979	$17,664	$4,315
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-6	2710 Niles St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5360	870	41	21.2	95.4%	29 (3.3%)	47 (5.4%)	789 (90.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20.8	4723^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	18.6%		28.5	4093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%	630	25.0	25.0	21.9	31.4	37.9	30.7	30.3	15.8	24.8	20.4	10.5	17.8	97.1				97.1		$27,280	$22,512	$4,768
Henry Eissler Elementary	Public	K-6	2901 Eissler St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5250	529	29	17.9	85.3%	60 (11.3%)	18 (3.4%)	424 (80.2%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	29.1	4065^th of 5804 public elementary schools	30.0%		26.9	4228^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%	163	7.5	7.5	48.6	30.1	33.3	48.8	39.9	38.9	25.3	12.4	17.3	23.0	94.1	94.1					$27,768	$22,872	$4,896
College Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	2551 Sunny Ln.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5220	761	36	20.9	94.7%	25 (3.3%)	69 (9.1%)	654 (85.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9.2	5635^th of 5804 public elementary schools	2.9%		9.2	5672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%	37	7.6	7.6	12.9	24.1	17.4	22.0	18.9	9.7	11.4	4.4	14.3	9.9	86.5	91.4	94.2	91.4	86.5	91.4	$27,376	$22,638	$4,738
Ramon Garza Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 Center St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5290	658	32	20.3	95.9%	17 (2.6%)	18 (2.7%)	615 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	16.3	5106^th of 5804 public elementary schools	12.0%		16	5188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%	82	13.1	13.1	37.7	21.8	21.3		25.9	36.5	8.3	8.2		15.9	90.8	92.3	95.4	94.6	90.8	94.6	$28,354	$23,316	$5,038
Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Williams St.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5840	452	22	20.5	—	8 (1.8%)	32 (7.1%)	411 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.6	5336^th of 5804 public elementary schools	8.1%		10	5636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%	300	14.5	14.5	26.4	15.0	27.4	34.0	25.4	15.1	8.3	6.5	15.1	11.0	95.2		96.8		95.2		$29,231	$24,220	$5,011
Pioneer Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	4404 Pioneer Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5450	562	28	19.7	96.3%	16 (2.8%)	18 (3.2%)	524 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23.2	4536^th of 5804 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.5	4870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%	334	29.6	29.6	20.6	34.3	32.4	26.9	28.4	28.8	27.1	22.5	12.8	22.6	92.6	94.4	98.2	96.3	92.6		$31,771	$26,608	$5,163
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%)	9	5643^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	2.8%		8.1	5733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%	90	5.0	5.0	19.7	26.3	15.9		20.4	15.6	13.3	0.7		9.5	94.7			97.4	97.4		$26,405	$21,766	$4,639
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%)	13.7	5323^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	8.3%		14.6	5305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%	18	16.2	16.2	34.3	20.8	20.6	17.6	23.3	23.3	13.9	5.9	10.7	13.5	91.4		96.3	96.3	92.6		$30,071	$25,472	$4,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Harding Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Harding Elementary?

Students at Harding Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Harding Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Harding Elementary.

Is Harding Elementary a good school?

Harding Elementary ranks 3317^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Harding Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harding Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Compton Junior High
High : East Bakersfield High

What district is Harding Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

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