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Hort Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4767^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hort Elementary is a K–5 school serving 590 students in Bakersfield, California, within the Bakersfield City School District. The clearest concern is the weakness in grade 5: math proficiency was 8%, down from 22% in grade 3, and grade 5 ELA and math both ranked second-lowest among 10 nearby schools.

ELA is the school’s strongest all-grade subject, while math is its weakest. In 2025–26, ELA proficiency was 33%—2 percentage points above the district’s 31%, but 16 points below the state’s 49% and 2 points below the nearby-school average of 35%; Hort Elementary ranked 6th of 11 nearby schools. Math was 16%, about 0.3 points below the district, 22 points below the state, and 8 points below the nearby average of 24%; it ranked 9th of 11. Science was 15%, 4 points below the district and 21 below the state, ranking 7th of 10 nearby schools.

ELA has improved: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, proficiency rose 8 points and its gap with the state narrowed by 5 points. Math rose only 2 points over those years, after reaching 18% in 2024–25; science gained 5 points from 2022–23 but fell from 18% in 2023–24. SchoolDigger ranks Hort Elementary at the 18th percentile statewide with 1 star, though its percentile has climbed from 11 in 2023–24. In 2024–25, 89% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, and the student–teacher ratio was 19.8. A notable exception in SchoolDigger’s group rankings is Special Education Students: the school ranked at the 88th percentile in 2025–26, compared with 18th overall. Chronic absenteeism also fell from 60% in 2021–22 to 12% in 2025–26, about 6 points below district and state rates.

590

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,388

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2301 Park Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4942

(661) 631-5330

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Hort Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walter Stiern Middle
High:	Foothill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.6%

White:

8.8%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

California avg42%

4,767^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	20.4	4767 of 5804	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	5118 of 5857	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	5203 of 5869	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	5219 of 5859	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	5216 of 5883	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4488 of 5789	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4871 of 5662	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.5	3269 of 5692	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.8	4445 of 5614	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	4752 of 5611	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.9	5116 of 5530	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.9	5021 of 5390	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.8	5089 of 5377	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	4618 of 5314	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.3	4478 of 5193	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.7	4419 of 5113	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.5	3612 of 5113	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.0	3174 of 4818	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.8	3708 of 4822	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.3	3045 of 4809	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	2054 of 2227	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1601 of 2585	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1792 of 2128	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	1342 of 3162	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	1584 of 3245	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	2181 of 3311	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	1436 of 3275	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.4	2434 of 3246	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	4707 of 5569	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	5105 of 5597	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	5162 of 5612	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4935 of 5609	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4784 of 5635	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4342 of 5492	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	5079 of 5413	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	3872 of 5085	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	3891 of 5107	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4289 of 5107	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4224 of 5087	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4483 of 5084	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3317 of 4963	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	3786 of 4830	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	4106 of 5412	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	4551 of 5460	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4752 of 5517	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4586 of 5363	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4332 of 5264	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	3536 of 5173	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4158 of 5084	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	4453 of 5590	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	4649 of 5628	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4776 of 5643	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	5054 of 5638	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	5154 of 5663	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	4248 of 5510	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	4158 of 5431	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	341 of 2920	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	28.8	1902 of 2635	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	2.4	2511 of 2532	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.0	2581 of 2598	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	2560 of 2651	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	2644 of 2661	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	2698 of 2726	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	2744 of 2834	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+70 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

Science15%-21 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
Hort Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 Park Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5330	590	30	19.8	89.3%	52 (8.8%)	17 (2.9%)	511 (86.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20.4	4767^th of 5804 public elementary schools	17.9%		16.8	5118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%	351	15.2	15.2	46.0	31.3	23.6		33.0	21.8	20.5	7.6		15.9	96.1			97.4	97.4		$27,388	$22,746	$4,642
Voorhies Elementary	Public	K-6	6001 Pioneer Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5800	915	45	20.1	87.2%	30 (3.3%)	16 (1.7%)	864 (94.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	20.8	4728^th of 5804 public elementary schools	18.5%		17.5	5054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%	326	20.4	20.4	30.8	31.9	28.9		30.5	31.5	21.0	7.4		19.9	93.7	97.2		94.4	96.5	95.8	$26,909	$22,974	$3,935
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
Orangewood Elementary	Public	K-4	9600 Eucalyptus Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Edison Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-8440	617	28	22.0	86.7%	36 (5.8%)	14 (2.3%)	545 (88.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	35	3574^th of 5804 public elementary schools	38.4%		30	3959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.4%	385			48.5	22.8			33.5	57.7	16.2			33.5	96.6			97.3		97.3	$26,293	$25,618	$675
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Highland Knolls Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5960	705	36	19.5	67.9%	105 (14.9%)	15 (2.1%)	536 (76.0%)	34 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	41.6	3121^st of 5804 public elementary schools	46.2%		48.2	2683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%	438	22.9	22.9	48.0	43.9	47.3		46.3	51.5	27.6	22.3		32.6	94.8			98.3	95.7		$26,054	$21,502	$4,552
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 Thorner St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5490	813	36	22.5	78.1%	91 (11.2%)	50 (6.2%)	627 (77.1%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	17.9	4978^th of 5804 public elementary schools	14.2%		16.9	5113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%	135	18.9	18.9	28.0	27.4	33.3	34.6	31.3	15.1	6.6	9.9	15.6	11.8	92.9	97.3		98.2	93.8	98.2	$24,136	$20,034	$4,102
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
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
Virginia Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	3301 Virginia Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-3223	644	30	21.8	—	10 (1.6%)	19 (3.0%)	608 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	15.9	5132^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	11.6%		18.7	4943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%	189	18.1	18.1	22.9	31.6	27.4	14.1	24.8	17.7	22.2	12.6	12.7	16.6	98.0				98.0		$25,815	$23,164	$2,651
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hort Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hort Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hort Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walter Stiern Middle
High : Foothill High

Is Hort Elementary a good school?

Hort Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Hort Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 590 students attended Hort Elementary.

What district is Hort Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

What is the racial makeup of Hort Elementary?

Students at Hort Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% African American.

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