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Longfellow Elementary

Q: Is Longfellow Elementary a good school?

Longfellow Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.9% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Longfellow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended Longfellow Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary?

Students at Longfellow Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% White, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Longfellow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Washington Middle

Public Grades K-6

5744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Longfellow Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 764 students in grades K-6. Despite receiving relatively high per-student funding, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 5-10% of California elementary schools in academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly lower than the Bakersfield City and California state averages.

Longfellow Elementary struggles to support its diverse student population, with low performance across subgroups such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 30.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Longfellow has an extremely high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 97.38% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

While the nearby schools in the Bakersfield City School District, such as Williams Elementary, Bessie E. Owens Elementary, and McKinley Elementary, also struggle academically, some schools like Downtown Elementary and Franklin Elementary perform significantly better, suggesting that the challenges faced by Longfellow Elementary may require a more comprehensive approach to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

780

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,357

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Stockton St.
Bakersfield, CA 93305-3432

(661) 631-5350

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Washington Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

African American:

8.7%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 34 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,744^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	7.8	5744 of 5857	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	5568 of 5869	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5625 of 5859	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	5739 of 5883	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	5681 of 5789	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	5605 of 5662	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	5464 of 5692	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.8	5531 of 5614	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	5483 of 5611	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.7	5311 of 5530	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.4	4875 of 5390	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.0	5246 of 5377	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.4	5132 of 5314	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.7	5116 of 5193	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.1	5003 of 5113	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.4	4942 of 5113	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.9	4638 of 4818	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.2	4581 of 4822	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.5	4691 of 4809	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	562 of 569	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	605 of 661	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	518 of 663	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	694 of 747	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	629 of 700	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	1606 of 2227	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	2413 of 2585	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	2107 of 2128	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	2191 of 3162	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3028 of 3245	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	3103 of 3311	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	2912 of 3275	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	2997 of 3246	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	5503 of 5597	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	5379 of 5612	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5417 of 5609	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	5456 of 5635	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	5404 of 5492	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	5394 of 5413	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	4974 of 5107	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4712 of 5107	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	4820 of 5087	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	4944 of 5084	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	4862 of 4963	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	4781 of 4830	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.2	364 of 364	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5329 of 5460	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5137 of 5517	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	5126 of 5363	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	5128 of 5264	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	5056 of 5173	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	5032 of 5084	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	5483 of 5628	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	5306 of 5643	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	5340 of 5638	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	5557 of 5663	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	5409 of 5510	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	5328 of 5431	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	2540 of 2847	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1947 of 2635	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1945 of 2420	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)31st percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 vs state

Science7%-26 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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	98.9%	8 (1.8%)	32 (7.1%)	411 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10	5636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%		7.9	5781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	1.5%	145	6.5		6.5	17.7	16.2	15.0	27.9			19.4	11.1	8.7	3.2	14.5			9.5	95.2		96.8		95.2		$19,529	$2,785	$16,744
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
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
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	5672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%		10	5688^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.1%	16	8.3		8.3	10.3	17.1	19.1	23.3			17.8	12.1	11.5	6.3	9.8			9.8	86.5	91.4	94.2	91.4	86.5	91.4	$19,609	$2,706	$16,903
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Truxtun Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5270	475	23	20.3	88.0%	60 (12.6%)	67 (14.1%)	332 (69.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	33.1	3719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%		43.7	2949^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.8%	770	19.2		19.2	34.0	42.6	38.9	52.2			42.4	35.2	27.0	13.9	20.6			23.4	97.3						$20,186	$2,401	$17,785

Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary?

Students at Longfellow Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Longfellow Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

What schools do graduates of Longfellow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle

How many students attend Longfellow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended Longfellow Elementary.

Is Longfellow Elementary a good school?

Longfellow Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.9% of California elementary schools.

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