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Munsey Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4966^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Munsey Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 663 students in the Bakersfield City School District, an area where the district itself ranks in the bottom 12% statewide.

Academically, Munsey faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science well below California averages; its statewide ranking has also declined in recent years. However, the school shows some strengths compared to nearby schools like Roosevelt Elementary and Frank West Elementary, particularly in science. A major success story is a dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism cut by more than half to 18.3%, which is now better than both the district and state averages and far superior to schools like Wayne Van Horn Elementary.

When comparing resources, Munsey spends less per student than some district peers like William Penn Elementary but achieves similar results, suggesting efficient use of funds. The standout school in the area is Caroline Harris Elementary, which outperforms Munsey and others academically despite serving a similar student population. For improvement, Munsey's most urgent need is in mathematics, where proficiency is critically low at 16%, a common issue across the Bakersfield City district.

663

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,262

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3801 Brave Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93309-3378

(661) 631-5390

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Munsey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Curran Middle
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.3%

African American:

13.4%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 27th percentile in 2023 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 27th-percentile peak (2023) to 15th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg21%

California avg41%

4,966^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th 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	18.5	4966 of 5857	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4519 of 5869	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4295 of 5859	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4337 of 5883	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4711 of 5789	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	4238 of 5662	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.7	4282 of 5692	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	4893 of 5614	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	4297 of 5611	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.3	5329 of 5530	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	4840 of 5390	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	4773 of 5377	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	4942 of 5314	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.2	4895 of 5193	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	4823 of 5113	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.5	4743 of 5113	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.6	4428 of 4818	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.0	4455 of 4822	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.6	4507 of 4809	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	345 of 569	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	363 of 593	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	301 of 661	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	337 of 663	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	378 of 747	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	387 of 700	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.3	1961 of 2227	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	2536 of 2585	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1742 of 2128	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	2222 of 3162	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.4	1184 of 3245	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.8	2698 of 3311	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	2731 of 3275	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	1566 of 3246	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	4600 of 5597	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4203 of 5612	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	3999 of 5609	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4556 of 5635	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4712 of 5492	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4219 of 5413	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	4196 of 5107	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	3574 of 5107	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3224 of 5087	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3097 of 5084	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3644 of 4963	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	2692 of 4830	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4465 of 5460	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3882 of 5517	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	3420 of 5363	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3556 of 5264	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	3860 of 5173	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	3311 of 5084	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	4935 of 5628	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4369 of 5643	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	4298 of 5638	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3796 of 5663	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4293 of 5510	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	3973 of 5431	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	34.3	2033 of 2834	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)39th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile+7 vs school

White (2019)28th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-20 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 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 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
Munsey Elementary	Public	K-6	3801 Brave Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5390	663	33	19.8	86.7%	50 (7.5%)	89 (13.4%)	506 (76.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	18.5	4966^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.2%		23.6	4519^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	447	18.0	18.0	27.5	20.7	29.9	35.6	28.5	23.5	13.8	12.4	15.9	16.2	90.6	95.8		95.8	94.8		$21,262	$3,151	$18,111
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 Rose Marie Dr.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5930	660	35	18.8	96.8%	37 (5.6%)	54 (8.2%)	563 (85.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17.4	5066^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		16.8	5140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.4%	74	13.6	13.6	30.4	35.6	29.8		31.7	14.3	14.3	6.7		11.7	94.2	98.3		96.7	94.2	96.7	$20,673	$2,589	$18,084
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
Caroline Harris Elementary	Public	K-6	4110 Garnsey Ln.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5310	587	30	19.3	82.3%	55 (9.4%)	73 (12.4%)	453 (77.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.6	4344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		15.6	5255^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.5%	911	22.1	22.1	27.9	30.1	40.3	35.0	33.0	27.9	20.0	13.2	27.5	22.4	94.4				94.4		$21,054	$2,725	$18,329
Stine Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 Wilson Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-1022	615	26	23.6	93.5%	43 (7.0%)	81 (13.2%)	457 (74.3%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	16.7	5131^st of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		16.3	5194^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.5%	63	14.7	14.7	24.7	29.2	28.1	35.7	29.4	17.7	16.7	7.4	9.5	12.5	95.6				96.5		$17,231	$2,195	$15,036
Wayne Van Horn Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 Kleinpell Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 324-6538	578	25	23.5	87.4%	58 (10.0%)	76 (13.1%)	392 (67.8%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	18.2	4988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		25.7	4298^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	690	6.4	6.4	27.3	34.7	15.8	37.8	29.0	23.4	23.6	5.3	13.9	16.5	90.3	96.8		93.6	93.6	95.7	$18,363	$2,142	$16,221
Frank West Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Benton St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5830	650	35	18.3	94.8%	35 (5.4%)	58 (8.9%)	553 (85.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	4965^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.2%		23.7	4496^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	469	20.2	20.2	27.8	27.1	29.7		28.3	25.0	17.4	8.9		16.6	89.7	93.1	97.4	97.4	89.7	97.4	$20,651	$2,642	$18,009
Amy B. Seibert Elementary	Public	K-6	2800 Agate St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-4141	628	27	23.1	90.9%	44 (7.0%)	71 (11.3%)	483 (76.9%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	12.2	5484^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		14.9	5317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	167	10.0	10.0	17.5	19.1	26.7	23.0	21.7	13.6	18.8	13.2	7.8	13.3	92.2	97.1	97.1	98.0	96.1	96.1	$20,081	$2,205	$17,876
William Penn Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 San Emidio St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5440	235	14	16.7	92.3%	23 (9.8%)	29 (12.3%)	182 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.2	5402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		20.1	4859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.2%	543	10.3	10.3	17.5	36.8	23.1		25.6	9.8	15.8	2.6		9.3							$24,486	$2,942	$21,544
Charles H. Castle Elementary	Public	K-6	6001 Edgemont Dr.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-5311	832	31	27.0	93.8%	68 (8.2%)	95 (11.4%)	611 (73.4%)	17 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	29 (3.5%)	17.1	5087^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		16.4	5177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.8%	90	12.4	12.4	35.9	21.6	25.2	20.7	26.0	28.3	20.2	9.4	11.9	17.6	96.0				96.8		$15,181	$1,986	$13,195

Frequently Asked Questions about Munsey Elementary

How many students attend Munsey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Munsey Elementary.

What district is Munsey Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

What is the racial makeup of Munsey Elementary?

Students at Munsey Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Munsey Elementary a good school?

Munsey Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.2% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Munsey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Munsey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Curran Middle
High : West High

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