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Leo G. Pauly Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4645^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Leo G. Pauly Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 694 students in Bakersfield, California, operating within the Bakersfield City School District, which ranks in the bottom 12% of districts statewide.

The school faces significant challenges common to its district, ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, but it shows important areas of strength and improvement. It outperforms its immediate district peers like Wayside Elementary, Casa Loma Elementary, and Frank West Elementary in core subjects, has dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism to below state average, and demonstrates exceptional effectiveness with English Language Learners, ranking in the 71st percentile for that student group. However, science proficiency and support for students with disabilities remain key challenges.

A striking finding is the performance gap between districts; while W. A. Kendrick Elementary in the neighboring Greenfield Union district achieves much higher scores, Leo G. Pauly is on a positive trajectory, showing recent improvement in its statewide ranking and math scores, suggesting targeted efforts are yielding results within its challenging context.

694

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,587

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

313 Planz Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93304-5848

(661) 631-5430

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Leo G. Pauly Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoia Junior High
High:	Mira Monte High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.3%

African American:

8.2%

White:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg21%

California avg41%

4,645^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	22.3	4645 of 5857	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4632 of 5869	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	5175 of 5859	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5414 of 5883	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	5014 of 5789	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	4994 of 5662	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	5395 of 5692	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	5477 of 5614	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	5375 of 5611	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	4852 of 5530	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.2	5154 of 5390	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	5322 of 5377	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.7	5277 of 5314	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.2	5127 of 5193	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.8	5014 of 5113	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.9	5016 of 5113	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.3	4331 of 4818	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.3	4641 of 4822	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.2	4742 of 4809	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.8	453 of 747	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.4	2191 of 2227	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.5	914 of 3162	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	29.6	2567 of 3245	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	3047 of 3311	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	2703 of 3275	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	2521 of 3246	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	5006 of 5597	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4591 of 5612	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5261 of 5609	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	5360 of 5635	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	4947 of 5492	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4863 of 5413	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	3613 of 5107	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3571 of 5107	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4339 of 5087	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4629 of 5084	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	3969 of 4963	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	4031 of 4830	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	4168 of 5460	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3909 of 5517	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4518 of 5363	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4683 of 5264	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	4176 of 5173	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	4199 of 5084	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	3928 of 5628	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4336 of 5643	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4649 of 5638	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4971 of 5663	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	4563 of 5510	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4785 of 5431	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	22.0	2102 of 2420	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+50 vs school

African American (2019)39th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2023)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science14%-19 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
Leo G. Pauly Elementary	Public	K-6	313 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5430	694	34	20.2	93.9%	36 (5.2%)	57 (8.2%)	578 (83.3%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	22.3	4645^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		22.5	4632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.1%	13	14.1	14.1	28.9	27.4	44.7	28.7	32.2	23.3	16.5	28.2	11.0	19.2	93.4				95.6	96.7	$19,587	$2,600	$16,987
Prosperity Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Prosperity Way.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6070	543	25	21.6	98.5%	18 (3.3%)	55 (10.1%)	454 (83.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	20.1	4818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		22.4	4636^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.0%	182	17.1	17.1	32.6	30.1	22.5		28.4	28.3	23.5	9.1		20.4	97.2				97.2		$18,869	$2,181	$16,688
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
Planz Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6080	610	27	22.2	96.7%	37 (6.1%)	62 (10.2%)	491 (80.5%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	19.4	4882^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		14.5	5352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.8%	470	15.2	15.2	30.3	31.9	28.4		30.2	22.0	21.7	12.1		18.6	95.3	97.6	98.4	98.4	95.3	98.4	$18,136	$2,051	$16,085
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
Greenfield Community	Public	K-8	725 Capitola Dr.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-3717	13	3	4.2	76.9%	1 (7.7%)	5 (38.5%)	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							13.0					11.5							$110,406	$13,292	$97,114
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
Raffaello Palla Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Fairview Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6100	770	30	25.6	94.5%	23 (3.0%)	47 (6.1%)	688 (89.4%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	31	3874^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		27.4	4166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.0%	292	23.8	23.8	28.1	31.7	40.4		33.8	41.0	27.3	23.2		30.1	96.3	98.1	98.1		96.9		$17,340	$1,992	$15,348
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
W. A. Kendrick Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Faith Ave.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6190	699	31	22.4	92.8%	31 (4.4%)	40 (5.7%)	610 (87.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	77.2	1275^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.2%		84.4	979^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.3%	296	44.0	44.0	51.9	70.1	67.9		63.7	44.8	64.1	60.6		57.0	95.6	97.8	97.8		95.6		$17,798	$2,087	$15,711

Frequently Asked Questions about Leo G. Pauly Elementary

What district is Leo G. Pauly Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

How many students attend Leo G. Pauly Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended Leo G. Pauly Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Leo G. Pauly Elementary?

Students at Leo G. Pauly Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Leo G. Pauly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leo G. Pauly Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sequoia Junior High
High : Mira Monte High

Is Leo G. Pauly Elementary a good school?

Leo G. Pauly Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.7% of California elementary schools.

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