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Voorhies Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5054^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Voorhies Elementary is a large public K-6 school serving 915 students in the Bakersfield City School District, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, test scores in English, math, and science are below state averages, which is a common challenge for schools in the area with similar student demographics; for instance, its performance is comparable to nearby Ramon Garza Elementary and Hort Elementary. However, the school has shown a remarkable and successful focus on improving student attendance, dramatically reducing chronic absenteeism from over 47% to 17.5% in just three years, a rate that is now better than both the district and state averages and notably lower than some close neighbors like Hort. The school also demonstrates particular strengths in supporting English Language Learners and students experiencing homelessness.

When looking at comparisons, a school like Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary, which is in the same district but serves a community with a moderately lower rate of economic disadvantage, achieves significantly higher test scores, highlighting how community factors can influence outcomes. The analysis also shows that Voorhies faces ongoing challenges, especially in upper-grade mathematics, and has a notable achievement gap between male and female students that is more pronounced than at some surrounding schools.

915

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,874

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6001 Pioneer Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-6032

(661) 631-5800

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Voorhies Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walter Stiern Middle
High:	Foothill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

White:

3.3%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,054^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	17.5	5054 of 5857	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4800 of 5869	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4635 of 5859	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4305 of 5883	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3876 of 5789	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	4209 of 5662	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.5	3717 of 5692	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.0	4349 of 5614	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	4022 of 5611	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.3	3364 of 5530	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	3080 of 5390	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.3	3897 of 5377	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.5	3807 of 5314	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.0	3503 of 5193	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.9	3907 of 5113	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	4180 of 5113	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.0	4411 of 4818	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	4597 of 4822	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.5	4516 of 4809	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	31.2	1377 of 2128	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	1330 of 3162	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	895 of 3245	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	650 of 3311	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	970 of 3275	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	35.7	2018 of 3246	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	4566 of 5597	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3922 of 5612	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3950 of 5609	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3897 of 5635	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	4227 of 5492	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4277 of 5413	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4260 of 5107	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3844 of 5107	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3586 of 5087	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3164 of 5084	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	2624 of 4963	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	3055 of 4830	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	70.7	64 of 335	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4602 of 5460	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4438 of 5517	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	4129 of 5363	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3655 of 5264	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	3009 of 5173	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3494 of 5084	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	5122 of 5628	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5199 of 5643	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4962 of 5638	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4375 of 5663	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	3209 of 5510	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	3868 of 5431	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	2336 of 2847	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	2047 of 2635	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.1	694 of 2420	71.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2023)81st percentile+60 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+40 vs school

Disabled (2018)35th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science15%-18 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
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%)	17.5	5054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		20.6	4800^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	254	14.6	14.6	22.4	29.5	30.6		27.6	26.9	19.0	8.1		18.0	93.7	97.2		94.4	96.5	95.8	$18,874	$2,633	$16,241
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%)	16.8	5118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%		16.1	5203^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	85	14.6	14.6	25.4	26.5	25.0		25.7	28.8	20.6	8.0		18.4	96.1			97.4	97.4		$19,901	$2,636	$17,265
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%)	19.5	4870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.4	4537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	333	16.7	16.7	29.2	25.7	39.5	20.3	28.9	23.1	18.2	19.0	11.6	17.9	92.6	94.4	98.2	96.3	92.6		$22,756	$3,245	$19,511
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%)	30	3959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.4%		36.5	3404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	555			27.3	38.5			32.2	38.0	26.0			32.6	96.6			97.3		97.3	$15,938	$1,020	$14,918
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	99.7%	10 (1.6%)	19 (3.0%)	608 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	18.7	4943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		14.2	5372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	429	9.6	9.6	37.5	32.3	20.8	22.2	28.7	24.7	20.4	11.1	14.0	18.0	98.0				98.0
Shirley Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6714 Shirley Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 363-7684	617	28	22.0	99.5%	27 (4.4%)	9 (1.5%)	566 (91.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	37	3404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%		33.7	3620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	216	20.2	20.2	25.6	35.2	45.9	47.7	39.0	22.4	35.2	29.6	39.5	31.5
Zephyr Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6327 Zephyr Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-0024	797	33	24.1	95.5%	35 (4.4%)	4 (0.5%)	721 (90.5%)	23 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	20.6	4773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		23.7	4503^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	270	13.9	13.9	32.4	25.4	26.9	28.9	28.4	25.7	28.1	13.6	19.7	21.8
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	5188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		16.1	5210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	22	11.7	11.7	26.7	26.1	23.7		25.4	26.2	18.0	11.7		18.3	90.8	92.3	95.4	94.6	90.8	94.6	$19,411	$2,737	$16,674
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%)	48.2	2683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%		52.4	2431^st of 5869 public elementary schools	58.6%	252	36.7	36.7	52.6	32.8	57.5		47.2	43.9	27.3	31.7		34.0	94.8			98.3	95.7		$18,159	$2,467	$15,692
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%)	28.5	4093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		22	4675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.3%	582	29.4	29.4	19.0	34.3	45.7	33.3	32.9	19.8	31.3	26.5	16.7	23.3	97.1				97.1		$20,390	$2,959	$17,431

Frequently Asked Questions about Voorhies Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Voorhies Elementary?

Students at Voorhies Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American.

Is Voorhies Elementary a good school?

Voorhies Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Voorhies Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

What schools do graduates of Voorhies Elementary attend?

Students who attend Voorhies Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walter Stiern Middle
High : Foothill High

How many students attend Voorhies Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 915 students attended Voorhies Elementary.

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