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Williams Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Williams Elementary is a K–6 school in Bakersfield, California, with 452 students in Bakersfield City; it is the smallest of the 11 nearby schools in this comparison. Its test results have risen overall since 2022–2023, and it currently sits around the middle of nearby schools on all-grade results. The most important concern for families is that, in 2025–2026, proficiency remained below both district and California averages in all three reported subjects.

Compared with nearby schools, Williams is closest to the local average in ELA and weaker in math: it scored 25% in ELA versus a nearby average of 26%, 11% in math versus 16%, and 15% in science versus 18%. Science is its strongest subject relative to district and state benchmarks: its 15% proficiency rate was 5 percentage points below the Bakersfield City district and 21 points below California. Math had the largest state gap, at 27 points. Results also vary by grade: fourth-grade ELA was 15%, the lowest among nearby schools, while sixth-grade ELA reached 34%—2 points above the district and third-highest among nearby schools serving sixth grade, though 14 points below the state.

Results are improving, but the pace differs by subject: since 2022–2023, ELA proficiency rose 9 percentage points, math 6 points, and science 6 points, with most of science’s increase coming in the latest year. The state gaps narrowed by 7 points in ELA and 2 in math, while science’s gap was nearly unchanged. SchoolDigger places Williams at the 8th percentile with 0 stars for 2025–2026, up from the 1st percentile in 2023–2024; its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 20.5 is close to the nearby average of 20.4. In 2024–2025, 79% of students were directly certified for free meals; the data also flags that the school likely provides free meals to all students through Community Eligibility. This income measure is not comparable with nearby schools’ free/reduced-lunch eligibility rates. Chronic absenteeism has also fallen substantially, from 53% in 2021–2022 to 19% in 2025–2026, although the latest rate was slightly above district and state levels.

452

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,801

Per pupil spending ?

79.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1201 Williams St.
Bakersfield, CA 93305-4858

(661) 631-5840

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Williams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walter Stiern Middle
High:	East Bakersfield High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.9%

African American:

7.1%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg23%

California avg42%

5,349^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Bakersfield City

1329^th of 1,530Bakersfield 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	13.6	5349 of 5817	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	5636 of 5857	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	5781 of 5869	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	5660 of 5859	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	5756 of 5883	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	5539 of 5789	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	4434 of 5662	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	5217 of 5692	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	5394 of 5614	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	5581 of 5611	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.4	4898 of 5530	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.1	5262 of 5390	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	4963 of 5377	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	4788 of 5314	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.3	4940 of 5193	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	4779 of 5113	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.8	4878 of 5113	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	4720 of 4818	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.8	4741 of 4822	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.0	4770 of 4809	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	21.6	2259 of 2585	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.1	2681 of 3162	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	2800 of 3245	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	3046 of 3311	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	2850 of 3275	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	1318 of 3246	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	5162 of 5581	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	5425 of 5597	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	5541 of 5612	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	5440 of 5609	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	5536 of 5635	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	5219 of 5492	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3959 of 5413	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	4539 of 5094	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	4855 of 5107	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	5014 of 5107	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	4919 of 5087	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	4933 of 5084	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	4668 of 4963	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3397 of 4830	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	4765 of 5423	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	5161 of 5460	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	5397 of 5517	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	5125 of 5363	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	5125 of 5264	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	4849 of 5173	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	3473 of 5084	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	5066 of 5603	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	5356 of 5628	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	5545 of 5643	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	5411 of 5638	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	5524 of 5663	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5322 of 5510	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4588 of 5431	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)15th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2019)13th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Science15%-21 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 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)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	—	8 (1.8%)	32 (7.1%)	411 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.6	5349^th of 5817 public elementary schools	8.0%		10	5636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%	287	14.5	14.5	26.4	15.0	27.4	34.0	25.4	15.1	8.3	6.5	15.1	11.0	97%	0%	$22,801	$5,011	$17,790
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%)	13.7	5336^th of 5817 public elementary schools	8.3%		14.6	5305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%	31	16.2	16.2	34.3	20.8	20.6	17.6	23.3	23.3	13.9	5.9	10.7	13.5	93%	0%	$23,056	$4,599	$18,457
Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	2161 Potomac Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5380	614	33	18.7	90.9%	26 (4.2%)	20 (3.3%)	561 (91.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.4	5582^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.5	5657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%	75	8.9	8.9	12.4	26.8	23.1	23.3	21.3	18.8	11.3	2.2	11.1	10.5	91%	0%	$23,447	$4,718	$18,729
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%)	20.8	4735^th of 5817 public elementary schools	18.6%		28.5	4093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%	642	25.0	25.0	21.9	31.4	37.9	30.7	30.3	15.8	24.8	20.4	10.5	17.8	95%	0%	$22,081	$4,768	$17,313
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%)	36.3	3482^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	40.1%		36.8	3421^st of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%	61	32.5	32.5	29.5	36.1	46.5	44.6	39.6	36.2	25.8	26.6	26.5	28.5	92%	0%	$21,888	$4,850	$17,038
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	5648^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.9%		9.2	5672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%	24	7.6	7.6	12.9	24.1	17.4	22.0	18.9	9.7	11.4	4.4	14.3	9.9	95%	0%	$22,062	$4,738	$17,324
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	5118^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.0%		16	5188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%	70	13.1	13.1	37.7	21.8	21.3		25.9	36.5	8.3	8.2		15.9	98%	0%	$22,575	$5,038	$17,537
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%)	9	5656^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.8%		8.1	5733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%	77	5.0	5.0	19.7	26.3	15.9		20.4	15.6	13.3	0.7		9.5	95%	0%	$21,611	$4,639	$16,972
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	3324^th of 5817 public elementary schools	42.9%		25	4406^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%	1082	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%	0%	$21,831	$4,528	$17,303
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%)	9.4	5638^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.8	5744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.9%	106	16.0	16.0	21.9	18.8	20.4	17.9	19.7	8.3	12.5	2.9	4.3	7.0	92%	0%	$20,819	$4,454	$16,365

Frequently Asked Questions about Williams Elementary

Is Williams Elementary a good school?

Williams Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.0% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Williams Elementary?

Students at Williams Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend Williams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Williams Elementary.

What district is Williams Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

What schools do graduates of Williams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Williams Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walter Stiern Middle
High : East Bakersfield High

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