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Williams Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5636^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Williams Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 452 students in the Bakersfield City School District, which ranks in the bottom 12% of districts statewide, and it faces significant academic challenges with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school consistently ranks among the lowest in California, with only about 19% of students proficient in English and less than 10% proficient in math, which is lower than nearby schools like Bessie E. Owens Elementary and Horace Mann Elementary. Despite serving a student population with a very high level of economic need, its performance lags behind other local schools with similar demographics, suggesting factors beyond poverty are affecting outcomes. The school has seen a notable long-term decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade.

A significant bright spot is a dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping from over 52% to about 17% in three years, now better than the district and state averages and lower than many peers such as Longfellow Elementary. However, this improved attendance has not yet translated into better test scores. The school spends a mid-range amount per student compared to others in the area, and data shows some variation in performance by grade and student subgroup, with English Language Learner students showing relatively stronger results.

452

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,529

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 11th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,636^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	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
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
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
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
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 (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-29 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

Science6%-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 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
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
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
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%)	9.5	5657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%		8.3	5759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	102	10.4	10.4	25.3	10.8	14.7	17.1	16.9	22.2	4.8	2.1	9.7	9.3							$20,868	$2,662	$18,206
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	25	4406^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		26.9	4219^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.1%	187	18.3	18.3	35.9	41.7	29.8	31.0	33.9	30.4	26.7	13.5	17.1	21.5	94.6			96.7			$19,503	$2,385	$17,118
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Williams Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Williams Elementary?

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

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

How many students attend Williams Elementary?

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

Is Williams Elementary a good school?

Williams Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.8% of California elementary schools.

What district is Williams Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

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