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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	Distance	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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Downtown Elementary	0.0mi	Public	K-8	2021 M St.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5920	317	15	21.6	31.2%	108 (34.1%)	9 (2.8%)	179 (56.5%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	77.6	1241^st of 5817 public elementary schools	78.7%		76	1333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%	92	59.4	54.8	57.1	62.2	63.6	62.5	44.8	82.4	64.5	63.8	59.5	57.6	56.3	51.7	61.8	35.5	54.1	≥ 95%		$19,541	$4,038	$15,503
Rafer Johnson	0.8mi	Public	K-8	1001 Tenth St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5445	32	6	5.5	90.6%	1 (3.1%)	13 (40.6%)	17 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)			0.0							8.7							4.4
Franklin Elementary	0.8mi	Public	K-6	2400 Truxtun Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5270	475	23	20.3	88.0%	60 (12.6%)	67 (14.1%)	332 (69.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	35.5	3548^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.0%		33.1	3719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%	171	19.7		19.7	29.5	26.8	45.8	59.2			41.3	39.3	17.2	23.3	31.0			28.0	91%	0%	$21,752	$4,441	$17,311
William Penn Elementary	1.1mi	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%)	13.1	5380^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.5%		13.2	5402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%	22	23.8		23.8	29.4	13.5	21.4				20.3	20.6	5.8	9.5				10.9	≥ 95%		$28,658	$5,550	$23,108
Longfellow Elementary	1.2mi	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
Stella I. Hills Elementary	1.2mi	Public	K-6	3800 Jewett Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5320	670	35	19.2	—	54 (8.1%)	159 (23.7%)	425 (63.4%)	10 (1.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	6	5770^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.9	5782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%	12	2.7		2.7	8.5	17.3	7.0	19.2			13.1	11.3	5.4	5.6	4.1			6.6	89%	1%	$23,739	$5,156	$18,583
McKinley Elementary	1.3mi	Public	K-6	601 Fourth St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5370	628	30	20.7	97.6%	30 (4.8%)	93 (14.8%)	492 (78.3%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13	5394^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.3%		8.6	5704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.6%	310	11.5		11.5	23.7	20.2	20.7				21.4	27.6	12.2	13.8				17.4	92%	0%	$25,869	$5,243	$20,626
Bessie E. Owens Elementary	1.5mi	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
Roosevelt Elementary	1.6mi	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%)	19.7	4842^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	16.8%		20.5	4788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%	54	18.2		18.2	38.8	28.6	32.6				33.1	22.5	8.9	11.9				14.3	97%	0%	$23,934	$4,697	$19,237
Fremont Elementary	1.7mi	Public	K-6	607 Texas St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5280	707	34	20.6	95.0%	12 (1.7%)	45 (6.4%)	647 (91.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.7	5156^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.7	5376^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%	220	13.8		13.8	30.0	23.2	23.4	28.7			26.2	31.3	15.8	7.5	12.5			16.2	97%	0%	$22,334	$4,538	$17,796

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