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Ramon Garza Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ramon Garza Elementary is a 658-student K–5 school in Bakersfield City, serving an area with several nearby elementary schools. Its 2025–2026 proficiency was low overall, but that schoolwide picture hides a sharp grade-level split: third grade stood out positively, while fourth- and fifth-grade results—especially math—were much weaker.

Third grade is the school’s clearest strength among nearby schools: Ramon ranked second in both ELA and math, with 38% proficient in ELA and 36% in math, ahead of Ramon Garza Elementary’s district results by 7 and 10 percentage points, respectively. By contrast, fourth-grade math was 8%, 9 points below the district and tied with Williams Elementary for the lowest nearby result. Across all grades, the school’s 2025–2026 results were 26% in ELA, 16% in math and 13% in science; each was below the state, and science was the weakest comparison with both the district and nearby schools. Ramon was 5th-lowest among 11 schools in ELA and 4th-lowest in math and science. Its ELA result was closest to the nearby-school average, while science had the largest gap to the district and nearby average.

Scores have risen since 2022–2023—ELA by 1 percentage point, math by 4 and science by 2—but progress has not consistently narrowed the state gap: it widened in ELA and science and narrowed slightly in math. SchoolDigger placed Ramon at the 12th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026, tied with Virginia Avenue Elementary; Harding Elementary led nearby schools at the 43rd percentile. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 20.3, close to the nearby average of 20.6. Ramon reported 96% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the second-highest rate among nearby schools reporting that same measure. One notable group result is the SchoolDigger ranking for English Language Learner Students: it rose from the 22nd percentile in 2021–2022 to the 64th in 2023–2024, compared with the school’s overall 11th percentile that year.

658

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,354

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2901 Center St.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-5303

(661) 631-5290

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend Ramon Garza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Sierra Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.5%

African American:

2.7%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg23%

California avg42%

5,106^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Bakersfield City

863^rd of 968Bakersfield 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	16.3	5106 of 5804	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	5188 of 5857	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	5210 of 5869	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5307 of 5859	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	5185 of 5883	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	5091 of 5789	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	5257 of 5662	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	30.9	3767 of 5692	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.2	3912 of 5614	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	14.0	5210 of 5611	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	3891 of 5530	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	4045 of 5390	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.0	4899 of 5377	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	4964 of 5314	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	5039 of 5193	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.4	4800 of 5113	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	4646 of 5113	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.0	4407 of 4818	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.9	4339 of 4822	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.8	4356 of 4809	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	20.2	2337 of 2585	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	2099 of 2128	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.6	1137 of 3162	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	2119 of 3245	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	2580 of 3311	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	2939 of 3275	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	2996 of 3246	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	4633 of 5569	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	5047 of 5597	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4900 of 5612	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	4984 of 5609	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5228 of 5635	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	4921 of 5492	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	4867 of 5413	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	4349 of 5085	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	4275 of 5107	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4368 of 5107	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4312 of 5087	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	4131 of 5084	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	4106 of 4963	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	4343 of 4830	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	38.3	205 of 335	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	4519 of 5412	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	4639 of 5460	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4610 of 5517	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4608 of 5363	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4511 of 5264	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	4188 of 5173	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4569 of 5084	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	5178 of 5590	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	4885 of 5628	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	5090 of 5643	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	5184 of 5638	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4603 of 5663	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4793 of 5510	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	5150 of 5431	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	1879 of 2920	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+53 vs school

Homeless (2023)39th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

Science13%-23 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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	% 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
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	5106^th of 5804 public elementary schools	12.0%		16	5188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%	82	13.1	13.1	37.7	21.8	21.3		25.9	36.5	8.3	8.2		15.9	90.8	92.3	95.4	94.6	90.8	94.6	$28,354	$23,316	$5,038
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	4723^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	18.6%		28.5	4093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%	630	25.0	25.0	21.9	31.4	37.9	30.7	30.3	15.8	24.8	20.4	10.5	17.8	97.1				97.1		$27,280	$22,512	$4,768
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	—	10 (1.6%)	19 (3.0%)	608 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	15.9	5132^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	11.6%		18.7	4943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%	189	18.1	18.1	22.9	31.6	27.4	14.1	24.8	17.7	22.2	12.6	12.7	16.6	98.0				98.0		$25,815	$23,164	$2,651
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%)	23.2	4536^th of 5804 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.5	4870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%	334	29.6	29.6	20.6	34.3	32.4	26.9	28.4	28.8	27.1	22.5	12.8	22.6	92.6	94.4	98.2	96.3	92.6		$31,771	$26,608	$5,163
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	5570^th of 5804 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.5	5657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%	87	8.9	8.9	12.4	26.8	23.1	23.3	21.3	18.8	11.3	2.2	11.1	10.5							$30,620	$25,902	$4,718
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	3317^th of 5804 public elementary schools	42.8%		25	4406^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%	1089	40.4	40.4	23.3	44.4	50.9	35.6	38.6	21.7	31.5	40.4	27.9	30.0	94.6			96.7			$27,180	$22,652	$4,528
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	5336^th of 5804 public elementary schools	8.1%		10	5636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%	300	14.5	14.5	26.4	15.0	27.4	34.0	25.4	15.1	8.3	6.5	15.1	11.0	95.2		96.8		95.2		$29,231	$24,220	$5,011
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	5635^th of 5804 public elementary schools	2.9%		9.2	5672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%	37	7.6	7.6	12.9	24.1	17.4	22.0	18.9	9.7	11.4	4.4	14.3	9.9	86.5	91.4	94.2	91.4	86.5	91.4	$27,376	$22,638	$4,738
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%)	20.8	4728^th of 5804 public elementary schools	18.5%		17.5	5054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%	326	20.4	20.4	30.8	31.9	28.9		30.5	31.5	21.0	7.4		19.9	93.7	97.2		94.4	96.5	95.8	$26,909	$22,974	$3,935
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%)	22.2	4599^th of 5804 public elementary schools	20.8%		20.6	4773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%	174	17.5	17.5	37.6	21.8	27.8	28.5	28.4	31.9	21.1	24.4	21.6	24.3							$22,590	$20,356	$2,234

Frequently Asked Questions about Ramon Garza Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ramon Garza Elementary?

Students at Ramon Garza Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% White.

How many students attend Ramon Garza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Ramon Garza Elementary.

What district is Ramon Garza Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

Is Ramon Garza Elementary a good school?

Ramon Garza Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.0% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ramon Garza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ramon Garza Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sierra Middle

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