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Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary

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Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary ranks 3121 st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary is a Bakersfield, California, school serving 705 students in grades K–5. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 46% in English language arts (ELA), 33% in math and 23% in science—above the Bakersfield City district in every subject, but below state results in all three. The most urgent concern is science: Fletcher was 13 points below the state, and its result fell 14 points from the previous year.

Fletcher compares well with nearby schools overall, especially in ELA, but its local advantage is much smaller in science. It ranked second in ELA, third in math and fourth in science among nearby schools with reported scores; its results were 46%, 33% and 23%, compared with nearby-school averages of 35%, 23% and 22%. In ELA, it trailed only Cesar E. Chavez Elementary. Fletcher was 15 points above its district in ELA, 16 points above in math and 4 points above in science. Against the state, however, the gaps were 3, 6 and 13 points below, respectively—making science its weakest subject by that comparison.

Results have weakened over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, Fletcher’s proficiency fell 4 points in ELA and 8 in math, while science fell 11 points overall, including a 14-point drop in the latest year. Its SchoolDigger ranking also declined from the 64th to the 46th percentile; the latest rating was 2 stars. Context includes a 19.5 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025 and 68% free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the second-lowest rate among nearby schools with the same measure. SchoolDigger ranked White Students at the 24th percentile in 2025–2026, 22 points below Fletcher’s overall ranking and down 23 points from the prior year. Its latest English Language Learner Students ranking was stronger: the 74th percentile in 2023–2024, up 39 points from 2021–2022 and 15 points above the school’s overall ranking that year.

705

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,054

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

9801 Highland Knolls Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-2836

(661) 631-5960

District: Bakersfield City

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.0%

White:

14.9%

Asian:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2017 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bakersfield City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2017

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg23%

California avg42%

3,121^st of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 18 pts since 2017

From top 36% (2017) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	41.6	3121 of 5804	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	2683 of 5857	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	2431 of 5869	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	2136 of 5859	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	2959 of 5883	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	2245 of 5789	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	1866 of 5662	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	2057 of 5692	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.4	1770 of 2227	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1526 of 2585	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	837 of 3162	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	40.0	1822 of 3245	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	2156 of 3311	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	2767 of 3275	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	2425 of 3246	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	2947 of 5569	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	2869 of 5597	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	2172 of 5612	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	2025 of 5609	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	2736 of 5635	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	1939 of 5492	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	1493 of 5413	72.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	2277 of 5085	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	1892 of 5107	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	1583 of 5107	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	1310 of 5087	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	2188 of 5084	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	1841 of 4963	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	1389 of 4830	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	2798 of 5412	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.1	2431 of 5460	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	2236 of 5517	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	1940 of 5363	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	3039 of 5264	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	1901 of 5173	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	1108 of 5084	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	3134 of 5590	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.2	2370 of 5628	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	2537 of 5643	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	2141 of 5638	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	3059 of 5663	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	2474 of 5510	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	2221 of 5431	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	1867 of 2920	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	1719 of 2847	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	1262 of 2635	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	872 of 2420	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	1931 of 2532	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.3	1364 of 2598	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1705 of 2651	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	1445 of 2661	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	2050 of 2726	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	1477 of 2834	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.6	978 of 2737	64.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile~ school

Female (2026)47th percentile~ school

Male (2026)44th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics33%-6 vs state

Science23%-13 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
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%)	41.6	3121^st of 5804 public elementary schools	46.2%		48.2	2683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%	438	22.9	22.9	48.0	43.9	47.3		46.3	51.5	27.6	22.3		32.6	97%	0%	$26,054	$21,502	$4,552
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	4201 Mesa Marin Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5870	621	32	19.4	65.7%	103 (16.6%)	7 (1.1%)	469 (75.5%)	32 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	54.4	2357^th of 5804 public elementary schools	59.4%		63.8	1891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%	466	32.2	32.2	55.3	46.5	54.2	57.8	53.3	57.7	36.4	23.7	36.0	37.1	96%	0%	$30,033	$25,158	$4,875
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%)	20.4	4767^th of 5804 public elementary schools	17.9%		16.8	5118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%	351	15.2	15.2	46.0	31.3	23.6		33.0	21.8	20.5	7.6		15.9	96%	0%	$27,388	$22,746	$4,642
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 Thorner St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5490	813	36	22.5	78.1%	91 (11.2%)	50 (6.2%)	627 (77.1%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	17.9	4978^th of 5804 public elementary schools	14.2%		16.9	5113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%	135	18.9	18.9	28.0	27.4	33.3	34.6	31.3	15.1	6.6	9.9	15.6	11.8	95%	0%	$24,136	$20,034	$4,102
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%)	35	3574^th of 5804 public elementary schools	38.4%		30	3959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.4%	385			48.5	22.8			33.5	57.7	16.2			33.5	95%	0%	$26,293	$25,618	$675
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	≥ 99%		$26,909	$22,974	$3,935
Henry Eissler Elementary	Public	K-6	2901 Eissler St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5250	529	29	17.9	85.3%	60 (11.3%)	18 (3.4%)	424 (80.2%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	29.1	4065^th of 5804 public elementary schools	30.0%		26.9	4228^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%	163	7.5	7.5	48.6	30.1	33.3	48.8	39.9	38.9	25.3	12.4	17.3	23.0	95%	0%	$27,768	$22,872	$4,896
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	96%	0%	$31,771	$26,608	$5,163
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%	0%	$27,180	$22,652	$4,528
Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary	Public	K-6	3401 Renegade Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5400	960	41	23.4	84.2%	94 (9.8%)	38 (4.0%)	806 (84.0%)	12 (1.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	29.4	4025^th of 5804 public elementary schools	30.7%		24.4	4461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%	436	16.5	16.5	46.0	38.3	28.3	38.0	37.5	44.1	27.8	10.8	17.8	24.6	94%	0%	$21,979	$17,664	$4,315

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary?

Students at Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 15% White, 5% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary.

Is Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary a good school?

Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary ranks 3121^st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

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