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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
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	0.0mi	Public	K-6	1100 Citadel St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5229	709	33	21.5	90.1%	28 (3.9%)	88 (12.4%)	586 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	7.5	5717^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.7%		7.3	5768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%	51	8.4		8.4	18.5	17.1	16.0	21.4			18.0	5.4	10.1	3.8	2.9			5.6	91%	0%	$20,931	$4,258	$16,673
Casa Loma Elementary	0.5mi	Public	K-6	525 East Casa Loma Dr.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5200	424	23	18.2	92.7%	10 (2.4%)	16 (3.8%)	396 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.5	5356^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.9%		11.5	5539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%	183	10.4		10.4	18.6	18.4	19.2	30.0			21.9	20.3	6.1	10.6	23.0			15.7	≥ 98%		$26,928	$5,514	$21,414
Fremont Elementary	1.0mi	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
Wayside Elementary	1.3mi	Public	K-6	1000 Ming Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5820	652	32	20.1	94.9%	26 (4.0%)	30 (4.6%)	586 (89.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	15	5219^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.3%		16.7	5128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%	91	13.2		13.2	22.7	15.5	15.8	38.8			23.0	21.3	10.7	4.0	24.7			15.0	95%	0%	$22,201	$4,848	$17,353
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
McKinley Elementary	1.5mi	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
Leo G. Pauly Elementary	1.7mi	Public	K-6	313 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5430	694	34	20.2	93.9%	36 (5.2%)	57 (8.2%)	578 (83.3%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	22.3	4604^th of 5817 public elementary schools	20.9%		22.3	4645^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%	41	22.4		22.4	33.7	17.9	35.3	37.0			30.9	30.1	8.3	22.4	16.1			19.2	94%	0%	$21,480	$4,466	$17,014
Mt. Vernon Elementary	1.8mi	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
Rafer Johnson	2.0mi	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
Prosperity Elementary	2.2mi	Public	K-5	901 Prosperity Way.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6070	543	25	21.6	—	18 (3.3%)	55 (10.1%)	454 (83.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	22.7	4579^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.3%		20.1	4818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%	239	21.0		21.0	29.6	36.5	34.6				33.5	20.5	24.4	14.8				20.0	90%	0%	$18,869	$2,181	$16,688

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