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North Beardsley Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4730^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

North Beardsley Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 757 students in Bakersfield, California, operating within the Beardsley Elementary district, which faces significant systemic challenges as one of the lowest-ranked districts in the state.

While the school's overall academic ranking is low compared to all California schools, it is important to understand its performance in context. North Beardsley is actually the highest-performing school within its own district, outperforming its closest peer, Beardsley Elementary, in English, math, and science. The school serves a community with very high economic need, and it shows a notable strength in effectively educating its Special Education students, ranking in the top half of schools statewide for that subgroup. There has also been encouraging improvement, with the school's ranking and chronic absenteeism rate getting better over the past few years.

Comparisons to nearby schools highlight the complex landscape. Schools in the area with similar high levels of student poverty, like those in the adjacent Standard Elementary district (Wingland Elementary, Standard Elementary), perform at similarly low levels. In contrast, schools serving less economically disadvantaged populations, such as Olive Drive Elementary, achieve much higher academic results. This suggests that while community factors present real challenges, North Beardsley's specific practices, especially for Special Education, are making a positive difference for its students.

757

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,622

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Sanford Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93308-3150

(661) 392-0878

District: Beardsley Elementary

Students who attend North Beardsley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Beardsley Junior High
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.4%

White:

29.1%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg19%

California avg41%

4,730^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Beardsley Elementary

1463^rd of 1,543Beardsley Elementary 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	21.1	4730 of 5857	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4926 of 5869	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	5196 of 5859	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	5587 of 5883	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1352 of 1417	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	5508 of 5789	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	5375 of 5662	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	5214 of 5692	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	4587 of 5614	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	5128 of 5611	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.9	5411 of 5530	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	5273 of 5390	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.1	4996 of 5377	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.4	4884 of 5314	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	2020 of 2227	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1996 of 2585	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	2033 of 2128	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.5	2454 of 3162	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	2675 of 3245	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	3155 of 3311	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1787 of 3275	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	2175 of 3246	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	4266 of 5597	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4734 of 5612	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4941 of 5609	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	5508 of 5635	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1168 of 1267	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	5297 of 5492	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	5266 of 5413	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	3907 of 5107	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4326 of 5107	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4511 of 5087	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	4888 of 5084	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4514 of 4963	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	4668 of 4830	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	4057 of 5460	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4395 of 5517	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4606 of 5363	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	4882 of 5264	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1020 of 1110	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	4823 of 5173	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	4794 of 5084	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	4744 of 5628	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4637 of 5643	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	5002 of 5638	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5199 of 5663	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1243 of 1272	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	5184 of 5510	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	4998 of 5431	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1535 of 2847	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1661 of 2635	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1561 of 2420	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	2440 of 2598	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	2546 of 2651	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	2614 of 2661	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	2706 of 2726	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	2815 of 2834	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	2719 of 2737	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science14%-18 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 (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/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
North Beardsley Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Sanford Dr.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-0878	757	33	22.9	98.5%	220 (29.1%)	46 (6.1%)	457 (60.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	21.1	4730^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%		19.2	4926^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.1%	196	14.3	14.3	28.0	30.0	33.3	29.1	30.1	23.4	24.4	15.1	21.1	20.9	96.4	97.3			97.3		$19,622	$17,258	$2,364
Beardsley Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Roberts Ln.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-1417	432	22	20.0	98.1%	115 (26.6%)	27 (6.3%)	272 (63.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	9.2	5679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		8.5	5747^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	68	6.5	6.5	21.5	15.5	23.8	17.2	19.6	9.2	15.5	4.8	3.1	8.0	86.1	88.9	93.1	93.1	90.3	97.2	$22,549	$20,044	$2,505
Wingland Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Douglas St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2125	783	38	20.5	93.5%	335 (42.8%)	30 (3.8%)	377 (48.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	23.8	4524^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		13.7	5421^st of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	897	22.9	22.9	33.3	18.4	36.4		29.5	28.6	13.5	24.4		22.3	93.1	97.9	95.8	95.8	95.1	97.9	$24,312	$23,092	$1,220
San Lauren Elementary	Public	K-6	5210 Victor St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 393-5511	417	19	21.9	95.4%	95 (22.8%)	23 (5.5%)	271 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	16.8	5123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%		15	5305^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.6%	182	20.9	20.9	10.3	25.9	40.0	13.7	23.3	15.3	20.4	14.9	7.8	14.7							$21,906	$19,896	$2,010
Standard Elementary	Public	K-5	115 East Minner Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2120	627	30	20.8	94.7%	216 (34.4%)	40 (6.4%)	355 (56.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	15.9	5192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		15.4	5271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	10.2%	79	9.4	9.4	36.9	14.4	18.4		23.7	30.1	12.2	8.3		17.3	92.4	95.8	96.6	94.1	96.6	95.8	$26,195	$24,424	$1,771
Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Barnett St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2115	778	36	21.5	83.3%	364 (46.8%)	25 (3.2%)	356 (45.8%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.1%)	19.7	4854^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		21.8	4697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	157	23.9	23.9	21.2	35.2	30.2		28.6	16.8	20.8	10.9		16.2	90.8	96.9	98.5	96.2	96.2	94.6	$24,645	$23,498	$1,147
Stella I. Hills Elementary	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	98.1%	54 (8.1%)	159 (23.7%)	425 (63.4%)	10 (1.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	6.9	5782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%		7.7	5787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	5	7.1	7.1	12.8	12.2	11.2	17.6	13.2	13.3	7.5	2.0	7.9	7.6	92.6	98.4		97.5	93.4	97.5	$29,910	$24,754	$5,156
Olive Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	7800 Darrin Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7040	797	32	24.7	33.8%	371 (46.5%)	11 (1.4%)	333 (41.8%)	37 (4.6%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.4%)	64.8	1848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.4%		62	1980^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	132	36.5	36.5	58.5	54.4	49.5	59.4	55.7	51.7	49.5	34.6	45.5	45.5							$15,740	$14,898	$842
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-6	7500 Vaquero Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 589-7336	706	35	20.4	66.3%	263 (37.3%)	15 (2.1%)	357 (50.6%)	44 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	61.7	1982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%		58.5	2124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.8%	142	38.0	38.0	46.6	48.3	57.4	65.7	54.9	46.2	40.5	36.1	45.8	42.2	96.4	97.3			97.3		$23,852	$23,610	$242
Franklin Elementary	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%)	33.1	3719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%		43.7	2949^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.8%	770	19.2	19.2	34.0	42.6	38.9	52.2	42.4	35.2	27.0	13.9	20.6	23.4	97.3						$27,573	$23,132	$4,441

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Is North Beardsley Elementary a good school?

North Beardsley Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is North Beardsley Elementary in?

Beardsley Elementary

What schools do graduates of North Beardsley Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Beardsley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beardsley Junior High
High : North High

What is the racial makeup of North Beardsley Elementary?

Students at North Beardsley Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 29% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Beardsley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended North Beardsley Elementary.

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