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North Beardsley Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

North Beardsley Elementary serves 757 students in grades K–6 in Bakersfield, within the Beardsley Elementary district. Its clearest concern is chronic absenteeism: in 2025–2026, 36% of students were chronically absent, compared with 32% in the district and 18% statewide. That was the highest rate among the school and its 10 nearby schools; the next-highest was 33% at Standard Elementary, and the nearby-school average was 21%. Even with improvement over time, attendance is the school’s most pressing local challenge.

Test proficiency was far below state levels in all three subjects, and below the average for 10 nearby schools with scores: ELA was 24% at North Beardsley versus 29% nearby and 49% statewide; math was 15% versus 20% nearby and 38% statewide; science was 16% versus 18% nearby and 36% statewide. North Beardsley was slightly above its district in ELA and math, but slightly below it in science. Fifth grade is a relative bright spot locally: its 27% ELA proficiency was higher than all but four nearby schools with fifth-grade data, and its 15% in math was higher than all but three. Even so, fifth-grade results remained 22 points below the state in ELA and 21 points below in math.

Results have changed unevenly: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 2 points, math fell 1 point, and science rose 3 points, improving each year. Recent drops in ELA and math meant the school’s gaps with the state widened overall in math and science. SchoolDigger ranked North Beardsley 5,255 of 5,804 statewide, at the 9th percentile with 0 stars; its district was at the 2nd percentile with 0 stars. One notable contrast is for Special Education Students: SchoolDigger placed this group at the 63rd percentile, versus the school’s overall 9th percentile, up from 37th in 2023–2024. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 22.9, compared with a 20.9 nearby-school average. In 2024–2025, 78% of students were directly certified for free meals; the school is also marked as likely serving free meals to all students through Community Eligibility.

757

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,622

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in California receive free school meals.

94%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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: Declining — 18th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg18%

California avg42%

5,267^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Beardsley Elementary

1490^th of 1,530Beardsley 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
2026	14.5	5267 of 5817	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.6	5015 of 5581	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.0	4559 of 5094	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.8	4778 of 5423	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.8	4951 of 5603	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	50.4	1087 of 2927	62.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	7.0	2415 of 2536	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)63rd percentile+53 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Science16%-20 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

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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
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	—	220 (29.1%)	46 (6.1%)	457 (60.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	14.5	5267^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.5%		21.1	4730^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%	537	16.1	16.1	19.0	18.9	27.2	32.1	24.3	15.0	14.2	15.2	15.6	15.0	94%	0%	$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	—	115 (26.6%)	27 (6.3%)	272 (63.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	8.8	5668^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.6%		9.2	5679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%	11	14.0	14.0	20.0	11.9	24.0	17.5	18.1	8.3	8.5	11.8	3.2	7.7	89%	0%	$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%)	14.9	5231^st of 5817 public elementary schools	10.1%		23.8	4524^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%	707	15.2	15.2	23.6	31.9	21.6		25.8	22.0	14.3	10.0		15.4	94%	0%	$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%)	12	5475^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.9%		16.8	5123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%	352	9.1	9.1	11.3	21.2	14.6	30.0	19.6	13.2	26.9	5.5	13.3	14.6	94%	0%	$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%)	17.7	4999^th of 5817 public elementary schools	14.1%		15.9	5192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%	193	13.2	13.2	33.7	33.3	24.2		30.4	20.2	19.0	9.0		16.1	91%	0%	$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%)	16.9	5072^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	12.8%		19.7	4854^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%	218	19.0	19.0	30.5	16.2	35.8		27.0	26.0	12.2	10.7		15.5	94%	0%	$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	—	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%	$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%)	59.2	2106^th of 5817 public elementary schools	63.8%		64.8	1848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.4%	258	42.6	42.6	49.1	45.2	53.5	48.2	48.9	49.1	52.2	37.6	38.9	44.7	96%	1%	$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%)	57	2211^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.0%		61.7	1982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%	229	29.1	29.1	48.0	48.6	44.2	60.8	50.9	49.3	47.2	30.2	44.9	43.1	97%	0%	$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%)	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%	$27,573	$23,132	$4,441

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North Beardsley Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.5% of California elementary schools.

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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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