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Wayne Van Horn Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4988^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wayne Van Horn Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 578 students in Bakersfield, California, within the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District, but it faces significant academic and attendance challenges that set it apart from neighboring schools.

Academically, the school is struggling, with proficiency rates in math (16.5%) and English (28.99%) that are dramatically lower than nearby schools like Stockdale Elementary, which is in the same district and less than two miles away. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 33.4% of students missing too much school, a rate far higher than the district average and nearly double that of Stockdale Elementary. This high absenteeism is closely linked to lower academic performance, and the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past six years.

Despite these challenges, the proximity of higher-performing schools with similar student populations, such as Quailwood Elementary, shows that improvement is possible. The school spends over $18,000 per student, which is comparable to or more than some of these higher-achieving neighbors, suggesting a need to examine how resources are used to support student attendance and targeted instruction, especially in upper-grade math and science.

578

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,363

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5501 Kleinpell Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93309-1522

(661) 324-6538

District: Panama-Buena Vista Union

Students who attend Wayne Van Horn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

O. J. Actis Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.8%

African American:

13.1%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg38%

California avg41%

4,988^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Panama-Buena Vista Union

812^th of 1,543Panama-Buena Vista Union 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	18.2	4988 of 5857	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4298 of 5869	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	4413 of 5859	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4353 of 5883	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3997 of 5789	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4373 of 5662	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	4454 of 5692	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	4751 of 5614	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	4545 of 5611	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	4830 of 5530	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	4515 of 5390	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.1	4527 of 5377	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	4652 of 5314	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	4247 of 5193	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	3991 of 5113	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.0	3857 of 5113	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.9	3465 of 4818	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.7	2971 of 4822	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.7	3090 of 4809	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	431 of 569	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	469 of 593	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	337 of 661	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	332 of 663	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	200 of 747	73.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	2685 of 3162	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.5	1105 of 3245	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	786 of 3311	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	1446 of 3275	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.4	2231 of 3246	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	4799 of 5597	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3871 of 5612	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4199 of 5609	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	4037 of 5635	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3666 of 5492	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	4230 of 5413	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4045 of 5107	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3600 of 5107	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3384 of 5087	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3679 of 5084	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	3133 of 4963	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	3616 of 4830	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	4612 of 5460	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3831 of 5517	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3754 of 5363	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	3456 of 5264	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	3089 of 5173	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	3792 of 5084	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4764 of 5628	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4361 of 5643	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	4270 of 5638	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	4259 of 5663	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3994 of 5510	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4137 of 5431	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	16.4	2477 of 2834	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	2425 of 2737	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2019)13th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science6%-26 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wayne Van Horn Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 Kleinpell Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 324-6538	578	25	23.5	87.4%	58 (10.0%)	76 (13.1%)	392 (67.8%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	18.2	4988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		25.7	4298^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	690	6.4	6.4	27.3	34.7	15.8	37.8	29.0	23.4	23.6	5.3	13.9	16.5	90.3	96.8	93.6	93.6	95.7	$18,363	$2,142	$16,221
Quailwood Elementary	Public	K-6	7301 Remington Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-6415	345	16	20.9	75.9%	98 (28.4%)	30 (8.7%)	202 (58.6%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	51.2	2541^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.6%		57.3	2179^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.9%	362	32.6	32.6	46.8	46.7	41.3	76.9	52.0	29.8	40.0	28.3	43.6	35.0	96.6			96.6		$16,590	$1,643	$14,947
Caroline Harris Elementary	Public	K-6	4110 Garnsey Ln.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5310	587	30	19.3	82.3%	55 (9.4%)	73 (12.4%)	453 (77.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.6	4344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		15.6	5255^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.5%	911	22.1	22.1	27.9	30.1	40.3	35.0	33.0	27.9	20.0	13.2	27.5	22.4	94.4			94.4		$21,054	$2,725	$18,329
Munsey Elementary	Public	K-6	3801 Brave Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5390	663	33	19.8	86.7%	50 (7.5%)	89 (13.4%)	506 (76.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	18.5	4966^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.2%		23.6	4519^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	447	18.0	18.0	27.5	20.7	29.9	35.6	28.5	23.5	13.8	12.4	15.9	16.2	90.6	95.8	95.8	94.8		$21,262	$3,151	$18,111
Stockdale Elementary	Public	K-6	7801 Kroll Way	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-7835	587	26	22.5	60.3%	148 (25.2%)	28 (4.8%)	316 (53.8%)	63 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	75.2	1361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%		72	1496^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.5%	135	45.6	45.6	56.4	48.2	70.1	56.3	57.5	64.6	55.3	63.6	44.8	56.7						$18,707	$1,661	$17,046
Stine Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 Wilson Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-1022	615	26	23.6	93.5%	43 (7.0%)	81 (13.2%)	457 (74.3%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	16.7	5131^st of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		16.3	5194^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.5%	63	14.7	14.7	24.7	29.2	28.1	35.7	29.4	17.7	16.7	7.4	9.5	12.5	95.6			96.5		$17,231	$2,195	$15,036
Charles H. Castle Elementary	Public	K-6	6001 Edgemont Dr.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-5311	832	31	27.0	93.8%	68 (8.2%)	95 (11.4%)	611 (73.4%)	17 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	29 (3.5%)	17.1	5087^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		16.4	5177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.8%	90	12.4	12.4	35.9	21.6	25.2	20.7	26.0	28.3	20.2	9.4	11.9	17.6	96.0			96.8		$15,181	$1,986	$13,195
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 Rose Marie Dr.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5930	660	35	18.8	96.8%	37 (5.6%)	54 (8.2%)	563 (85.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17.4	5066^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		16.8	5140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.4%	74	13.6	13.6	30.4	35.6	29.8		31.7	14.3	14.3	6.7		11.7	94.2	98.3	96.7	94.2	96.7	$20,673	$2,589	$18,084
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	2324 Verde St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5460	392	19	20.1	95.4%	26 (6.6%)	24 (6.1%)	324 (82.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	20.5	4788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%		21	4771^st of 5869 public elementary schools	18.7%	17	15.0	15.0	33.9	33.3	29.0		31.8	21.2	17.9	16.5		18.4	93.3	96.7		94.4		$20,325	$2,322	$18,003
William Penn Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 San Emidio St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5440	235	14	16.7	92.3%	23 (9.8%)	29 (12.3%)	182 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.2	5402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		20.1	4859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.2%	543	10.3	10.3	17.5	36.8	23.1		25.6	9.8	15.8	2.6		9.3						$24,486	$2,942	$21,544

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayne Van Horn Elementary

What district is Wayne Van Horn Elementary in?

Panama-Buena Vista Union

How many students attend Wayne Van Horn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Wayne Van Horn Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wayne Van Horn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wayne Van Horn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : O. J. Actis Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Wayne Van Horn Elementary?

Students at Wayne Van Horn Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Wayne Van Horn Elementary a good school?

Wayne Van Horn Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.8% of California elementary schools.

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