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Leo B. Hart Elementary

Q: Is Leo B. Hart Elementary a good school?

Leo B. Hart Elementary ranks 1920 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1920^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Leo B. Hart Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 705 students in Bakersfield, part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union district, and it consistently performs solidly for its community, particularly in supporting its students' reading and science skills.

This school stands out for achieving stronger academic results than many nearby schools with similar student populations, especially in English Language Arts. For example, it outperforms Charles H. Castle Elementary, Laurelglen Elementary, and Sing Lum Elementary. A major success story is a dramatic 49% drop in chronic student absenteeism over three years, showing a strong focus on getting kids to school regularly. Furthermore, the school does this while spending less per student than several neighbors like Christa McAuliffe Elementary and Stockdale Elementary.

While reading is a clear strength, math scores are lower and show an uneven pattern across grades, with fifth grade being a particular opportunity for growth. Compared to top local performers like Ronald Reagan Elementary and Stockdale Elementary, there is room for Leo B. Hart to improve, especially in mathematics. Overall, the school demonstrates effective teaching and leadership that helps students succeed.

705

Students ?

26.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,228

Per pupil spending ?

71.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9501 Ridge Oak Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93311-1732

(661) 664-1296

District: Panama-Buena Vista Union

Students who attend Leo B. Hart Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Tevis Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

White:

18.9%

Asian:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2013 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Panama-Buena Vista Union

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,920^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	63.1	1920 of 5857	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	1839 of 5869	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	1630 of 5859	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	1792 of 5883	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	2521 of 5789	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	2429 of 5662	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.6	2512 of 5692	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.7	2504 of 5614	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.7	2409 of 5611	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.3	2906 of 5530	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.4	2530 of 5390	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.1	1954 of 5377	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.6	1946 of 5314	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.7	1697 of 5193	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.9	1285 of 5113	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	69.8	1382 of 5113	73.0%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	1090 of 4818	77.4%	★★★★☆
2005	75.7	1105 of 4822	77.1%	★★★★☆
2004	73.9	1161 of 4809	75.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	194 of 569	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.9	903 of 1149	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	61.0	703 of 2585	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	47.7	832 of 2128	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	1802 of 5597	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	1892 of 5612	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	1590 of 5609	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	1696 of 5635	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	2045 of 5492	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	2200 of 5413	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	989 of 5107	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	928 of 5107	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	1026 of 5087	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	1154 of 5084	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	1811 of 4963	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	1724 of 4830	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	1338 of 5460	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	1684 of 5517	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	1123 of 5363	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	1075 of 5264	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.4	2309 of 5173	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	2071 of 5084	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	1933 of 5628	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	1720 of 5643	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	1632 of 5638	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	1821 of 5663	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	2813 of 5510	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	2632 of 5431	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1246 of 2847	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	1258 of 2635	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.6	1982 of 2420	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	1338 of 2598	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	1239 of 2651	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	1092 of 2661	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	1408 of 2726	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1997 of 2834	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1931 of 2737	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2019)73rd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

African American (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2019)21st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science41%+9 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
Leo B. Hart Elementary	Public	K-6	9501 Ridge Oak Dr.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 664-1296	705	27	26.4	71.6%	133 (18.9%)	63 (8.9%)	395 (56.0%)	74 (10.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.8%)	63.1	1920^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.2%		64.7	1839^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.7%	81	41.2	41.2	43.7	55.6	65.1	60.0	56.6	37.9	43.3	34.0	50.0	41.4	96.4	98.2	97.3	98.2		$16,228	$1,504	$14,724
Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-6	8900 Westwold Dr.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 665-9471	524	25	21.3	77.9%	106 (20.2%)	44 (8.4%)	301 (57.4%)	29 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.2%)	44.8	2898^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%		39.7	3196^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.5%	298	29.0	29.0	32.4	53.6	43.6	53.5	45.1	25.0	50.0	19.4	39.7	32.8	95.9				96.9	$19,976	$1,795	$18,181
Old River Elementary	Public	K-6	9815 Campus Park Dr.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 664-7009	795	32	24.8	76.0%	153 (19.2%)	53 (6.7%)	446 (56.1%)	86 (10.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.7%)	58.6	2138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.5%		68	1684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.3%	454	38.1	38.1	33.0	52.8	60.6	55.9	51.1	29.6	47.2	46.7	42.0	41.6	94.0	97.4	97.4	95.7	97.4	$15,528	$1,493	$14,035
Laurelglen Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 El Portal Dr.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-4444	574	25	23.1	75.8%	78 (13.6%)	48 (8.4%)	320 (55.7%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	112 (19.5%)	29.6	3990^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%		30.5	3892^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.7%	98	23.1	23.1	37.3	26.6	34.6	44.7	35.7	34.7	20.3	18.0	26.3	24.7	96.8		96.8	96.8	96.8	$19,687	$1,846	$17,841
Sing Lum Elementary	Public	K-6	4600 Chaney Ln.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 664-1611	809	32	25.4	77.1%	145 (17.9%)	64 (7.9%)	521 (64.4%)	39 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (4.1%)	41.8	3083^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		37.8	3315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.5%	232	27.8	27.8	39.4	45.4	42.1	47.6	43.8	39.4	35.5	24.6	27.2	31.3	98.1			98.1		$16,465	$1,487	$14,978
Ronald Reagan Elementary	Public	K-6	10800 Rosslyn Ln.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 665-8099	831	33	24.9	42.7%	229 (27.6%)	31 (3.7%)	272 (32.7%)	231 (27.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	61 (7.3%)	84.1	954^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.7%		88.2	805^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	149	50.8	50.8	60.2	73.6	62.9	83.2	70.1	62.7	67.1	41.9	69.8	60.5						$16,582	$1,414	$15,168
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
Grow Public Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	4800 Corporate Ct.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Grow Public Schools District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 527-5000	1,446	64	22.4	85.2%	93 (6.4%)	14 (1.0%)	1,314 (90.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.2%)								(n/a)
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
Donald E. Suburu	Public	K-5	7315 Harris Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 665-8190	803	36	22.3	69.7%	93 (11.6%)	53 (6.6%)	529 (65.9%)	81 (10.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)	17.6	5046^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		21.4	4738^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	308	13.8	13.8	24.8	27.8	24.4		25.7	30.1	20.3	10.5		20.5	94.7			94.7	98.2	$12,768	$1,061	$11,707

Frequently Asked Questions about Leo B. Hart Elementary

What schools do graduates of Leo B. Hart Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leo B. Hart Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tevis Junior High

What district is Leo B. Hart Elementary in?

Panama-Buena Vista Union

How many students attend Leo B. Hart Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended Leo B. Hart Elementary.

Is Leo B. Hart Elementary a good school?

Leo B. Hart Elementary ranks 1920^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Leo B. Hart Elementary?

Students at Leo B. Hart Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 19% White, 10% Asian, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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