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Berkshire Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4936^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Berkshire Elementary is a K–6 school in Bakersfield, serving 932 students in the Panama-Buena Vista Union area. The main concern is that Berkshire trails every nearby school in all three reported subjects: in 2025–26, 30% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 18% in math and 17% in science.

Berkshire is below both its district and the state in every subject. ELA proficiency was 30%, compared with 49% for the district and state; math was 18%, versus 32% districtwide and 38% statewide; science was 17%, versus 31% for the district and 36% statewide. Berkshire also scored below the nine nearby schools’ averages of 47% in ELA, 34% in math and 31% in science, by 18, 17 and 14 percentage points, respectively. ELA is its largest shortfall against the district and nearby-school average, while math is its largest gap against the state. Its 30% ELA result was below even the lowest nearby result, 39%.

Results have declined over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA fell by 8 points, math by 5 and science by 3, while gaps to the state widened in all three subjects. SchoolDigger rates Berkshire at 1 star and the 15th statewide percentile in 2025–26, the lowest percentile among the nearby schools; the district is at the 48th percentile and has 2 stars. The student–teacher ratio was 25.8 in 2024–25, compared with 24.4 at nearby schools on average, and 85% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 21% in 2025–26, above the district’s 19% and the state’s 18%, and up from 19% the year before. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness measure places Berkshire at the 1st percentile for White students in 2024–25, compared with the school’s 21st percentile overall. For African American students, its percentile fell from 64 in 2022–23 to 21 in 2023–24, then rose to 26 in 2024–25.

932

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,689

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

3900 Berkshire Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93313-5509

(661) 834-9472

District: Panama-Buena Vista Union

Students who attend Berkshire Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stonecreek Junior High
High:	Ridgeview High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

Asian:

14.3%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 46 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg39%

California avg42%

4,936^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 50 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

799^th of 1,530Panama-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
2026	18.6	4936 of 5817	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	4614 of 5857	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	4240 of 5869	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3697 of 5859	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3383 of 5883	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	2911 of 5789	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	2192 of 5662	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.7	1263 of 5692	77.8%	★★★★☆
2016	61.3	1932 of 5614	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	2168 of 5611	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.9	2454 of 5530	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.3	2860 of 5390	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.1	2022 of 5377	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.7	2471 of 5314	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.4	2456 of 5193	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	30.4	3551 of 5113	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.4	3014 of 5113	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.2	2988 of 4818	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.2	2384 of 4822	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.3	2851 of 4809	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	421 of 569	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	468 of 593	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.3	238 of 661	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	137 of 663	79.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	1062 of 1210	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	1054 of 1203	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1065 of 1205	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1081 of 1190	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	967 of 1154	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	946 of 1149	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	799 of 1071	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.5	1516 of 2227	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	825 of 2585	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	929 of 2128	56.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.0	2038 of 3162	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	2440 of 3245	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	1551 of 3311	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	1194 of 3275	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	799 of 3246	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	4584 of 5581	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	4276 of 5597	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3671 of 5612	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3575 of 5609	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3415 of 5635	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	2596 of 5492	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	1964 of 5413	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	4411 of 5094	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	4064 of 5107	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3749 of 5107	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	2641 of 5087	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	2796 of 5084	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	2226 of 4963	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	1379 of 4830	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	4477 of 5423	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	4106 of 5460	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3651 of 5517	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	2993 of 5363	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	2308 of 5264	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	1770 of 5173	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	1067 of 5084	79.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	4871 of 5603	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	4576 of 5628	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4505 of 5643	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3554 of 5638	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3136 of 5663	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	3011 of 5510	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	2369 of 5431	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	2238 of 2927	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	1777 of 2847	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	2009 of 2635	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	2001 of 2420	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	2576 of 2598	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	2340 of 2661	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2292 of 2726	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	2037 of 2834	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1858 of 2737	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-20 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

Science17%-19 vs state

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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	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
Berkshire Elementary	Public	K-6	3900 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-9472	932	36	25.8	85.1%	51 (5.5%)	65 (7.0%)	655 (70.3%)	133 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.0%)	18.6	4936^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.1%		22.8	4614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.2%	322	16.5		16.5	29.3	32.0	25.8	31.5			29.7	26.0	16.4	13.7	14.7			17.5	≥ 99%		$15,689	$1,415	$14,274
Granite Pointe Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6040	670	29	23.1	90.1%	40 (6.0%)	43 (6.4%)	541 (80.7%)	33 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	52.6	2459^th of 5817 public elementary schools	57.7%		48.2	2688^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.1%	229	36.4		36.4	52.5	43.0	52.1				49.4	50.5	33.7	33.1				38.7	97%	0%	$19,612	$2,093	$17,519
Roy W. Loudon Elementary	Public	K-6	4000 Loudon St.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 398-3210	807	34	23.6	88.0%	76 (9.4%)	50 (6.2%)	600 (74.3%)	36 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (5.1%)	31.2	3893^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	33.1%		32.6	3762^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.8%	131	26.9		26.9	25.0	42.5	45.4	46.6			40.3	17.7	23.0	14.8	26.3			20.5	93%	0%	$15,726	$1,447	$14,279
Douglas J. Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	7345 Mountain Ridge Dr.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 836-6689	994	36	28.0	80.0%	61 (6.1%)	47 (4.7%)	524 (52.7%)	333 (33.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.6%)	50	2609^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.1%		53	2433^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	58.5%	176	24.6		24.6	41.4	53.8	47.5	50.3			48.5	44.0	47.5	26.2	35.9			38.1	≥ 99%		$19,221	$1,518	$17,703
Dolores S. Whitley Tk-8	Public	K-8	2923 McKee Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 885-6600	1,151	51	22.7	86.6%	61 (5.3%)	50 (4.3%)	816 (70.9%)	180 (15.6%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	32 (2.8%)	45.3	2886^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.4%		48.4	2676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.3%	210	24.3	36.6	31.2	46.4	43.2	37.3	50.4	50.8	61.9	49.0	53.6	38.4	23.5	30.1	25.0	20.9	31.5	93%	0%	$16,295	$1,463	$14,832
Bill L. Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	5601 Harris Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-8070	926	36	26.0	77.6%	85 (9.2%)	44 (4.8%)	636 (68.7%)	108 (11.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (5.0%)	37.7	3385^th of 5817 public elementary schools	41.8%		36.8	3423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%	38	30.6		30.6	43.0	47.1	36.5	38.2			41.2	46.0	27.9	20.0	23.7			29.3	98%	0%	$15,233	$1,348	$13,885
Panama Elementary	Public	K-6	9400 Stine Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-1741	876	33	26.5	80.4%	67 (7.6%)	44 (5.0%)	576 (65.8%)	90 (10.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (10.3%)	60	2077^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.3%		52.2	2486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.6%	409	39.1		39.1	64.7	50.6	44.6	44.6			50.5	70.9	57.8	37.0	27.3			46.6	97%	0%	$16,263	$1,312	$14,951
W. A. Kendrick Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Faith Ave.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6190	699	31	22.4	92.8%	31 (4.4%)	40 (5.7%)	610 (87.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	78.2	1204^th of 5817 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.2	1275^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.2%	71	42.4		42.4	63.6	69.0	72.0				68.2	58.7	54.7	48.3				54.0	≥ 99%		$17,797	$2,086	$15,711
Horizon Elementary	Public	K-5	7901 Monitor St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-3730	845	36	23.4	93.8%	42 (5.0%)	33 (3.9%)	718 (85.0%)	46 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	30.6	3953^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	32.0%		30.4	3927^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.0%	26	25.5		25.5	34.4	35.9	44.3				38.7	28.7	21.6	24.2				24.8	96%	0%	$16,730	$2,117	$14,613
Mountain View Tk-8	Public	K-8	10001 Stine Rd	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 501-1700	0			—															(n/a)	30.7		30.7	56.0	43.4	46.6				48.4	46.7	31.3	23.9				33.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Berkshire Elementary

What district is Berkshire Elementary in?

Panama-Buena Vista Union

Is Berkshire Elementary a good school?

Berkshire Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Berkshire Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 932 students attended Berkshire Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Berkshire Elementary attend?

Students who attend Berkshire Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stonecreek Junior High
High : Ridgeview High

What is the racial makeup of Berkshire Elementary?

Students at Berkshire Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

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