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Old River Elementary

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Old River Elementary ranks 2138 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Old River Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 795 students in Bakersfield, part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union district, and it stands out for achieving solid academic results while serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school consistently performs above its district and state averages, with particular strength in mathematics and science. This is notable when compared to other local schools with similar student populations, such as Laurelglen Elementary and Sing Lum Elementary, where Old River's students show higher proficiency. The school also manages its resources efficiently, achieving these outcomes with lower per-student spending than several neighboring schools like Stockdale Elementary and Christa McAuliffe Elementary.

An interesting pattern at Old River is that student performance improves significantly in the higher grades, suggesting effective support as children progress. While chronic absenteeism has been a concern, the school has made strong improvements since the pandemic. The school's effectiveness varies across different groups of students, and it shows a clear performance advantage over schools in neighboring districts, such as Donald E. Suburu in the Lakeside Union district, highlighting the positive impact of its specific programs and environment.

795

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,186

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9815 Campus Park Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93311-2789

(661) 664-7009

District: Panama-Buena Vista Union

Students who attend Old River Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Earl Warren Junior High
High:	Stockdale High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.1%

White:

19.2%

Asian:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg38%

California avg41%

2,138^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	58.6	2138 of 5857	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	1684 of 5869	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	1996 of 5859	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	1975 of 5883	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	1963 of 5789	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	2141 of 5662	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.3	2100 of 5692	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.1	1856 of 5614	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.6	2002 of 5611	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.4	1868 of 5530	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.4	2184 of 5390	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.4	2002 of 5377	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.6	1948 of 5314	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.3	1335 of 5193	74.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.8	32 of 593	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	51.8	244 of 663	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	143 of 747	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	177 of 700	74.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	780 of 1203	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	693 of 1205	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	628 of 1190	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	731 of 1154	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	465 of 1149	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	732 of 1071	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	70.4	502 of 2585	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	567 of 2128	73.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.5	712 of 3311	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	1094 of 3275	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	464 of 3246	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	2285 of 5597	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	1612 of 5612	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	1925 of 5609	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	1724 of 5635	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	1611 of 5492	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	1723 of 5413	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	1117 of 5107	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	825 of 5107	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	1351 of 5087	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	1404 of 5084	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	1618 of 4963	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	1625 of 4830	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	1570 of 5460	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	1148 of 5517	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	1181 of 5363	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	1196 of 5264	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	1317 of 5173	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	1693 of 5084	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	1912 of 5628	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	1679 of 5643	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	1929 of 5638	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	2162 of 5663	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	2222 of 5510	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	2521 of 5431	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	567 of 669	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	696 of 2847	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	621 of 2635	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	533 of 2420	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1978 of 2598	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	1634 of 2651	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1786 of 2661	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	1498 of 2726	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	1493 of 2834	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1640 of 2737	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)95th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2019)81st percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)78th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-28 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-40 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)15th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics42%+4 vs state

Science38%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 18, 2011

When schools fail to offer appropriate consequences for behavior that is harmful to the learning environment everyone suffers and learning is diminished. When consequences are not handed out fairly and with appropriateness to the offense students lose the opportunity to learn from their mistakes and perhaps make different choices the next time. Close Quote

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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/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
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	$22,186	$21,126	$1,060
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		$21,057	$20,066	$991
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		$21,946	$20,904	$1,042
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	$29,227	$28,068	$1,159
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)																		$40,454	$38,234	$2,220
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	$25,849	$24,632	$1,217
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	6547 Buena Vista Rd.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-0818	713	28	25.9	70.8%	130 (18.2%)	64 (9.0%)	369 (51.8%)	124 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.5%)	68.4	1670^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.5%		67.3	1716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.8%	46	42.9	42.9	55.6	60.4	59.1	53.2	56.9	64.1	57.1	40.0	30.3	47.9	98.3					$22,513	$21,310	$1,203
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	$15,826	$14,590	$1,236
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						$24,213	$23,130	$1,083
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						$27,407	$26,218	$1,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Old River Elementary

Is Old River Elementary a good school?

Old River Elementary ranks 2138^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Old River Elementary in?

Panama-Buena Vista Union

How many students attend Old River Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 795 students attended Old River Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Old River Elementary?

Students at Old River Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 19% White, 11% Asian, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Old River Elementary attend?

Students who attend Old River Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Earl Warren Junior High
High : Stockdale High

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