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Orangewood Elementary

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Orangewood Elementary ranks 3959 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

3959^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Orangewood Elementary is a public K-4 school serving 617 students in Bakersfield, part of the Edison Elementary district, and has shown remarkable long-term improvement, rising from one of the lowest-performing schools in the state a decade ago to earn a 2-star rating today.

The school stands out for its strong mathematics performance, where 32.6% of students are proficient, significantly outperforming other local schools with similar student populations like Virginia Avenue Elementary and Ramon Garza Elementary. Orangewood is particularly effective in supporting specific groups, with English Language Learner and homeless student programs ranking in the top tiers statewide. Furthermore, the school has made incredible progress in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism by nearly 30 percentage points in just three years.

While the school's overall performance is below the state average, it consistently outperforms its own district in math and shows a strong upward trajectory. Notable areas for attention include a significant performance gap between male and female students. Compared to higher-performing neighbors like Cesar E. Chavez Elementary, Orangewood serves a community with greater economic needs, making its academic results and specialized program successes noteworthy for families in the area.

617

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,293

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9600 Eucalyptus Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-6781

(661) 366-8440

District: Edison Elementary

Students who attend Orangewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edison Middle
High:	Foothill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.3%

White:

5.8%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg24%

California avg43%

3,959^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1321^st of 1,543Edison 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
2025	30.0	3959 of 5857	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3404 of 5869	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	3662 of 5859	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4131 of 5883	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3684 of 5789	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3814 of 5662	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.5	4386 of 5692	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	4424 of 5614	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	5028 of 5611	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	5234 of 5530	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	5030 of 5390	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	5241 of 5377	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.6	5171 of 5314	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	4804 of 5193	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	4597 of 5113	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	4792 of 5113	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	25.9	3593 of 4818	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.3	3533 of 4822	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	4234 of 4809	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.8	658 of 3162	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	777 of 3245	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	45.0	1470 of 3311	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	952 of 3275	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	978 of 3246	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	4968 of 5597	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	3520 of 5612	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3427 of 5609	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3817 of 5635	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3583 of 5492	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3827 of 5413	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	3123 of 5107	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2719 of 5107	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	2899 of 5087	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3233 of 5084	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	2469 of 4963	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	2775 of 4830	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	61 of 429	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	43 of 364	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	111 of 335	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	241 of 356	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	3147 of 5460	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	2661 of 5517	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	2685 of 5363	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	3254 of 5264	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2824 of 5173	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	3126 of 5084	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	2601 of 5628	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	3161 of 5643	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3567 of 5638	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	4126 of 5663	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	3543 of 5510	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3622 of 5431	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	1323 of 2847	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	1328 of 2635	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1216 of 2420	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	2276 of 2726	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	2660 of 2834	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+53 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+37 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

White (2022)17th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orangewood Elementary	Public	K-4	9600 Eucalyptus Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Edison Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-8440	617	28	22.0	86.7%	36 (5.8%)	14 (2.3%)	545 (88.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	30	3959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.4%		36.5	3404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	555			27.3	38.5			32.2	38.0	26.0			32.6	96.6			97.3		97.3	$26,293	$25,618	$675
Voorhies Elementary	Public	K-6	6001 Pioneer Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5800	915	45	20.1	87.2%	30 (3.3%)	16 (1.7%)	864 (94.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	17.5	5054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		20.6	4800^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	254	14.6	14.6	22.4	29.5	30.6		27.6	26.9	19.0	8.1		18.0	93.7	97.2		94.4	96.5	95.8	$26,909	$22,974	$3,935
Hort Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 Park Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5330	590	30	19.8	89.3%	52 (8.8%)	17 (2.9%)	511 (86.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16.8	5118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%		16.1	5203^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	85	14.6	14.6	25.4	26.5	25.0		25.7	28.8	20.6	8.0		18.4	96.1			97.4	97.4		$27,388	$22,746	$4,642
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Highland Knolls Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5960	705	36	19.5	67.9%	105 (14.9%)	15 (2.1%)	536 (76.0%)	34 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	48.2	2683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%		52.4	2431^st of 5869 public elementary schools	58.6%	252	36.7	36.7	52.6	32.8	57.5		47.2	43.9	27.3	31.7		34.0	94.8			98.3	95.7		$26,054	$21,502	$4,552
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	4201 Mesa Marin Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5870	621	32	19.4	65.7%	103 (16.6%)	7 (1.1%)	469 (75.5%)	32 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	63.8	1891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		73.7	1422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	469	42.0	42.0	50.0	59.3	53.1	59.0	55.4	51.6	44.4	29.6	46.2	43.4							$30,033	$25,158	$4,875
Pioneer Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	4404 Pioneer Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5450	562	28	19.7	96.3%	16 (2.8%)	18 (3.2%)	524 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.5	4870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.4	4537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	333	16.7	16.7	29.2	25.7	39.5	20.3	28.9	23.1	18.2	19.0	11.6	17.9	92.6	94.4	98.2	96.3	92.6		$31,771	$26,608	$5,163
Shirley Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6714 Shirley Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 363-7684	617	28	22.0	99.5%	27 (4.4%)	9 (1.5%)	566 (91.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	37	3404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%		33.7	3620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	216	20.2	20.2	25.6	35.2	45.9	47.7	39.0	22.4	35.2	29.6	39.5	31.5							$24,909	$22,396	$2,513
Zephyr Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6327 Zephyr Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-0024	797	33	24.1	95.5%	35 (4.4%)	4 (0.5%)	721 (90.5%)	23 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	20.6	4773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		23.7	4503^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	270	13.9	13.9	32.4	25.4	26.9	28.9	28.4	25.7	28.1	13.6	19.7	21.8							$22,590	$20,356	$2,234
Virginia Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	3301 Virginia Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-3223	644	30	21.8	99.7%	10 (1.6%)	19 (3.0%)	608 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	18.7	4943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		14.2	5372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	429	9.6	9.6	37.5	32.3	20.8	22.2	28.7	24.7	20.4	11.1	14.0	18.0	98.0				98.0		$25,815	$23,164	$2,651
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 Thorner St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5490	813	36	22.5	78.1%	91 (11.2%)	50 (6.2%)	627 (77.1%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	16.9	5113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		22.5	4635^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.0%	478	21.5	21.5	18.9	22.8	33.1	25.5	25.3	17.0	15.3	20.6	4.6	14.7	92.9	97.3		98.2	93.8	98.2	$24,136	$20,034	$4,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Orangewood Elementary

How many students attend Orangewood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Orangewood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Orangewood Elementary?

Students at Orangewood Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Orangewood Elementary a good school?

Orangewood Elementary ranks 3959^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Orangewood Elementary in?

Edison Elementary

What schools do graduates of Orangewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orangewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edison Middle
High : Foothill High

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