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Elk Hills Elementary

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Elk Hills Elementary ranks 3531 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Elk Hills Elementary is a small, rural K-8 school serving 159 students in Tupman, California, operating as its own Elk Hills Elementary district and showing a remarkable decade-long trend of academic improvement.

The school has climbed from the state's lowest performance tier to the 40th percentile, demonstrating one of the most dramatic improvement trajectories in the area, especially when compared to nearby schools like Buttonwillow Elementary or Roosevelt Elementary. Key strengths include a low student-teacher ratio of 17:1, a recent sharp reduction in chronic absenteeism to well below the state average, and science proficiency that now exceeds California's average. The school manages these outcomes with moderate per-student spending, suggesting efficient use of resources.

Performance varies by grade, with 6th graders excelling in English and math, but 3rd graders struggling in English, indicating a focus area for the school. While outperforming schools with similar economic challenges, Elk Hills still trails higher-performing schools like Highgate Elementary. The school's steady progress, strong middle-grade performance, and resilience post-pandemic highlight a positive trajectory for this small, community-focused district.

159

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,005

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 Kern St.
Tupman, CA 93276-0129

(661) 765-7431

District: Elk Hills Elementary

Students who attend Elk Hills Elementary usually attend:

High:

Taft Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

Hispanic:

20.8%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,531^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,190^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 46 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

800^th of 1,543Elk Hills 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	3531 of 5857	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3493 of 5869	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3994 of 5859	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4811 of 5883	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	5227 of 5789	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	5381 of 5662	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	4470 of 5692	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	5059 of 5614	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	37.1	3198 of 5611	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	9.2	5330 of 5530	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	5363 of 5390	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.9	5325 of 5377	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.3	3246 of 5635	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.2	5348 of 5492	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	4015 of 5413	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	3191 of 5460	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	3523 of 5517	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4565 of 5363	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3930 of 5264	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4621 of 5173	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	4904 of 5084	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	3011 of 5628	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3799 of 5643	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5130 of 5638	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	5282 of 5663	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4314 of 5510	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	2264 of 2598	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	2317 of 2651	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	2397 of 2661	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	2599 of 2726	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	2758 of 2834	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	2732 of 2737	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	1190 of 2761	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	1787 of 2783	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	2281 of 2781	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2430 of 2740	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1811 of 2715	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.9	2256 of 2480	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	1906 of 2508	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	2166 of 2497	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	2213 of 2477	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.3	2320 of 2379	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	1618 of 2259	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.1	1875 of 2236	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.3	1889 of 2179	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	1790 of 1804	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.7	1573 of 1777	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	826 of 2542	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.4	2069 of 2531	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	2247 of 2458	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1834 of 2369	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	2072 of 2230	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.4	1780 of 2407	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	2191 of 2273	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1197 of 1520	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1343 of 1537	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1486 of 1543	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1484 of 1555	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1428 of 1602	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	1475 of 1496	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2022)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

White (2025)13th percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2019)26th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-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)	% 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 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	% 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
Elk Hills Elementary	Public	K-8	501 Kern St.	Tupman	93276	Kern County	Elk Hills Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 765-7431	159	9	17.3	73.0%	116 (73.0%)	5 (3.1%)	33 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	35.6	3531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	39.7%		35.3	3493^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.5%	38	30.4	36.8	33.3	14.3	38.9	30.4	55.6	35.3	31.6	34.9	30.8	16.7	21.7	44.4	35.3	26.3	28.7							$29,005	$27,886	$1,119
Buttonwillow Elementary	Public	K-8	42600 Hwy 58	Buttonwillow	93206	Kern County	Buttonwillow Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 764-5166	288	23	12.4	90.6%	13 (4.5%)	4 (1.4%)	270 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	4531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%		11.9	5561^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.2%	1030	4.2	3.5	3.8	42.9	22.2	17.4	21.2	21.2	24.1	25.6	34.3	33.3	0.0	27.3	3.0	6.9	18.2							$41,361	$40,088	$1,273
Rio Bravo Elementary	Public	K-4	22725 Elementary Ln.	Bakersfield	93314	Kern County	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6313	589	28	21.0	48.2%	269 (45.7%)	2 (0.3%)	290 (49.2%)	25 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	56.3	2237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.8%		65.4	1795^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.4%	442				48.3	46.3					47.3	50.0	42.6					46.4	98.4						$18,933	$18,048	$885
Del Rio Elementary	Public	K-6	600 Hidalgo Dr.	Bakersfield	93314	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6050	595	27	21.9	34.3%	237 (39.8%)	7 (1.2%)	270 (45.4%)	37 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.7%)	70.7	1569^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.2%		64	1874^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	305	47.5		47.5	43.0	67.1	69.6	55.0			58.8	39.2	58.5	54.4	43.8			49.1							$17,401	$17,152	$249
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-3	318 Taylor St.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 763-4236	271	12	22.5	97.0%	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				16.0						16.0	8.0						8.0							$20,755	$17,832	$2,923
Highgate Elementary	Public	K-6	13401 Pemberley Passage Ave.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 501-1617	732	29	25.2	44.8%	132 (18.0%)	32 (4.4%)	258 (35.2%)	224 (30.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	81 (11.1%)	92.3	527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		84.6	970^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.5%	443	52.5		52.5	72.9	81.3	78.8	83.6			79.1	74.1	70.3	67.5	59.7			68.4							$21,840	$20,840	$1,000
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	2-5	811 Sixth St.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 763-3113	520	21	24.7	93.1%	131 (25.2%)	4 (0.8%)	381 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25.8	4327^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.1%		23.7	4495^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	168	15.3		15.3		36.7	38.9				37.8		25.8	14.9				20.2							$16,020	$13,400	$2,620
Centennial Elementary	Public	K-6	15200 Westdale Dr.	Bakersfield	93314	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6020	576	30	19.0	34.0%	283 (49.1%)	6 (1.0%)	225 (39.1%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	62.3	1948^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.7%		63.1	1920^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.3%	28	44.0		44.0	42.5	54.9	64.0	47.7			52.2	41.1	50.0	50.7	36.4			44.3	92.4	92.4	92.4	92.4	92.4	92.4	$21,647	$21,284	$363
Taft Primary	Public	K-3	212 Lucard St.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 765-4151	231	11	20.9	91.8%	53 (22.9%)	2 (0.9%)	167 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)								(n/a)				40.4						40.4	42.3						42.3							$22,544	$19,370	$3,174
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Elk Hills Elementary

What schools do graduates of Elk Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elk Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Taft Union High

What is the racial makeup of Elk Hills Elementary?

Students at Elk Hills Elementary are 73% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Elk Hills Elementary in?

Elk Hills Elementary

Is Elk Hills Elementary a good school?

Elk Hills Elementary ranks 3531^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elk Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 159 students attended Elk Hills Elementary.

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