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Prosperity Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4818^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Prosperity Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 543 students in Bakersfield, California, within the Greenfield Union School District, and it faces significant academic challenges while serving a community with very high economic need.

The school is currently ranked in the bottom 20% of all California elementary schools, with student proficiency in English, math, and science falling well below both district and state averages. A particularly concerning trend is the steep decline in 5th-grade math, where only 9% of students are proficient. The school also contends with a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average, though it has improved from pandemic peaks. Performance data shows notable struggles for male students and students in special education programs.

Interestingly, a nearby school in the same district, W. A. Kendrick Elementary, serves a similarly high-need population but achieves dramatically better results, ranking in the top 25% of schools statewide. This contrast within Greenfield Union suggests that student demographics do not solely determine outcomes and that school-level practices can make a substantial difference. Compared to other schools in neighboring districts like Bakersfield City and Panama-Buena Vista Union, Prosperity's performance is similar to the lowest-performing schools in those systems.

543

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,509

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Prosperity Way.
Bakersfield, CA 93304-6732

(661) 837-6070

District: Greenfield Union

Students who attend Prosperity Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Greenfield Middle
High:	South High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.6%

African American:

10.1%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2013 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg34%

California avg41%

4,818^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Greenfield Union

954^th of 1,543Greenfield 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	20.1	4818 of 5857	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4636 of 5869	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4494 of 5859	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4931 of 5883	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	4085 of 5789	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	3353 of 5662	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.0	3040 of 5692	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	3240 of 5614	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.0	3467 of 5611	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.5	3338 of 5530	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.6	2905 of 5390	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	3311 of 5377	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.2	2783 of 5314	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.0	3709 of 5193	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	3681 of 5113	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.4	2938 of 5113	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.1	2654 of 4818	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.0	3279 of 4822	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.6	3327 of 4809	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	36.1	473 of 747	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	305 of 700	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	28.5	1876 of 2585	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.6	2287 of 3162	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1556 of 3245	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	1996 of 3311	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	3096 of 3275	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	3069 of 3246	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	4364 of 5597	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4506 of 5612	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4060 of 5609	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4111 of 5635	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	3866 of 5492	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3549 of 5413	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3768 of 5107	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3568 of 5107	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3332 of 5087	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3720 of 5084	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2668 of 4963	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	1995 of 4830	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	4099 of 5460	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3889 of 5517	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3591 of 5363	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3987 of 5264	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	2980 of 5173	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	2280 of 5084	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	4928 of 5628	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4318 of 5643	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4595 of 5638	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	5224 of 5663	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4009 of 5510	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	2982 of 5431	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	2521 of 2847	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)37th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2019)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-20 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science17%-16 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
Prosperity Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Prosperity Way.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6070	543	25	21.6	98.5%	18 (3.3%)	55 (10.1%)	454 (83.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	20.1	4818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		22.4	4636^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.0%	182	17.1	17.1	32.6	30.1	22.5		28.4	28.3	23.5	9.1		20.4	97.2				97.2		$26,509	$24,328	$2,181
Leo G. Pauly Elementary	Public	K-6	313 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5430	694	34	20.2	93.9%	36 (5.2%)	57 (8.2%)	578 (83.3%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	22.3	4645^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		22.5	4632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.1%	13	14.1	14.1	28.9	27.4	44.7	28.7	32.2	23.3	16.5	28.2	11.0	19.2	93.4				95.6	96.7	$26,804	$22,338	$4,466
Greenfield Community	Public	K-8	725 Capitola Dr.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-3717	13	3	4.2	76.9%	1 (7.7%)	5 (38.5%)	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							13.0					11.5
Planz Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6080	610	27	22.2	96.7%	37 (6.1%)	62 (10.2%)	491 (80.5%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	19.4	4882^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		14.5	5352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.8%	470	15.2	15.2	30.3	31.9	28.4		30.2	22.0	21.7	12.1		18.6	95.3	97.6	98.4	98.4	95.3	98.4	$25,170	$23,120	$2,050
Raffaello Palla Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Fairview Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6100	770	30	25.6	94.5%	23 (3.0%)	47 (6.1%)	688 (89.4%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	31	3874^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		27.4	4166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.0%	292	23.8	23.8	28.1	31.7	40.4		33.8	41.0	27.3	23.2		30.1	96.3	98.1	98.1		96.9		$23,638	$21,646	$1,992
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%)	77.2	1275^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.2%		84.4	979^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.3%	296	44.0	44.0	51.9	70.1	67.9		63.7	44.8	64.1	60.6		57.0	95.6	97.8	97.8		95.6		$24,460	$22,374	$2,086
Frank West Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Benton St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5830	650	35	18.3	94.8%	35 (5.4%)	58 (8.9%)	553 (85.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	4965^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.2%		23.7	4496^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	469	20.2	20.2	27.8	27.1	29.7		28.3	25.0	17.4	8.9		16.6	89.7	93.1	97.4	97.4	89.7	97.4	$30,035	$25,060	$4,975
Amy B. Seibert Elementary	Public	K-6	2800 Agate St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-4141	628	27	23.1	90.9%	44 (7.0%)	71 (11.3%)	483 (76.9%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	12.2	5484^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		14.9	5317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	167	10.0	10.0	17.5	19.1	26.7	23.0	21.7	13.6	18.8	13.2	7.8	13.3	92.2	97.1	97.1	98.0	96.1	96.1	$28,965	$27,378	$1,587
Wayside Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Ming Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5820	652	32	20.1	94.9%	26 (4.0%)	30 (4.6%)	586 (89.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	16.7	5128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		16.3	5190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.6%	62	12.0	12.0	21.2	19.8	18.9	34.6	24.1	11.5	10.3	7.8	30.6	15.8	97.5			98.4	98.4	98.4	$27,454	$22,606	$4,848
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	425 East Fairview Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6050	552	24	22.9	97.1%	18 (3.3%)	6 (1.1%)	519 (94.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	34	3647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%		29.7	3951^st of 5869 public elementary schools	32.7%	304	32.6	32.6	27.7	28.1	53.8		36.4	24.5	17.9	36.6		26.2	97.1	97.1			97.1		$27,877	$25,792	$2,085

Frequently Asked Questions about Prosperity Elementary

What schools do graduates of Prosperity Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prosperity Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greenfield Middle
High : South High

What is the racial makeup of Prosperity Elementary?

Students at Prosperity Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Prosperity Elementary in?

Greenfield Union

How many students attend Prosperity Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Prosperity Elementary.

Is Prosperity Elementary a good school?

Prosperity Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.7% of California elementary schools.

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