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Valle Verde Elementary

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Valle Verde Elementary ranks 4107 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valle Verde Elementary serves 768 students in grades K–5 in Bakersfield, California. Its 2025–2026 results are mixed: math is a relative strength, but English language arts (ELA) falls below district and state results, and science is much lower than both. The clearest concern is science: just 14% of students were proficient, compared with 30% in the district and 36% statewide.

Math is Valle Verde’s strongest subject compared with nearby same-district K–5 schools: its 30% proficiency rate ranks first among eight schools, and is 3 percentage points above Greenfield Union, though 8 points below California. ELA proficiency is 35%, 9 points below the district and 14 below the state; Valle Verde ranks sixth of the eight peer schools. Science is weaker still: Valle Verde ranks last among those schools, whose average is 31%. Fourth grade is a particular concern: just 23% were proficient in math and 30% in ELA, both the school’s lowest results by grade in those subjects.

Results have moved in different directions over time. Since 2022–2023, math proficiency has risen from 22% to 30%, while ELA has slipped from 37% to 35% and science from 23% to 14%. Chronic absenteeism improved, falling from 32% in 2021–2022 to 17% in 2025–2026, below the latest district and state rates. SchoolDigger ranks Valle Verde at the 29th statewide percentile with 1 star, down from the 35th percentile and 2 stars in 2021–2022. Its statewide measure of how well it serves students in special education stands out: their SchoolDigger percentile is 5, compared with 29 overall, and fell from 41 in 2023–2024. For context, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 23.2, close to the peer average of 22.8; 93% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch that year.

768

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,286

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

400 Berkshire Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-5812

(661) 837-6150

District: Greenfield Union

Students who attend Valle Verde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McKee Middle
High:	Golden Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.5%

White:

4.2%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 44th percentile in 2017 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 44th-percentile peak (2017) to 29th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg35%

California avg42%

4,107^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Greenfield Union

970^th of 1,530Greenfield 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	28.6	4107 of 5817	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	3742 of 5857	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3809 of 5869	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3769 of 5859	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3844 of 5883	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	3307 of 5789	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	3271 of 5662	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	3184 of 5692	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.0	3932 of 5614	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	4571 of 5611	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	4207 of 5530	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.8	3682 of 5390	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.3	3509 of 5377	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.4	2889 of 5314	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.4	3342 of 5193	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.3	3876 of 5113	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.3	3915 of 5113	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.8	3941 of 4818	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.6	3924 of 4822	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.4	3674 of 4809	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.3	1839 of 2585	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1516 of 2128	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.2	1803 of 3162	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	2108 of 3245	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	1322 of 3311	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.3	2985 of 3275	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	2355 of 3246	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	3652 of 5581	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	3472 of 5597	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3741 of 5612	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	3326 of 5609	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3666 of 5635	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	3262 of 5492	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	3257 of 5413	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	3046 of 5094	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	2803 of 5107	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	2798 of 5107	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	2485 of 5087	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	2625 of 5084	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	2035 of 4963	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	2100 of 4830	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	3318 of 5423	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	2817 of 5460	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	2970 of 5517	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	2840 of 5363	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	3054 of 5264	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	2266 of 5173	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	2292 of 5084	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	4279 of 5603	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	3765 of 5628	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3586 of 5643	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3946 of 5638	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	3722 of 5663	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	3172 of 5510	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	3116 of 5431	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	2769 of 2927	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	2281 of 2847	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1551 of 2635	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2179 of 2420	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)29th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

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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/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
Valle Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6150	768	33	23.2	92.8%	32 (4.2%)	26 (3.4%)	687 (89.5%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	28.6	4107^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.4%		32.8	3742^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.1%	365	14.2		14.2	35.3	30.4	39.4				35.2	40.2	23.5	26.0				30.0	96%	0%	$17,286	$2,227	$15,059
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
Crescent Elementary	Public	K-5	6600 Crescent School Dr.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 527-6516	496	24	20.5	93.8%	26 (5.2%)	11 (2.2%)	447 (90.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33.5	3705^th of 5817 public elementary schools	36.3%		28.4	4108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%	403	35.1		35.1	38.5	39.2	47.4				41.2	30.8	16.2	19.3				22.5	98%	0%	$25,097	$1,972	$23,125
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%)	27.9	4165^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.4%		31	3874^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%	291	27.5		27.5	20.7	33.3	42.5				32.5	28.6	17.9	30.8				25.6	97%	0%	$17,339	$1,992	$15,347
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%)	32.3	3794^th of 5817 public elementary schools	34.8%		34	3647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%	147	30.8		30.8	31.7	34.4	50.6				39.1	27.9	19.8	25.3				24.1	96%	0%	$19,505	$2,085	$17,420
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)										9.5							0.0
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
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
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
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	—	18 (3.3%)	55 (10.1%)	454 (83.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	22.7	4579^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.3%		20.1	4818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%	239	21.0		21.0	29.6	36.5	34.6				33.5	20.5	24.4	14.8				20.0	90%	0%	$18,869	$2,181	$16,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Valle Verde Elementary

Is Valle Verde Elementary a good school?

Valle Verde Elementary ranks 4107^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Valle Verde Elementary?

Students at Valle Verde Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Valle Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended Valle Verde Elementary.

What district is Valle Verde Elementary in?

Greenfield Union

What schools do graduates of Valle Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valle Verde Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McKee Middle
High : Golden Valley High

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