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Horizon Elementary

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Horizon Elementary ranks 3953 rd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3953^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Horizon Elementary is a K–5 school in Bakersfield, California, serving 845 students in the Greenfield Union area. In 2025–2026, 39% of students were proficient in English, 25% in math and 26% in science. The most important finding is that Horizon was below the district and state in all three subjects, and also below the average for nearby comparable K–5 schools.

Compared with those nearby schools, Horizon was in the middle for English and math but near the bottom for science: it ranked fifth of seven in English, fifth in math and sixth in science. Its English result was 39%, versus 44% for nearby peers, 44% for the district and 49% for the state. In math, it had 25% proficiency, compared with 32% for peers, 27% for the district and 38% for the state; math has the largest state gap, at 14 percentage points. Science was 26%, versus 31% for peers, 30% for the district and 36% for the state. So math stands out as the weakest comparison with the state, while science is weakest against nearby schools.

Results have improved in English and science since 2022–2023, rising by 5 and 9 percentage points, respectively, while math was essentially flat. The state gap narrowed in English from 13 to 11 points and in science from 14 to 10, but widened in math from 10 to 14 points. SchoolDigger gives Horizon 2 stars and places it at the 32nd percentile statewide; among nearby schools with rank histories, it is fourth-lowest. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves English Language Learner Students fell from the 66th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 24th in 2023–2024. For Hispanic Students, the ranking was stronger than the school’s overall standing in 2025–2026: 45th percentile versus 32nd. In 2024–2025, Horizon had a student-teacher ratio of 23.4 and 94% free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism also improved, falling from 29% in 2021–2022 to 19% in 2025–2026, though the latest rate was still slightly above the state’s 18%.

845

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,295

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

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)

7901 Monitor St.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-6079

(661) 837-3730

District: Greenfield Union

Students who attend Horizon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McKee Middle
High:	Golden Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

Asian:

5.4%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

California avg42%

3,953^rd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	30.6	3953 of 5817	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.4	3927 of 5857	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4429 of 5869	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3999 of 5859	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	4156 of 5883	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3507 of 5789	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3575 of 5662	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	3397 of 5692	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.2	3754 of 5614	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.6	4674 of 5611	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	4437 of 5530	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	4119 of 5390	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.2	3155 of 5377	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.4	4430 of 5314	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.4	4326 of 5193	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	4354 of 5113	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.6	3730 of 5113	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	1680 of 2227	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	2523 of 2585	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1631 of 2128	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	2411 of 3162	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.4	1114 of 3245	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	1752 of 3311	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	2345 of 3275	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1900 of 3246	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	3932 of 5581	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	3572 of 5597	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4171 of 5612	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	3590 of 5609	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3706 of 5635	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	3062 of 5492	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	3386 of 5413	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	2775 of 5094	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	2545 of 5107	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	3162 of 5107	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	2692 of 5087	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	3007 of 5084	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	2326 of 4963	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	2388 of 4830	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	2979 of 5423	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	3052 of 5460	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	3748 of 5517	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	3244 of 5363	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	3284 of 5264	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	2273 of 5173	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	2466 of 5084	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	3627 of 5603	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.4	4074 of 5628	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4390 of 5643	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4114 of 5638	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4112 of 5663	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3769 of 5510	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3575 of 5431	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	2235 of 2927	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	2483 of 2847	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2459 of 2635	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	2020 of 2420	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-11 vs state

Science26%-10 vs state

Mathematics25%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/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
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%	$22,295	$20,178	$2,117
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%	$23,297	$21,070	$2,227
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%	$28,083	$25,990	$2,093
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%	$21,835	$20,372	$1,463
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%	$23,638	$21,646	$1,992
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%	$39,174	$37,202	$1,972
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
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%	$27,877	$25,792	$2,085
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%		$24,460	$22,374	$2,086
Berkshire Elementary	Public	K-6	3900 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-9472	932	36	25.8	85.1%	51 (5.5%)	65 (7.0%)	655 (70.3%)	133 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.0%)	18.6	4936^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.1%		22.8	4614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.2%	322	16.5		16.5	29.3	32.0	25.8	31.5			29.7	26.0	16.4	13.7	14.7			17.5	≥ 99%		$20,671	$19,256	$1,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Elementary

What schools do graduates of Horizon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Horizon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McKee Middle
High : Golden Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Elementary?

Students at Horizon Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% White, 4% African American.

How many students attend Horizon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 845 students attended Horizon Elementary.

What district is Horizon Elementary in?

Greenfield Union

Is Horizon Elementary a good school?

Horizon Elementary ranks 3953^rd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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