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Norris Elementary

Q: Is Norris Elementary a good school?

Norris Elementary ranks 1697 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1697^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of California elementary schools

Summary

Norris Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-6 school serving 810 students in Bakersfield, part of the highly-ranked Norris Elementary district.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency in English, math, and science consistently above state averages. It stands out for its exceptional support for specific student groups, including students with special needs and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. While nearby William B. Bimat Elementary sometimes scores slightly higher, Norris is noted for its remarkable consistency and stable high performance year after year. The school also manages student attendance very well, with a chronic absenteeism rate less than half the state average.

Compared to other local schools like Veterans Elementary (just half a mile away) and those in the neighboring Rosedale Union Elementary district, Norris maintains a strong balance of solid academic results, moderate class sizes, and effective use of resources. Its ability to deliver steady, high-quality education makes it a standout choice for families in the area.

810

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,337

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7110 Old Farm Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93312-9005

(661) 387-7020

District: Norris Elementary

Students who attend Norris Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Norris Middle
High:	Frontier High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

White:

40.5%

Asian:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2013 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg48%

California avg41%

1,697^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Norris Elementary

373^rd of 1,543Norris 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	67.8	1697 of 5857	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	1542 of 5869	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	1775 of 5859	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	1462 of 5883	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	1862 of 5789	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	1506 of 5662	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	71.1	1514 of 5692	73.4%	★★★★☆
2016	75.8	1280 of 5614	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	74.2	1347 of 5611	76.0%	★★★★☆
2013	71.5	1501 of 5530	72.9%	★★★★☆
2012	72.9	1386 of 5390	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	72.6	1366 of 5377	74.6%	★★★★☆
2010	68.9	1520 of 5314	71.4%	★★★★☆
2009	69.5	1458 of 5193	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	64.5	1654 of 5113	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.4	1575 of 5113	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.7	1434 of 4818	70.2%	★★★★☆
2005	81.9	853 of 4822	82.3%	★★★★☆
2004	83.0	794 of 4809	83.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	965 of 1190	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	83.2	255 of 2227	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	799 of 2585	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	432 of 2128	79.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	1805 of 5597	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	1534 of 5612	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	1861 of 5609	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	1426 of 5635	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	1876 of 5492	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	1632 of 5413	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	895 of 5107	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	889 of 5107	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	1049 of 5087	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	567 of 5084	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	1461 of 4963	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	1033 of 4830	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	1069 of 5460	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	1204 of 5517	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	1169 of 5363	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	864 of 5264	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.7	1852 of 5173	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	1539 of 5084	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	1550 of 5628	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	1468 of 5643	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	1610 of 5638	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	1405 of 5663	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	1798 of 5510	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	1392 of 5431	74.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	440 of 2847	84.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1586 of 2598	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	1346 of 2651	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	1694 of 2661	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	1555 of 2726	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	1761 of 2834	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	1568 of 2737	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2023)19th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science40%+8 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)	% DTP (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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Norris Elementary	Public	K-6	7110 Old Farm Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7020	810	38	21.2	37.4%	328 (40.5%)	17 (2.1%)	359 (44.3%)	59 (7.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.8%)	67.8	1697^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.0%		71.2	1542^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.7%	155	40.4	40.4	47.7	55.8	60.3	61.5	56.8	50.0	41.4	45.6	50.8	47.1	96.7		98.4	97.5	$21,337	$20,082	$1,255
Veterans Elementary	Public	K-6	6301 Old Farm Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7050	1,002	43	23.1	38.0%	368 (36.7%)	27 (2.7%)	492 (49.1%)	62 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.2%)	64.8	1849^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.4%		73.6	1429^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.7%	420	44.7	44.7	52.7	46.7	63.4	50.0	53.5	46.5	48.2	40.5	46.4	45.2					$17,915	$17,050	$865
Almondale Elementary	Public	K-6	10510 Chippewa St.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6060	631	29	21.3	45.0%	265 (42.0%)	17 (2.7%)	280 (44.4%)	31 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.5%)	52	2493^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.8	2412^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.9%	81	27.5	27.5	47.4	45.6	41.3	53.7	47.0	43.3	41.8	33.8	44.4	41.0					$19,355	$18,788	$567
Patriot Elementary	Public	K-6	4410 Old Farm Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6065	931	38	24.3	39.1%	373 (40.1%)	29 (3.1%)	443 (47.6%)	39 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.7%)	45.8	2841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%		46.4	2767^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	74	23.5	23.5	46.5	48.2	38.2	46.6	44.8	44.6	38.0	33.1	31.8	36.2					$16,013	$15,602	$411
William B. Bimat Elementary	Public	K-6	8600 Northshore Dr.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7080	552	27	20.3	48.0%	198 (35.9%)	9 (1.6%)	255 (46.2%)	62 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	74.3	1406^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.0%		81.3	1098^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	308	42.6	42.6	62.5	41.9	68.9	68.4	60.1	68.1	40.5	50.8	59.2	54.8					$23,149	$22,182	$967
Rosedale-North Elementary	Public	K-6	11500 Meacham Ave.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6040	537	30	18.2	49.7%	218 (40.6%)	11 (2.0%)	265 (49.3%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	57.4	2200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%		49.9	2560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.4%	360	29.7	29.7	43.4	57.4	52.7	47.1	49.8	54.0	44.3	41.9	35.7	44.1					$25,818	$24,924	$894
Olive Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	7800 Darrin Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7040	797	32	24.7	33.8%	371 (46.5%)	11 (1.4%)	333 (41.8%)	37 (4.6%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.4%)	64.8	1848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.4%		62	1980^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	132	36.5	36.5	58.5	54.4	49.5	59.4	55.7	51.7	49.5	34.6	45.5	45.5					$15,740	$14,898	$842
Endeavour Elementary	Public	K-6	9300 Meacham Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-3550	724	33	21.9	72.8%	268 (37.0%)	33 (4.6%)	360 (49.7%)	27 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.1%)	57.1	2208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%		54.7	2301^st of 5869 public elementary schools	60.8%	93	33.3	33.3	67.0	46.7	52.0	44.0	52.5	75.5	35.5	33.3	25.0	42.7					$20,470	$20,244	$226
Independence Elementary	Public	K-6	2345 Old Farm Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6011	709	31	22.8	29.6%	317 (44.7%)	19 (2.7%)	284 (40.1%)	41 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	60.8	2024^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.4%		64.1	1873^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	151	36.2	36.2	50.5	52.4	51.8	71.4	56.0	43.8	39.0	28.7	62.4	42.3					$17,590	$17,338	$252
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-6	7500 Vaquero Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 589-7336	706	35	20.4	66.3%	263 (37.3%)	15 (2.1%)	357 (50.6%)	44 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	61.7	1982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%		58.5	2124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.8%	142	38.0	38.0	46.6	48.3	57.4	65.7	54.9	46.2	40.5	36.1	45.8	42.2	96.4	97.3		97.3	$23,852	$23,610	$242

Frequently Asked Questions about Norris Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Norris Elementary?

Students at Norris Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 40% White, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Norris Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 810 students attended Norris Elementary.

What district is Norris Elementary in?

Norris Elementary

What schools do graduates of Norris Elementary attend?

Students who attend Norris Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Norris Middle
High : Frontier High

Is Norris Elementary a good school?

Norris Elementary ranks 1697^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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