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Vineland Elementary

Public Grades K-4
5073rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 13% of California elementary schools
Summary

Vineland Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 346 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Vineland Elementary School District, which is ranked 1378 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vineland Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools based on statewide rankings, with its academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.85% of Vineland Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 48.81%. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 14.42% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 37.3%. Vineland Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 24.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Valle Verde Elementary, Crescent Elementary, and General Shafter Elementary, generally perform better academically than Vineland Elementary, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite the significant increase in spending per student at Vineland Elementary, from $11,896 in 2020-2021 to $22,318 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance has remained consistently low, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.

336
Students ?
19.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,981
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 14327 S. Vineland Rd.
       Bakersfield, CA  93307-9463

(661) 845-3719

District: Vineland Elementary


Students who attend Vineland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Sunset
High:    Arvin High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
100.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)
!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 25 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg21%
California avg43%
5,073rd of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 13%▲ up 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1360th of 1,543Vineland 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202517.35073 of 585713.4%★☆☆☆☆
202411.65576 of 58695.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.45721 of 58592.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.85821 of 58831.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.15617 of 57893.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.45222 of 56627.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20178.95550 of 56922.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201615.55010 of 561410.8%★☆☆☆☆
201512.45328 of 56115.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20132.25511 of 55300.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20129.15225 of 53903.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201111.75138 of 53774.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.15271 of 53140.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20097.45098 of 51931.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200813.84733 of 51137.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200710.54894 of 51134.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200611.14571 of 48185.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200511.84554 of 48225.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200411.34596 of 48094.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202459.8730 of 316276.9%★★★★☆
202343.21608 of 324550.4%★★★☆☆
202229.82625 of 331120.7%★☆☆☆☆
201929.02566 of 327521.6%★☆☆☆☆
201836.81946 of 324640.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202524.34313 of 559722.9%★☆☆☆☆
20249.55492 of 56122.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.25521 of 56091.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.55584 of 56350.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.75162 of 54926.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.24440 of 541318.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202524.74127 of 510719.2%★☆☆☆☆
202416.34704 of 51077.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.24937 of 50872.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.75016 of 50841.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.54771 of 49633.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.64334 of 483010.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202524.94370 of 546020.0%★☆☆☆☆
202415.85097 of 55177.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.45178 of 53633.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.75190 of 52641.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.24927 of 51734.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.84505 of 508411.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202513.55219 of 56287.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.25153 of 56438.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.25431 of 56383.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.25604 of 56631.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.15418 of 55101.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.55241 of 54313.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202568.415 of 7880.8%★★★★☆
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)
Migrant (2025)81st percentile+67 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile+72 vs school
Female (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state
Mathematics22%-15 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Vineland Elementary

Vineland Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of California elementary schools.

Students at Vineland Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

Students who attend Vineland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sunset
High : Arvin High

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Vineland Elementary.


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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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