# Bakersfield City

Bakersfield City is a elementary district in Kern County, California. Reading proficiency is 28.1%, +1.1 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 15.2%, -0.1 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/bakersfield-city |
| County | Kern |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 44 |
| Students | 28,365 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $21,111 |
| Low-Income Students | 25,572 (90.2%) |
| English Learners | 7,109 (25.1%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 27.0% | 18,830 |
| 2024 | 27.7% | 18,640 |
| 2025 | 28.1% | 18,213 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 15.3% | 18,852 |
| 2024 | 15.0% | 18,732 |
| 2025 | 15.2% | 18,398 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.0% | 47.7% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | 51.3% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | 52.2% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.5% | 33.9% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | 33.3% |
| 2025 | 13.2% | 34.2% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.7% | 29.5% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | 29.7% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | 30.2% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 5.3% | 17.4% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | 17.0% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | 16.6% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anthony Fuentes | Board Member | fuentesa@bcsd.com | 2022 | 2026 |
| Brooke Malley Ault | President Pro-Tem | malleyaultb@bcsd.com | 2023 | 2028 |
| Dr. Chris Cruz-Boone | Clerk | cruzboonec@bcsd.com | 2020 | 2028 |
| Laura Guerrero-Salgado | President | guerrerosalgadol@bcsd.com | 2020 | 2026 |
| Michael Eggert | Clerk Pro-Tem | eggertm@bcsd.com | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Downtown Elementary | Bakersfield | 69.4% | 51.5% | 60.5% | -4.9 | -2.9 |
| 2 | Cesar E. Chavez Elementary | Bakersfield | 55.4% | 43.4% | 49.4% | -7.6 | -10.0 |
| 3 | Paul L. Cato Middle | Bakersfield | 49.1% | 32.9% | 41.0% | +1.5 | +2.0 |
| 4 | Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary | Bakersfield | 47.2% | 34.0% | 40.6% | -3.3 | -6.6 |
| 5 | Bessie E. Owens Elementary | Bakersfield | 38.8% | 30.5% | 34.6% | +11.1 | +6.3 |
| 6 | Franklin Elementary | Bakersfield | 42.4% | 23.4% | 32.9% | +2.8 | -4.4 |
| 7 | Chipman Junior High | Bakersfield | 39.6% | 22.1% | 30.8% | +0.5 | +0.3 |
| 8 | Henry Eissler Elementary | Bakersfield | 35.9% | 21.7% | 28.8% | +1.4 | -4.9 |
| 9 | Horace Mann Elementary | Bakersfield | 32.9% | 23.3% | 28.1% | +5.9 | +8.6 |
| 10 | Caroline Harris Elementary | Bakersfield | 33.0% | 22.4% | 27.7% | +8.5 | +1.6 |
| 11 | Harding Elementary | Bakersfield | 33.9% | 21.5% | 27.7% | +4.1 | +2.5 |
| 12 | Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary | Bakersfield | 33.1% | 21.3% | 27.2% | -5.8 | -5.1 |
| 13 | Leo G. Pauly Elementary | Bakersfield | 32.1% | 19.2% | 25.7% | +14.2 | +1.1 |
| 14 | Roosevelt Elementary | Bakersfield | 31.8% | 18.4% | 25.1% | +3.4 | +4.8 |
| 15 | Pioneer Drive Elementary | Bakersfield | 28.9% | 17.9% | 23.4% | +4.6 | +8.0 |
| 16 | Voorhies Elementary | Bakersfield | 27.6% | 18.0% | 22.8% | -0.4 | +0.6 |
| 17 | Frank West Elementary | Bakersfield | 28.3% | 16.6% | 22.4% | +0.6 | -0.4 |
| 18 | Munsey Elementary | Bakersfield | 28.4% | 16.2% | 22.3% | -3.9 | -2.9 |
| 19 | Hort Elementary | Bakersfield | 25.7% | 18.4% | 22.0% | +0.5 | +4.7 |
| 20 | Ramon Garza Elementary | Bakersfield | 25.4% | 18.3% | 21.9% | +1.0 | +6.7 |
| 21 | Evergreen Elementary | Bakersfield | 31.7% | 11.7% | 21.7% | +4.5 | -4.4 |
| 22 | Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary | Bakersfield | 25.3% | 14.7% | 20.0% | -5.6 | -8.4 |
| 23 | Wayside Elementary | Bakersfield | 24.1% | 15.8% | 20.0% | +3.2 | +0.7 |
| 24 | Jefferson Elementary | Bakersfield | 21.3% | 16.8% | 19.1% | +6.6 | +6.4 |
| 25 | Compton Junior High | Bakersfield | 29.2% | 8.7% | 19.0% | +4.6 | +0.6 |
| 26 | Fremont Elementary | Bakersfield | 23.8% | 11.8% | 17.8% | +1.6 | +2.6 |
| 27 | Curran Middle | Bakersfield | 28.0% | 7.1% | 17.6% | -1.1 | -2.6 |
| 28 | William Penn Elementary | Bakersfield | 25.6% | 9.3% | 17.5% | +4.7 | -4.0 |
| 29 | Sierra Middle | Bakersfield | 27.4% | 5.4% | 16.4% | +9.2 | -0.3 |
| 30 | Walter Stiern Middle | Bakersfield | 22.6% | 9.5% | 16.0% | -5.1 | -2.3 |
| 31 | Casa Loma Elementary | Bakersfield | 15.9% | 15.8% | 15.9% | +1.1 | +4.5 |
| 32 | Emerson Middle | Bakersfield | 24.8% | 5.9% | 15.3% | +0.2 | -3.3 |
| 33 | Williams Elementary | Bakersfield | 19.4% | 9.5% | 14.4% | +3.4 | +4.3 |
| 34 | Sequoia Jr. High | Bakersfield | 20.0% | 8.1% | 14.1% | -1.5 | 0.0 |
| 35 | College Heights Elementary | Bakersfield | 17.8% | 9.8% | 13.8% | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| 36 | McKinley Elementary | Bakersfield | 17.4% | 9.3% | 13.4% | -2.9 | -1.3 |
| 37 | Mt. Vernon Elementary | Bakersfield | 16.9% | 9.3% | 13.1% | -1.5 | +1.4 |
| 38 | Washington Middle | Bakersfield | 20.6% | 4.8% | 12.7% | +3.7 | +0.9 |
| 39 | Longfellow Elementary | Bakersfield | 15.3% | 8.0% | 11.7% | -3.6 | -0.2 |
| 40 | Myra A. Noble Elementary | Bakersfield | 14.9% | 8.3% | 11.6% | -6.8 | -2.9 |
| 41 | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary | Bakersfield | 15.8% | 6.2% | 11.0% | -0.7 | -1.7 |
| 42 | Stella I. Hills Elementary | Bakersfield | 13.2% | 7.6% | 10.4% | -3.6 | +1.0 |
| 43 | Abraham Lincoln Jr. High | Bakersfield | 15.5% | 2.9% | 9.2% | -1.9 | -3.6 |
| 44 | Rafer Johnson | Bakersfield | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.0% | -1.9 | +1.2 |