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Bessie E. Owens Elementary

815 Potomac Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93307-1450

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Summary

Bessie E. Owens Elementary is badly underperforming.

Reading and math results average to the 39th percentile among comparable California schools.

Only 38.8% of students met California's reading standard, but it is quickly trending up.Trending up

Math is weaker: 30.5% of students met California's math standard, but it is trending up.Trending up

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency38.8%
Current Math Proficiency30.5%
Reading State Rank2770/4674 (41st percentile)
Math State Rank2940/4674 (37th percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio20:1
Student Enrollment867
Low-Income Students802 (92.5%)
English Learners318 (36.7%)
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2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +11.1%Trend up•Math +6.3%Trend up
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +12.0%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income +5.7%Trend up
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners +2.9%Trend up•
English Native +11.1%Trend up

Math Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +7.2%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income +2.1%Trend up
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners +1.4%Trend up•
English Native +4.1%Trend up
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