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William Penn Elementary
2201 San Emidio Street, Bakersfield, CA 93304-1125
Summary
William Penn Elementary is badly underperforming.
Reading and math results average to the 8th percentile among comparable California schools.
Only 25.6% of students met California's reading standard, but it is slowly trending up.
Math is weaker: 9.3% of students met California's math standard, and it is slowly trending down.
Proficiency Stats
| Current Reading Proficiency | 25.6% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 9.3% |
| Reading State Rank | 4000/4674 (14th percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 4587/4674 (2nd percentile) |
Other Stats
| Student / Teacher Ratio | 14:1 |
| Student Enrollment | 235 |
| Low-Income Students | 229 (97.4%) |
| English Learners | 39 (16.6%) |
School Website
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Niche
Ed-Data
CAASPP2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +4.7%•Math -4.0%
•Math -4.0%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 +3.4%•
•Non-Low-Income N/A
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -4.3%•
•English Native -0.9%
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 -3.4%•
•Non-Low-Income N/A
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -4.3%•
•English Native -8.6%
