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The public elementary schools with the biggest test-score declines in Kern County, California

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the biggest test-score declines in Kern County, California, drawn from 147 qualifying public elementary schools. Kernville Elementary leads the list at -16.9pp, against a median of +2.9pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
147
Kern County, California
Best 3-yr change
-16.9pp
Median 3-yr change
+2.9pp
BIGGEST DECLINES · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1Kernville ElementaryKernville, CAKernville Union Elementary10549.5%32.7%-16.9pp
2Charles H. Castle ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union83231.6%21.8%-9.8pp
3Dr. Juliet Thorner ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City81328.0%20.0%-8.0pp
4American ElementaryBakersfield, CARosedale Union Elementary70156.4%48.5%-7.9pp
5Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City62156.3%49.4%-6.9pp
6Amy B. Seibert ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union62823.7%17.5%-6.2pp
7Berkshire ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union93231.7%25.6%-6.2pp
8William Penn ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City23523.4%17.5%-5.9pp
9Christa McAuliffe ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union52444.3%38.9%-5.3pp
10Stine ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union61525.7%20.9%-4.8pp
11Veterans ElementaryBakersfield, CANorris Elementary1,00254.0%49.4%-4.7pp
12Almondale ElementaryBakersfield, CARosedale Union Elementary63148.7%44.0%-4.7pp
13Columbia ElementaryBakersfield, CAFruitvale Elementary60145.1%40.7%-4.4pp
14San Lauren ElementaryBakersfield, CABeardsley Elementary41723.1%19.0%-4.2pp
15Donald E. SuburuBakersfield, CALakeside Union80327.3%23.1%-4.2pp
16Tompkins ElementaryTehachapi, CATehachapi Unified61533.3%29.2%-4.2pp
17Di Giorgio ElementaryArvin, CADi Giorgio Elementary23121.3%17.2%-4.1pp
18Rio Bravo ElementaryBakersfield, CARio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary58950.7%46.9%-3.9pp
19Jefferson ElementaryTaft, CATaft City27115.7%12.0%-3.7pp
20Ronald Reagan ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union83168.7%65.3%-3.4pp
21McKinley ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City62816.7%13.4%-3.3pp
22Roy W. Loudon ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union80735.3%32.4%-2.9pp
23Munsey ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City66325.1%22.3%-2.8pp
24Stella I. Hills ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City67013.1%10.4%-2.7pp
25West Boron ElementaryBoron, CAMuroc Joint Unified27618.7%16.1%-2.6pp
26Golden Hills ElementaryTehachapi, CATehachapi Unified66327.0%24.3%-2.6pp
27Colonel Howard Nichols ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City96029.5%27.2%-2.3pp
28Wayne Van Horn ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union57824.9%22.7%-2.1pp
29Buena Vista ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union71354.4%52.4%-2.0pp
30Karl F. Clemens ElementaryWasco, CAWasco Union Elementary55118.6%16.7%-1.8pp
31Downtown ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City31762.1%60.5%-1.7pp
32Voorhies ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City91524.3%22.8%-1.6pp
33Bill L. Williams ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union92636.5%34.9%-1.6pp
34Norris ElementaryBakersfield, CANorris Elementary81053.5%51.9%-1.6pp
35Centennial ElementaryBakersfield, CARosedale Union Elementary57649.5%48.3%-1.3pp
36Old River ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union79547.4%46.3%-1.1pp
37Dolores S. Whitley TK-8Bakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union1,15141.8%40.8%-1.0pp
38Pond ElementaryWasco, CAPond Union Elementary17522.5%21.7%-0.8pp
39Leo B. Hart ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union70549.6%49.0%-0.6pp
40Independence ElementaryBakersfield, CARosedale Union Elementary70949.6%49.2%-0.5pp
41Myra A. Noble ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City81312.0%11.6%-0.4pp
42Mojave ElementaryMojave, CAMojave Unified42010.7%10.4%-0.3pp
43Gateway ElementaryRidgecrest, CASierra Sands Unified34640.2%39.9%-0.3pp
44Franklin ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City47533.1%32.9%-0.2pp
45Woodrow W. Wallace ElementaryLake Isabella, CAKernville Union Elementary39017.9%17.8%-0.1pp
46Fremont ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City70717.6%17.8%+0.2pp
47Parkview ElementaryTaft, CATaft City32835.5%35.8%+0.3pp
48Longfellow ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City78011.3%11.7%+0.4pp
49Beardsley ElementaryBakersfield, CABeardsley Elementary43213.3%13.8%+0.5pp
50Bear Mountain ElementaryArvin, CAArvin Union72816.8%17.4%+0.6pp
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