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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Bakersfield, California

138 public schools in Bakersfield, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Highgate Elementary leads the list at 68.4%, against a median of 29.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

138

Bakersfield, California

Top % Proficient

68.4%

Median % Proficient

29.5%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Highgate Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	44.8%	732	68.4%
2	Ronald Reagan Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	42.7%	831	66.3%
3	W. A. Kendrick Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Elementary	92.8%	699	63.1%
4	Downtown Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	31.2%	317	58.7%
5	William B. Bimat Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Elementary	48.0%	552	58.4%
6	Stockdale Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	60.3%	587	55.5%
7	Stockdale High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	44.3%	2,398	54.7%
8	Earl Warren Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	59.4%	965	53.9%
9	Norris Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Elementary	37.4%	810	52.3%
10	Buena Vista Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	70.8%	713	52.1%
11	Frontier High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	35.8%	2,098	52.0%
12	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	65.7%	621	51.9%
13	Veterans Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Elementary	38.0%	1,002	51.7%
14	Del Rio Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	34.3%	595	51.5%
15	Liberty High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	43.1%	2,369	51.2%
16	American Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	37.2%	701	50.8%
17	Centennial High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	44.5%	2,212	50.5%
18	Independence Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	29.6%	709	49.8%
19	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	29.6%	810	49.0%
20	Fruitvale Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Middle	72.6%	693	48.8%
21	Rio Bravo Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	Elementary	48.2%	589	48.8%
22	Leo B. Hart Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	71.6%	705	48.5%
23	Old River Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	76.0%	795	48.4%
24	Centennial Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	34.0%	576	48.4%
25	Olive Drive Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Elementary	33.8%	797	48.3%
26	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	Middle	50.9%	466	47.4%
27	Discovery Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Elementary	66.3%	706	47.3%
28	Norris Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Norris Elementary	Middle	33.4%	992	46.8%
29	Endeavour Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Elementary	72.8%	724	46.5%
30	Quailwood Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Elementary	75.9%	345	45.1%
31	Rosedale-North Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	49.7%	537	44.3%
32	Panama Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	80.4%	876	43.8%
33	Freedom Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Middle	38.6%	712	43.7%
34	Almondale Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	45.0%	631	42.9%
35	Douglas J. Miller Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	80.0%	994	42.1%
36	General Shafter Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	General Shafter Elementary	Elementary	88.8%	169	42.0%
37	Paul L. Cato Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	53.6%	694	41.5%
38	Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Elementary	67.9%	705	41.4%
39	Leon H. Ollivier Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Middle	93.7%	1,152	40.9%
40	Independence High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	74.7%	2,324	40.8%
41	Dolores S. Whitley TK-8	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	86.6%	1,151	40.6%
42	Stonecreek Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	81.8%	986	40.6%
43	Patriot Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	Elementary	39.1%	931	40.1%
44	Columbia Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Fruitvale Elementary	Elementary	69.7%	601	40.0%
45	Golden Valley High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	90.8%	2,228	39.7%
46	Granite Pointe Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Greenfield Union	Elementary	90.1%	670	39.4%
47	Louise Sandrini Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	91.9%	604	39.1%
48	Tevis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Middle	73.7%	807	38.3%
49	Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Elementary	77.9%	524	37.3%
50	Ridgeview High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	71.8%	2,575	36.3%

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