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The highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Kern County, California

Across Kern County, California, 148 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Highgate Elementary leads the list at 68.4%, against a median of 29.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
148
Kern County, California
Top % Proficient
68.4%
Median % Proficient
29.3%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Highgate ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista UnionElementary44.8%73268.4%
2Ronald Reagan ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista UnionElementary42.7%83166.3%
3W. A. Kendrick ElementaryBakersfield, CAGreenfield UnionElementary92.8%69963.1%
4Downtown ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary31.2%31758.7%
5William B. Bimat ElementaryBakersfield, CANorris ElementaryElementary48.0%55258.4%
6Stockdale ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista UnionElementary60.3%58755.5%
7Norris ElementaryBakersfield, CANorris ElementaryElementary37.4%81052.3%
8Buena Vista ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista UnionElementary70.8%71352.1%
9Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary65.7%62151.9%
10Cummings Valley ElementaryTehachapi, CATehachapi UnifiedElementary39.6%56051.7%
11Veterans ElementaryBakersfield, CANorris ElementaryElementary38.0%1,00251.7%
12Del Rio ElementaryBakersfield, CARosedale Union ElementaryElementary34.3%59551.5%
13Harvest ElementaryDelano, CADelano Union ElementaryElementary81.1%36551.4%
14American ElementaryBakersfield, CARosedale Union ElementaryElementary37.2%70150.8%
15Independence ElementaryBakersfield, CARosedale Union ElementaryElementary29.6%70949.8%
16Rio Bravo ElementaryBakersfield, CARio Bravo-Greeley Union ElementaryElementary48.2%58948.8%
17Leo B. Hart ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista UnionElementary71.6%70548.5%
18Old River ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista UnionElementary76.0%79548.4%
19Centennial ElementaryBakersfield, CARosedale Union ElementaryElementary34.0%57648.4%
20Maple ElementaryShafter, CAMaple ElementaryElementary60.3%28748.4%
21Olive Drive ElementaryBakersfield, CANorris ElementaryElementary33.8%79748.3%
22Discovery ElementaryBakersfield, CAFruitvale ElementaryElementary66.3%70647.3%
23Endeavour ElementaryBakersfield, CAFruitvale ElementaryElementary72.8%72446.5%
24MorningsideDelano, CADelano Union ElementaryElementary75.3%47746.4%
25Las Flores ElementaryRidgecrest, CASierra Sands UnifiedElementary47.3%52645.7%
26Inyokern ElementaryInyokern, CASierra Sands UnifiedElementary80.1%16145.3%
27Quailwood ElementaryBakersfield, CAFruitvale ElementaryElementary75.9%34545.1%
28Nueva Vista Language AcademyDelano, CADelano Union ElementaryElementary80.4%68444.5%
29Rosedale-North ElementaryBakersfield, CARosedale Union ElementaryElementary49.7%53744.3%
30Panama ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista UnionElementary80.4%87643.8%
31Richmond ElementaryRidgecrest, CASierra Sands UnifiedElementary61.0%36443.0%
32Almondale ElementaryBakersfield, CARosedale Union ElementaryElementary45.0%63142.9%
33Douglas J. Miller ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista UnionElementary80.0%99442.1%
34General Shafter ElementaryBakersfield, CAGeneral Shafter ElementaryElementary88.8%16942.0%
35Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield CityElementary67.9%70541.4%
36PioneerDelano, CADelano Union ElementaryElementary87.4%1,04341.0%
37Dolores S. Whitley TK-8Bakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista UnionElementary86.6%1,15140.6%
38Del Vista Math and Science AcademyDelano, CADelano Union ElementaryElementary89.9%52640.6%
39Patriot ElementaryBakersfield, CARosedale Union ElementaryElementary39.1%93140.1%
40Columbia ElementaryBakersfield, CAFruitvale ElementaryElementary69.7%60140.0%
41Conley ElementaryTaft, CATaft CityElementary93.8%30639.9%
42Gateway ElementaryRidgecrest, CASierra Sands UnifiedElementary66.8%34639.6%
43Granite Pointe ElementaryBakersfield, CAGreenfield UnionElementary90.1%67039.4%
44Louise Sandrini ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista UnionElementary91.9%60439.1%
45Horizon ElementaryMcFarland, CAMcFarland UnifiedElementary87.8%54237.7%
46Christa McAuliffe ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista UnionElementary77.9%52437.3%
47Terrace ElementaryDelano, CADelano Union ElementaryElementary90.9%36336.8%
48Sing Lum ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista UnionElementary77.1%80936.3%
49Parkview ElementaryTaft, CATaft CityElementary79.0%32836.1%
50Lost Hills ElementaryLost Hills, CALost Hills Union ElementaryElementary98.5%20135.8%
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