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The public elementary schools with the most improved test scores in Kern County, California

147 public elementary schools in Kern County, California appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Taft Primary leads the list at +21.2pp, against a median of +2.9pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
147
Kern County, California
Top 3-yr change
+21.2pp
Median 3-yr change
+2.9pp
MOST IMPROVED · KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1Taft PrimaryTaft, CATaft City23120.2%41.3%+21.2pp
2Conley ElementaryTaft, CATaft City30619.3%39.3%+20.0pp
3Maple ElementaryShafter, CAMaple Elementary28733.5%53.1%+19.6pp
4Cummings Valley ElementaryTehachapi, CATehachapi Unified56038.5%55.8%+17.3pp
5Highgate ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union73256.6%73.8%+17.1pp
6PioneerDelano, CADelano Union Elementary1,04329.3%45.4%+16.1pp
7Bessie E. Owens ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City86719.8%34.6%+14.9pp
8Inyokern ElementaryInyokern, CASierra Sands Unified16128.5%42.6%+14.1pp
9Nueva Vista Language AcademyDelano, CADelano Union Elementary68431.9%45.9%+13.9pp
10Vineland ElementaryBakersfield, CAVineland Elementary3369.7%23.0%+13.3pp
11Shirley Lane ElementaryBakersfield, CAFairfax Elementary61722.9%35.2%+12.4pp
12Elk Hills ElementaryTupman, CAElk Hills Elementary15919.6%31.8%+12.2pp
13Roosevelt ElementaryTaft, CATaft City52017.0%29.0%+12.0pp
14Leo G. Pauly ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City69413.8%25.7%+11.9pp
15North Beardsley ElementaryBakersfield, CABeardsley Elementary75713.8%25.5%+11.7pp
16Las Flores ElementaryRidgecrest, CASierra Sands Unified52636.1%47.8%+11.7pp
17Pierce ElementaryRidgecrest, CASierra Sands Unified29718.8%29.8%+11.0pp
18Harvest ElementaryDelano, CADelano Union Elementary36537.3%48.1%+10.8pp
19El Camino Real ElementaryArvin, CAArvin Union77119.2%29.8%+10.6pp
20Pioneer Drive ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City56213.5%23.4%+9.9pp
21Caroline Harris ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City58718.0%27.7%+9.7pp
22Jefferson ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City51010.0%19.1%+9.0pp
23W. A. Kendrick ElementaryBakersfield, CAGreenfield Union69951.4%60.4%+9.0pp
24Sequoia ElementaryShafter, CARichland Union Elementary53421.3%30.2%+8.9pp
25Stockdale ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union58748.4%57.1%+8.7pp
26Del Vista Math and Science AcademyDelano, CADelano Union Elementary52632.3%41.0%+8.7pp
27Frazier Park ElementaryFrazier Park, CAEl Tejon Unified23423.4%31.7%+8.3pp
28Albany Park ElementaryDelano, CADelano Union Elementary31923.3%31.1%+7.9pp
29Planz ElementaryBakersfield, CAGreenfield Union61016.5%24.4%+7.9pp
30Granite Pointe ElementaryBakersfield, CAGreenfield Union67033.9%41.7%+7.8pp
31Rosedale-North ElementaryBakersfield, CARosedale Union Elementary53739.2%47.0%+7.8pp
32Wingland ElementaryBakersfield, CAStandard Elementary78318.2%25.9%+7.7pp
33Roosevelt ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City39217.6%25.1%+7.5pp
34Terrace ElementaryDelano, CADelano Union Elementary36329.1%36.5%+7.5pp
35Horizon ElementaryBakersfield, CAGreenfield Union84525.4%32.2%+6.8pp
36Raffaello Palla ElementaryBakersfield, CAGreenfield Union77025.2%31.9%+6.7pp
37Standard ElementaryBakersfield, CAStandard Elementary62713.8%20.5%+6.7pp
38Teresa Burke ElementaryWasco, CAWasco Union Elementary50325.1%31.6%+6.5pp
39Sing Lum ElementaryBakersfield, CAPanama-Buena Vista Union80931.2%37.6%+6.4pp
40Buttonwillow ElementaryButtonwillow, CAButtonwillow Union Elementary28815.5%21.9%+6.4pp
41Quailwood ElementaryBakersfield, CAFruitvale Elementary34537.1%43.5%+6.4pp
42Westpark ElementaryRosamond, CASouthern Kern Unified95226.8%33.2%+6.4pp
43Horace Mann ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City87021.9%28.1%+6.3pp
44Rosamond ElementaryRosamond, CASouthern Kern Unified82212.2%18.4%+6.2pp
45Wayside ElementaryBakersfield, CABakersfield City65214.0%20.0%+5.9pp
46Fairview ElementaryBakersfield, CAGreenfield Union55225.5%31.3%+5.9pp
47Olive Drive ElementaryBakersfield, CANorris Elementary79744.6%50.5%+5.9pp
48Golden Oak ElementaryShafter, CARichland Union Elementary71725.8%31.6%+5.8pp
49Orangewood ElementaryBakersfield, CAEdison Elementary61726.8%32.4%+5.6pp
50Zephyr Lane ElementaryBakersfield, CAFairfax Elementary79719.4%25.1%+5.6pp
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