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Which teacher or staff member at Almondale Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEDALE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063348003149
Almondale Elementary
10510 Chippewa St., Bakersfield, CA 93312 · (661) 588-6060 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
284 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 31% larger than its 6th grade class (81).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.0pp since 2014
Math
41.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.3% | 28.6% | 26.1% | 26.9% |
| Math | 18.1% | 22.9% | 26.9% | 32.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 37.5% |
| 2022-23 | 50.3% | 41.5% |
| 2021-22 | 53.9% | 43.6% |
| 2018-19 | 66.3% | 60.4% |
| 2017-18 | 64.3% | 61.1% |
| 2016-17 | 46.3% | 47.4% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 39.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Almondale Elementary
Almondale Elementary's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almondale Elementary this school | 631 | 45.0% | 42.9% |
| Monte Vista Monterey | 688 | 45.9% | 46.3% |
| Sierra View Elementary Oakdale | 665 | 46.0% | 55.3% |
| C L Smith Elementary San Luis Obispo | 528 | 45.5% | 60.2% |
| Empresa Elementary Oceanside | 705 | 41.3% | 65.9% |
| Murdock Elementary La Mesa | 608 | 43.1% | 57.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Almondale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #2,240 of 5,151 | #32 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,224 of 5,172 ▲ 159 | #32 of 150 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,269 of 5,172 ▼ 98 | #37 of 150 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.7pp | #622 of 5,116 | #12 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #1,147 of 5,915 | #64 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,770 of 5,352 | #71 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #1,616 of 5,354 | #25 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #4,135 of 5,625 | #138 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #3,039 of 3,837 | #67 of 95 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
631
+36 (+6%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 750
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 20.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 631 | 29.5 | 21.4:1 | 45% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 30 | 22.0:1 | 45% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 30.7 | 20.6:1 | 34% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 29 | 20.5:1 | 32% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 31 | 21.9:1 | 33% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 31 | 21.3:1 | 25% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | N/A | N/A | 20% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 750 | 39 | 19.2:1 | 13% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Almondale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (680 to 631); teachers down 5% (31 to 29.5).
About Almondale Elementary
Almondale Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Bakersfield, California. It enrolled 631 students in kindergarten through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 36% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Almondale Elementary belongs to Rosedale Union Elementary, a district of 9 schools and 6,202 students.
At Almondale Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 44%. After that, the student body is 42% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Census figures show Kern County is about 57% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Almondale Elementary's 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 21.4:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 45%. The average for public schools in Kern County is 76%.
The allk12 Grade for Almondale Elementary is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 53.2% for a school in California with Almondale Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Almondale Elementary posts 42.9%.
Kern County census figures show that the median household income is $70,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Kern County is home to 279 public schools and about 197,431 public school students.
The closest public school, Freedom Middle, is about 0.6 miles from Almondale Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Almondale Elementary ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Almondale Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 36 more students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rosedale Union Elementary
- Patriot ElementaryElementary · 931 students
- Rosedale MiddleMiddle · 810 students
- Freedom MiddleMiddle · 712 students
- Independence ElementaryElementary · 709 students
- American ElementaryElementary · 701 students
- Del Rio ElementaryElementary · 595 students
Other schools in Bakersfield
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
Nearby schools
- Freedom Middle0.6 mi · 712
- Patriot Elementary1.0 mi · 931
- William B. Bimat Elementary1.2 mi · 552
- Veterans Elementary1.2 mi · 1,002
- Rosedale-North Elementary1.2 mi · 537
- Norris Middle1.3 mi · 992
Frequently asked questions
About Almondale ElementaryHow large is Almondale Elementary?
Almondale Elementary enrolls approximately 631 students in grades KG-06.
Is Almondale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Almondale Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Almondale Elementary have?
Almondale Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Almondale Elementary?
Student demographics at Almondale Elementary are roughly 42% White, 44% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Almondale Elementary public or private?
Almondale Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rosedale Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.