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What's the most underrated thing about Bear Mountain Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
728
Elementary
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARVIN UNION·NCES 060327000413
Bear Mountain Elementary
1501 Hood St., Arvin, CA 93203 · (661) 854-6590 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
693 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 188 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (188) is 92% larger than its 6th grade class (98).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bear Mountain Elementary→Haven Drive Middle
Based on grade levels within Arvin Union. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
18.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
16.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 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 | 4.6% | 13.3% | 25.1% | 57.0% |
| Math | 3.8% | 13.0% | 27.7% | 55.4% |
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 | 18.0% | 16.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 17.8% |
| 2022-23 | 17.2% | 16.2% |
| 2021-22 | 20.2% | 13.5% |
| 2018-19 | 25.4% | 18.0% |
| 2017-18 | 23.7% | 21.9% |
| 2016-17 | 19.9% | 18.3% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
17.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Bear Mountain Elementary
Bear Mountain Elementary's state test result (17.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain Elementary this school | 728 | 95.2% | 17.3% |
| Columbia Elementary Perris | 704 | 95.9% | 21.3% |
| Nishimoto Elementary Madera | 704 | 93.8% | 28.3% |
| Ford Boulevard Elementary Los Angeles | 722 | 96.1% | 40.5% |
| Sea View Elementary Salton City | 682 | 94.9% | 18.1% |
| Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 Los Angeles | 711 | 94.4% | N/A |
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 Bear Mountain Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #4,797 of 5,151 | #131 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #4,581 of 5,172 ▼ 163 | #114 of 150 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #4,949 of 5,172 ▼ 4 | #139 of 150 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #3,147 of 5,116 | #98 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #627 of 5,915 | #39 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,045 of 5,352 | #41 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.0% | #4,928 of 5,354 | #131 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #424 of 5,625 | #28 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #1,071 of 1,139 | #41 of 42 |
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
728
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 900
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 728 | 36 | 20.2:1 | 95% (693) |
| 2023-24 | 749 | 38 | 19.7:1 | 96% (721) |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 37.5 | 19.9:1 | 94% (697) |
| 2020-21 | 713 | 29 | 24.6:1 | 96% (684) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 35.5 | 20.3:1 | 95% (686) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 36 | 20.8:1 | 94% (707) |
| 2010-11 | 892 | N/A | N/A | 96% (853) |
| 2000-01 | 900 | 44 | 20.4:1 | 96% (866) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear Mountain Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (722 to 728); teachers up 1% (35.5 to 36).
About Bear Mountain Elementary
Bear Mountain Elementary is a public large elementary school in Arvin, California. Its 728 students are spread across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Bear Mountain Elementary falls under Arvin Union, which has 4 schools enrolling 2,801 students.
Hispanic students make up 95% of enrollment at Bear Mountain Elementary. Smaller groups are 3% White. For comparison, the population of Kern County is roughly 57% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Bear Mountain Elementary is 36 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.2:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Around 95% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Kern County report 76%.
The model predicts 23.8% for a school in California with Bear Mountain Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Bear Mountain Elementary posts 17.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Kern County, the median household income is $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kern County is home to 279 public schools and about 197,431 public school students.
Haven Drive Middle is located about 0.7 miles from Bear Mountain Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 17.3% is below the 23.7% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Bear Mountain Elementary is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (713) to 2024-25 (728). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.6:1 in 2020-21 to 20.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Arvin Union
- El Camino Real ElementaryElementary · 771 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryElementary · 690 students
- Haven Drive MiddleMiddle · 612 students
Other schools in Arvin
- Arvin HighHigh · 2,653 students
- El Camino Real ElementaryElementary · 771 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryElementary · 690 students
- Haven Drive MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- Di Giorgio ElementaryElementary · 231 students
- Grow Academy ArvinElementary · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Haven Drive Middle0.7 mi · 612
- Sierra Vista Elementary0.7 mi · 690
- Grow Academy Arvin0.8 mi · 87
- Arvin High1.0 mi · 2,653
- El Camino Real Elementary1.2 mi · 771
- Vineland Elementary3.5 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Mountain ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bear Mountain Elementary?
Bear Mountain Elementary enrolls approximately 728 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Bear Mountain Elementary serve?
Bear Mountain Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Bear Mountain Elementary?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at Bear Mountain Elementary.
How diverse is Bear Mountain Elementary?
Bear Mountain Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Bear Mountain Elementary in?
Bear Mountain Elementary is part of Arvin Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.