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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEARDSLEY ELEMENTARY·NCES 060426008797
Beardsley Elementary
1001 Roberts Ln., Bakersfield, CA 93308 · (661) 392-1417 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
424 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Beardsley Elementary→Beardsley Junior High
Based on grade levels within Beardsley Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
19.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.6pp since 2014
Math
8.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.0% | 15.6% | 24.4% | 56.0% |
| Math | 1.6% | 6.4% | 22.1% | 69.9% |
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 | 19.6% | 8.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.2% | 7.3% |
| 2022-23 | 17.6% | 8.4% |
| 2021-22 | 17.5% | 9.2% |
| 2020-21 | 6.9% | 1.9% |
| 2018-19 | 18.1% | 12.9% |
| 2017-18 | 18.2% | 7.2% |
| 2016-17 | 16.1% | 8.8% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
12.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Beardsley Elementary
Beardsley Elementary's state test result (12.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beardsley Elementary this school | 432 | 98.1% | 12.5% |
| San Lauren Elementary Bakersfield | 417 | 95.4% | 18.4% |
| King Avenue Elementary Yuba City | 380 | 95.3% | 30.3% |
| Standard Elementary Bakersfield | 627 | 94.7% | 19.6% |
| Granada Elementary Granada Hills | 370 | 93.0% | 34.2% |
| Hemmerling Elementary Banning | 468 | 92.9% | 28.1% |
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 Beardsley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #5,042 of 5,151 | #142 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #5,110 of 5,172 ▼ 3 | #146 of 150 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #4,862 of 5,172 ▲ 190 | #135 of 150 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #3,176 of 5,116 | #99 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #3,253 of 5,915 | #115 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #983 of 5,352 | #35 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #2,536 of 5,354 | #53 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #83 of 5,625 | #9 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #752 of 1,139 | #28 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
432
+41 (+10%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 432 | 21.5 | 20.1:1 | 98% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 21 | 19.2:1 | 98% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 98% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 21 | 18.6:1 | 96% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 18.8 | 21.8:1 | 94% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 19 | 22.1:1 | 94% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | N/A | N/A | 93% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 80% (406) |
| 1990-91 | 614 | 26 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beardsley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (411 to 432); teachers up 14% (18.8 to 21.5).
About Beardsley Elementary
Beardsley Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, located in Bakersfield. It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 432 students enrolled.
Beardsley Elementary operates as its own local education agency.
At Beardsley Elementary, 63% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 27% White, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Beardsley Elementary scores 53%.
Beardsley Elementary reported 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.1:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 2.2 more students per teacher than here. There are 424 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 98% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Kern County report 76%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 12.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.0%.
In Kern County, the median household earns about $70,210 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Kern County counts 279 public schools with about 197,431 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Beardsley Junior High, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Beardsley Elementary ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Beardsley Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment rose 10% over 4 years, reaching 432 in 2024-25. The ratio was 18.6:1 in 2020-21 and 20.1:1 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 Beardsley Elementary
- North Beardsley ElementaryElementary · 757 students
- San Lauren ElementaryElementary · 417 students
- Beardsley Junior HighMiddle · 383 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
Other Beardsley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Beardsley Elementary. Beardsley Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Beardsley Elementary SchoolElkhart, IN · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Beardsley Junior High0.0 mi · 383
- North Beardsley Elementary0.5 mi · 757
- San Lauren Elementary1.2 mi · 417
- Wingland Elementary1.2 mi · 783
- Standard Middle1.3 mi · 1,005
- Standard Elementary1.4 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About Beardsley ElementaryHow many students attend Beardsley Elementary?
Beardsley Elementary enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-06.
Is Beardsley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beardsley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Beardsley Elementary?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at Beardsley Elementary.
How diverse is Beardsley Elementary?
Beardsley Elementary reports a student body of 27% White, 63% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Beardsley Elementary in?
Beardsley Elementary is part of Beardsley Elementary.
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