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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Berkshire Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
932
Elementary
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANAMA-BUENA VISTA UNION·NCES 060639010503
Berkshire Elementary
3900 Berkshire Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93313 · (661) 834-9472 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL932 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- FThree-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
25.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
793 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 159 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 142 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 141 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (159) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (141).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
32.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -19.8pp since 2014
Math
18.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.4% | 19.8% | 23.1% | 44.8% |
| Math | 5.7% | 13.2% | 26.0% | 55.1% |
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 | 32.2% | 18.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 20.2% |
| 2022-23 | 37.7% | 22.3% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 24.5% |
| 2018-19 | 49.8% | 35.8% |
| 2017-18 | 57.2% | 37.3% |
| 2016-17 | 64.5% | 50.4% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Berkshire Elementary
Berkshire Elementary's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Elementary this school | 932 | 85.1% | 26.4% |
| Panama Elementary Bakersfield | 876 | 80.4% | 43.8% |
| Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 Bakersfield | 1,151 | 86.6% | 40.6% |
| South/West Park Elementary Tracy | 806 | 80.4% | 39.5% |
| Thomas Elementary Fresno | 859 | 90.2% | 21.9% |
| Ewing Elementary Fresno | 842 | 84.1% | 33.7% |
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 Berkshire Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #3,918 of 5,151 | #86 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #4,401 of 5,172 ▼ 254 | #102 of 150 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #3,756 of 5,172 ▼ 426 | #86 of 150 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.2pp | #390 of 5,116 | #7 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 932 | #135 of 5,915 | #9 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,810 of 5,352 | #136 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #2,933 of 5,354 | #61 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #1,650 of 5,625 | #85 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #3,209 of 3,837 | #73 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
932
-49 (-5%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 979
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 26.5:1
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 | 932 | 36 | 25.9:1 | 85% (793) |
| 2023-24 | 923 | 34.5 | 26.8:1 | 86% (794) |
| 2022-23 | 926 | 33.4 | 27.8:1 | 80% (741) |
| 2020-21 | 981 | 37 | 26.5:1 | 76% (749) |
| 2017-18 | 990 | 36.1 | 27.4:1 | 81% (802) |
| 2015-16 | 1,044 | 36 | 29.0:1 | 78% (818) |
| 2010-11 | 979 | N/A | N/A | 76% (741) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berkshire Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (990 to 932); teachers unchanged (36.1 to 36).
About Berkshire Elementary
The public elementary school Berkshire Elementary is located in Bakersfield, California. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 932 students. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 100% bigger than that mark.
Panama-Buena Vista Union runs Berkshire Elementary along with 24 other schools, enrolling 19,366 students in total.
About 70% of the student body at Berkshire Elementary is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 14% Asian, 7% Black, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Kern County, the Hispanic share is about 57%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
Berkshire Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.9:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. The school has 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Kern County is 76%.
Berkshire Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 29.7%. Berkshire Elementary scores 26.4%.
Kern County is the school's county. There, 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%. Berkshire Elementary shares Kern County with 278 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Stonecreek Junior High is about 0.5 miles from Berkshire Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Berkshire Elementary is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Berkshire Elementary is City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 981 (2020-21) to 932 (2024-25).
This page is set up for the Berkshire Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Panama-Buena Vista Union
- Dolores S. Whitley TK-8Elementary · 1,151 students
- Douglas J. Miller ElementaryElementary · 994 students
- Stonecreek Junior HighMiddle · 986 students
- Earl Warren Junior HighMiddle · 965 students
- Bill L. Williams ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Panama ElementaryElementary · 876 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 Berkshire Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Berkshire Elementary. Berkshire Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- BERKSHIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FL · 1,076 students
- Berkshire Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 688 students
- Berkshire ElementaryBurton, OH · 517 students
- Berkshire ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 514 students
- Berkshire Elementary SchoolRichford, VT · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Stonecreek Junior High0.5 mi · 986
- Granite Pointe Elementary0.6 mi · 670
- Roy W. Loudon Elementary0.7 mi · 807
- Ridgeview High1.1 mi · 2,575
- Douglas J. Miller Elementary1.2 mi · 994
- Dolores S. Whitley TK-81.2 mi · 1,151
Frequently asked questions
About Berkshire ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Berkshire Elementary?
Berkshire Elementary enrolls approximately 932 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Berkshire Elementary serve?
Berkshire Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Berkshire Elementary have?
Berkshire Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.9:1.
How diverse is Berkshire Elementary?
Berkshire Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 70% Hispanic, 7% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Berkshire Elementary in?
Berkshire Elementary is part of Panama-Buena Vista Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.