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Enrollment
926
Elementary
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANAMA-BUENA VISTA UNION·NCES 060639005790
Bill L. Williams Elementary
5601 Harris Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93313 · (661) 837-8070 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL926 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
26.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
719 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 | 161 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 143 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (161) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (143).
Student demographics
50%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
41.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.8pp since 2014
Math
28.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.5% | 24.3% | 26.9% | 31.3% |
| Math | 11.9% | 16.2% | 28.5% | 43.4% |
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 | 41.8% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 30.3% |
| 2022-23 | 45.1% | 30.2% |
| 2021-22 | 43.3% | 29.7% |
| 2018-19 | 52.9% | 45.5% |
| 2017-18 | 51.8% | 38.4% |
| 2016-17 | 52.0% | 38.9% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Bill L. Williams Elementary
Bill L. Williams Elementary's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill L. Williams Elementary this school | 926 | 77.6% | 35.5% |
| Panama Elementary Bakersfield | 876 | 80.4% | 43.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary Manteca | 736 | 77.4% | 13.5% |
| Lathrop Elementary Lathrop | 1,000 | 72.1% | 21.9% |
| Rudolph Rivera Elementary Merced | 917 | 75.5% | 26.4% |
| South/West Park Elementary Tracy | 806 | 80.4% | 39.5% |
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 Bill L. Williams Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #2,907 of 5,151 | #51 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #3,406 of 5,172 ▼ 365 | #64 of 150 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #2,751 of 5,172 ▼ 122 | #48 of 150 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #1,321 of 5,116 | #33 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 926 | #143 of 5,915 | #11 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #4,876 of 5,352 | #138 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #2,756 of 5,354 | #57 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #2,397 of 5,625 | #107 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #3,459 of 3,837 | #81 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
926
-66 (-7%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 848
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 27.6:1
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 | 926 | 35.5 | 26.1:1 | 78% (719) |
| 2023-24 | 962 | 37 | 26.0:1 | 79% (758) |
| 2022-23 | 990 | 36.8 | 26.9:1 | 79% (779) |
| 2020-21 | 992 | 36 | 27.6:1 | 70% (696) |
| 2017-18 | 962 | 32 | 30.1:1 | 74% (709) |
| 2015-16 | 854 | 30 | 28.5:1 | 69% (591) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | N/A | N/A | 67% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 848 | 41 | 20.7:1 | 38% (322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bill L. Williams Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (962 to 926); teachers up 11% (32 to 35.5).
About Bill L. Williams Elementary
Bill L. Williams Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 926 students. The school is 99% bigger than the average for elementary schools in California.
Panama-Buena Vista Union has a total of 25 schools and 19,366 students, Bill L. Williams Elementary among them.
Hispanic students are 69% of those enrolled at Bill L. Williams Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Asian, 9% White, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. In Kern County overall, about 57% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Bill L. Williams Elementary are from different groups.
Staffing at Bill L. Williams Elementary comes to 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 26.1:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 3.8 fewer students per teacher than here. Bill L. Williams Elementary counts 78% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Kern County is close, at 76%.
Bill L. Williams 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 39% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Bill L. Williams Elementary, the prediction is 34.0% and the result is 35.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Kern County show that median household income comes to about $70,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Kern County counts 279 public schools with about 197,431 students.
Bill L. Williams Elementary is about 1.0 miles from Douglas J. Miller Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bill L. Williams Elementary at 5th of 9.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 7% over 4 years, reaching 926 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 27.6:1 to 26.1:1 over the same years.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Berkshire ElementaryElementary · 932 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
Nearby schools
- Douglas J. Miller Elementary1.0 mi · 994
- Roy W. Loudon Elementary1.0 mi · 807
- Donald E. Suburu1.1 mi · 803
- Berkshire Elementary1.4 mi · 932
- Louise Sandrini Elementary1.5 mi · 604
- Stonecreek Junior High1.7 mi · 986
Frequently asked questions
About Bill L. Williams ElementaryHow many students attend Bill L. Williams Elementary?
Bill L. Williams Elementary enrolls approximately 926 students in grades KG-06.
Is Bill L. Williams Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bill L. Williams Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Bill L. Williams Elementary have?
Bill L. Williams Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Bill L. Williams Elementary?
Student demographics at Bill L. Williams Elementary are roughly 9% White, 69% Hispanic, 5% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Bill L. Williams Elementary public or private?
Bill L. Williams Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Panama-Buena Vista Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.