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What's one thing Caroline Harris Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAKERSFIELD CITY·NCES 060363000303
Caroline Harris Elementary
4110 Garnsey Ln., Bakersfield, CA 93309 · (661) 631-5310 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% 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.
- AThree-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
19.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
483 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
33.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.0pp since 2014
Math
22.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.0% | 23.0% | 21.7% | 45.3% |
| Math | 5.8% | 16.7% | 31.1% | 46.5% |
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 | 33.0% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.6% | 14.7% |
| 2022-23 | 24.5% | 20.8% |
| 2021-22 | 22.5% | 13.5% |
| 2018-19 | 34.5% | 20.6% |
| 2017-18 | 40.1% | 18.8% |
| 2016-17 | 36.6% | 25.3% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Caroline Harris Elementary
Caroline Harris Elementary's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Harris Elementary this school | 587 | 82.3% | 23.2% |
| Sugar Hill Elementary Moreno Valley | 629 | 82.4% | 34.3% |
| Baldy View Elementary Upland | 624 | 83.7% | 38.6% |
| Buena Vista Elementary Palmdale | 573 | 77.7% | 23.7% |
| Grand Terrace Elementary Grand Terrace | 654 | 79.8% | 24.5% |
| Avalon Elementary Perris | 563 | 85.1% | 42.3% |
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 Caroline Harris Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #4,270 of 5,151 | #100 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #4,054 of 5,172 ▲ 648 | #85 of 150 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,670 of 5,172 ▲ 845 | #81 of 150 ▲ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.7pp | #646 of 5,116 | #21 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #1,507 of 5,915 | #82 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #657 of 5,352 | #22 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #3,559 of 5,354 | #75 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.3% | #1,940 of 5,625 | #91 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #504 of 1,139 | #15 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
587
+38 (+7%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 713
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 587 | 30.3 | 19.4:1 | 82% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 31.3 | 18.7:1 | 85% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 82% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 29 | 18.9:1 | 90% (496) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 88% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 88% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | N/A | N/A | 76% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 79% (432) |
| 1990-91 | 713 | 28 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caroline Harris Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (532 to 587); teachers up 12% (27 to 30.3).
About Caroline Harris Elementary
The public elementary school Caroline Harris Elementary is located in Bakersfield, California. It enrolls 587 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6. That is 26% bigger than the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Bakersfield City oversees Caroline Harris Elementary and 43 other schools, with 28,365 students in total.
The largest group at Caroline Harris Elementary is Hispanic students, at 77%. Enrollment also includes 12% Black and 9% White. Among people living in Kern County, the Hispanic share is about 57%. The diversity index for Caroline Harris Elementary is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 19.4:1 is based on 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 3.0 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 82%.
Among California public elementary schools, Caroline Harris Elementary outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Caroline Harris Elementary is 8.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 23.2%. Predicted: 31.3%.
In Kern County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $70,210, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 279 public schools in the county, enrolling about 197,431, Caroline Harris Elementary among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wayne Van Horn Elementary, is about 1.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Caroline Harris Elementary ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Caroline Harris Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
A 7% rise took enrollment from 549 in 2020-21 to 587 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 Bakersfield City
- Curran MiddleMiddle · 973 students
- Colonel Howard Nichols ElementaryElementary · 960 students
- Voorhies ElementaryElementary · 915 students
- Walter Stiern MiddleMiddle · 891 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 870 students
- Bessie E. Owens ElementaryElementary · 867 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
- Wayne Van Horn Elementary1.1 mi · 578
- William Penn Elementary1.1 mi · 235
- Munsey Elementary1.1 mi · 663
- Franklin Elementary1.2 mi · 475
- Roosevelt Elementary1.3 mi · 392
- Curran Middle1.4 mi · 973
Frequently asked questions
About Caroline Harris ElementaryHow large is Caroline Harris Elementary?
Caroline Harris Elementary enrolls approximately 587 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Caroline Harris Elementary serve?
Caroline Harris Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Caroline Harris Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Caroline Harris Elementary is approximately 19.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Caroline Harris Elementary?
Student demographics at Caroline Harris Elementary are roughly 9% White, 77% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Caroline Harris Elementary?
Caroline Harris Elementary is overseen by Bakersfield City in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.