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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAKERSFIELD CITY·NCES 060363000290
Casa Loma Elementary
525 East Casa Loma Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93307 · (661) 631-5200 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of California public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- BThree-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
18.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
393 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 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 20% larger than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
13%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
15.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.9pp since 2014
Math
15.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.2% | 11.7% | 31.8% | 52.3% |
| Math | 1.9% | 13.9% | 25.1% | 59.1% |
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 | 15.9% | 15.8% |
| 2023-24 | 16.6% | 13.4% |
| 2022-23 | 14.8% | 11.3% |
| 2021-22 | 14.6% | 8.5% |
| 2018-19 | 22.3% | 12.3% |
| 2017-18 | 19.5% | 9.3% |
| 2016-17 | 21.3% | 14.0% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Casa Loma Elementary
Casa Loma Elementary's state test result (15.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Loma Elementary this school | 424 | 92.7% | 15.2% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Lynwood | 445 | 91.9% | 21.6% |
| Randall Pepper Elementary Fontana | 455 | 92.1% | 18.7% |
| Mark Keppel Paramount | 426 | 91.1% | 30.1% |
| Janie P. Abbott Elementary Lynwood | 417 | 92.3% | 32.8% |
| Urbita Elementary San Bernardino | 390 | 92.1% | 18.3% |
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 Casa Loma Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #4,919 of 5,151 | #136 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #4,673 of 5,172 ▲ 121 | #123 of 150 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #5,024 of 5,172 ▼ 71 | #144 of 150 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #1,859 of 5,116 | #60 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #3,365 of 5,915 | #116 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #332 of 5,352 | #12 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.6% | #4,817 of 5,354 | #123 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #748 of 5,625 | #46 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.4% | #60 of 3,837 | #3 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
424
-53 (-11%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 424 | 23.2 | 18.3:1 | 93% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 24.5 | 17.5:1 | 97% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 21.7 | 20.1:1 | 94% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 97% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 791 | 34 | 23.3:1 | 96% (756) |
| 2015-16 | 760 | 36 | 21.1:1 | 97% (739) |
| 2010-11 | 865 | N/A | N/A | 94% (814) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 98% (596) |
| 1990-91 | 471 | 22 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Casa Loma Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (791 to 424); teachers down 32% (34 to 23.2).
About Casa Loma Elementary
Casa Loma Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Bakersfield, California. Federal data show 424 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Casa Loma Elementary is among 44 schools run by Bakersfield City, which serves 28,365 students.
Hispanic students are 93% of those enrolled at Casa Loma Elementary. Other reported shares: 4% Black and 2% White. That compares with about 57% Hispanic among all Kern County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
There are about 18.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Casa Loma Elementary, which has 23.2. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 4.0 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Casa Loma Elementary is about 93%. For comparison, public schools in Kern County average 76%.
Casa Loma Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% of California public elementary schools.
Casa Loma Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (15.2%) and its predicted rate (25.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Looking at the county, Kern County, median household income comes to about $70,210, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county's public schools total 279, with about 197,431 students.
About 0.5 miles separate Casa Loma Elementary from the closest public school, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Casa Loma Elementary is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
The school shrank from 477 students in 2020-21 to 424 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Casa Loma Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Nearby schools
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary0.5 mi · 709
- Wayside Elementary1.0 mi · 652
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- Leo G. Pauly Elementary1.2 mi · 694
- Fremont Elementary1.3 mi · 707
- South High1.5 mi · 2,107
Frequently asked questions
About Casa Loma ElementaryHow many students attend Casa Loma Elementary?
Casa Loma Elementary enrolls approximately 424 students in grades KG-06.
Is Casa Loma Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Casa Loma Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Casa Loma Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Casa Loma Elementary is approximately 18.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Casa Loma Elementary?
At Casa Loma Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Casa Loma Elementary?
Casa Loma 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.