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What tradition at Del Rio Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
595
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEDALE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063348000415
Del Rio Elementary
600 Hidalgo Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93314 · (661) 588-6050 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of California public elementary schools
- B+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.
- B-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
21.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
204 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 122 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 49% larger than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
58.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.8pp since 2014
Math
49.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +19.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.4% | 30.3% | 18.8% | 22.5% |
| Math | 20.0% | 29.1% | 27.5% | 23.4% |
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 | 58.8% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.4% | 43.7% |
| 2021-22 | 53.4% | 49.0% |
| 2018-19 | 63.7% | 45.6% |
| 2017-18 | 61.9% | 52.4% |
| 2016-17 | 62.4% | 50.2% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Del Rio Elementary
Del Rio Elementary's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio Elementary this school | 595 | 34.3% | 51.5% |
| Rancho Rosal Elementary Camarillo | 588 | 37.6% | 50.0% |
| Campus Canyon Elementary Moorpark | 545 | 35.2% | 55.8% |
| Evergreen Elementary Rohnert Park | 630 | 35.6% | 44.1% |
| Paloma Elementary Temecula | 547 | 36.2% | 63.5% |
| Arcohe Elementary Herald | 560 | 31.1% | 36.8% |
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 Del Rio Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,615 of 5,151 | #12 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #1,656 of 5,172 ▲ 236 | #9 of 150 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #1,419 of 5,172 ▲ 196 | #7 of 150 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #2,413 of 5,116 | #76 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #1,450 of 5,915 | #79 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,140 of 5,352 | #83 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #1,537 of 5,354 | #21 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #4,589 of 5,625 | #147 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.2% | #94 of 1,139 | #3 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
595
+86 (+17%) vs 2020
+30% since 2000-01, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 595 | 27.1 | 21.9:1 | 34% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 24.2 | 25.2:1 | 40% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 24.2 | 24.2:1 | 30% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 30% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 18 | 24.3:1 | 35% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 19 | 21.7:1 | 28% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | N/A | N/A | 26% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 14% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Rio Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (437 to 595); teachers up 51% (18 to 27.1).
About Del Rio Elementary
Del Rio Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Bakersfield, California. In all, 595 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 28% above the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
The district, Rosedale Union Elementary, operates 9 schools serving 6,202 students.
The largest group at Del Rio Elementary is Hispanic students, at 45%. Smaller groups are 40% White, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Kern County is roughly 57% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Del Rio Elementary scores 63%.
The school lists 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 34% of the student body. On average, public schools in Kern County report 76%.
Del Rio Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 59.5% for a school in California with Del Rio Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Del Rio Elementary posts 51.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kern County show that median household income comes to about $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 279, with about 197,431 students.
Highgate Elementary is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Del Rio Elementary ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.5% against a local average of 54.8%.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 509 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 595 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 23.1 to 21.9 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the Del Rio Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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 Rosedale Union Elementary
- Patriot ElementaryElementary · 931 students
- Rosedale MiddleMiddle · 810 students
- Freedom MiddleMiddle · 712 students
- Independence ElementaryElementary · 709 students
- American ElementaryElementary · 701 students
- Almondale ElementaryElementary · 631 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 Del Rio Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Del Rio Elementary. Del Rio Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Del Rio ElementaryOceanside, CA · 353 students
- Del Rio Elementary SchoolCHINO VALLEY, AZ · 477 students
- Del Rio ElementaryDel Rio, TN · 85 students
Nearby schools
- Highgate Elementary1.0 mi · 732
- Centennial Elementary1.5 mi · 576
- Liberty High2.2 mi · 2,369
- Ronald Reagan Elementary2.2 mi · 831
- Independence Elementary2.5 mi · 709
- Stockdale High2.6 mi · 2,398
Frequently asked questions
About Del Rio ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Del Rio Elementary?
Del Rio Elementary enrolls approximately 595 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Del Rio Elementary serve?
Del Rio Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Del Rio Elementary have?
Del Rio Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Del Rio Elementary?
At Del Rio Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Del Rio Elementary public or private?
Del Rio Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rosedale Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.