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What's the biggest difference between Discovery Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
706
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRUITVALE ELEMENTARY·NCES 061470010222
Discovery Elementary
7500 Vaquero Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93308 · (661) 589-7336 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
468 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 110 | 16% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Discovery Elementary→Fruitvale Junior High
Based on grade levels within Fruitvale Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
54.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.1pp since 2014
Math
42.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.5% | 28.4% | 21.1% | 24.0% |
| Math | 20.1% | 22.1% | 29.4% | 28.4% |
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 | 54.9% | 42.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 40.6% |
| 2022-23 | 57.4% | 42.2% |
| 2021-22 | 52.9% | 40.6% |
| 2018-19 | 60.3% | 53.5% |
| 2017-18 | 54.6% | 49.0% |
| 2016-17 | 61.4% | 51.1% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Where Discovery Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,907 of 5,151 | #22 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #2,132 of 5,172 | #28 of 150 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,696 of 5,172 | #16 of 150 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #2,712 of 5,116 | #86 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #723 of 5,915 | #46 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,168 of 5,352 | #49 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #1,821 of 5,354 | #34 of 145 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #2,226 of 3,837 | #40 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
706
-109 (-13%) vs 2017
% White
37%
was 48%
% Hispanic
51%
was 37%
% Black
2%
was 4%
% Asian
6%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 706 | 34.6 | 20.4:1 | 66% (468) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 35.9 | 20.1:1 | 66% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 34.1 | 21.3:1 | 55% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 815 | N/A | N/A | 42% (345) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Discovery Elementary.
About Discovery Elementary
Discovery Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Bakersfield, California. In all, 706 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. That is 52% above the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Within Fruitvale Elementary, Discovery Elementary is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 3,069 students.
About 51% of the student body at Discovery Elementary is Hispanic. The remaining students are 37% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Discovery Elementary, there are about 20.4 students; the school has 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. There are 468 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 66% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kern County is 76%.
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 Discovery Elementary, the prediction is 40.7% and the result is 47.3%.
For Kern County, Census Bureau data show 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, Discovery Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Centennial High is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Discovery Elementary. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Discovery Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 13% decline took enrollment from 815 in 2017-18 to 706 in 2024-25. Over that span, the Hispanic share moved 14 points, to 51%.
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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 Fruitvale Elementary
- Endeavour ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Fruitvale Junior HighMiddle · 693 students
- Columbia ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Quailwood ElementaryElementary · 345 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
- Centennial High0.6 mi · 2,212
- William B. Bimat Elementary1.0 mi · 552
- Olive Drive Elementary1.0 mi · 797
- Vista West Continuation High1.2 mi · 375
- Endeavour Elementary1.2 mi · 724
- San Lauren Elementary1.5 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Discovery ElementaryHow many students attend Discovery Elementary?
Discovery Elementary enrolls approximately 706 students in grades KG-06.
Is Discovery Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Discovery Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Discovery Elementary have?
Discovery Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Discovery Elementary?
Student demographics at Discovery Elementary are roughly 37% White, 51% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Discovery Elementary?
Discovery Elementary is overseen by Fruitvale Elementary in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.