Total enrollment
4,153
+237 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Norris Elementary
California · 4,153 students · 1 city
Norris Elementary's public schools, 5 in all, serve about 4,153 K-12 students inside California, an average of 831 per school.
4-year change in Norris Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Norris Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #148 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,153 | #300 of 587 | #2,337 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #432 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #466 of 587 | #8,850 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 37.3% | #451 of 587 | #5,845 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #165 of 530 | #1,348 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Norris Elementary
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from William B. Bimat Elementary at 58.4% proficient to Norris Middle at 46.8%, a gap of 11.6 points. That is the 416th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 4,197 to 4,153 students (down 1%) and from 150 to 180 full-time teachers (up 20%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 1,002 |
| Norris Middle | Bakersfield | Middle | 07-08 | 992 |
| Norris Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 810 |
| Olive Drive Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 797 |
| William B. Bimat Elementary | Bakersfield | Elementary | KG-06 | 552 |
About Norris Elementary
Norris Elementary is a compact California school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 4,153.
For a sense of the school types, Norris Elementary spans 4 elementary and 1 middle.
Average enrollment per school in Norris Elementary is about 831, meaningfully above the California average of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment increased 6%: 3,916 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,153 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Norris Elementary discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.