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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Donald E. Suburu this year?
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Enrollment
803
Elementary
DISTRICT 848 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKESIDE UNION·NCES 062073007505
Donald E. Suburu
7315 Harris Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93313 · (661) 665-8190 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
22.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
560 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 204 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
25.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.3pp since 2014
Math
20.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 12 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 | 10.5% | 15.2% | 28.0% | 46.3% |
| Math | 7.2% | 13.3% | 28.2% | 51.3% |
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 | 25.7% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 21.9% |
| 2022-23 | 31.2% | 23.3% |
| 2021-22 | 34.5% | 20.1% |
| 2020-21 | 32.2% | 16.5% |
| 2018-19 | 51.4% | 40.0% |
| 2017-18 | 54.6% | 38.5% |
| 2016-17 | 47.4% | 33.0% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Donald E. Suburu
Donald E. Suburu's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald E. Suburu this school | 803 | 69.7% | 23.8% |
| Apricot Valley Elementary Patterson | 788 | 73.9% | 28.9% |
| Edwin Markham Elementary Vacaville | 882 | 68.6% | 22.7% |
| Starlight Elementary Beaumont | 872 | 65.5% | 48.4% |
| William Saroyan Elementary Fresno | 697 | 74.5% | 39.0% |
| Manchester Gate Fresno | 684 | 73.4% | 76.7% |
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 Donald E. Suburu ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #4,217 of 5,151 | #97 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #4,254 of 5,172 ▼ 294 | #96 of 150 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #4,414 of 5,172 ▼ 325 | #114 of 150 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #691 of 5,116 | #15 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 803 | #380 of 5,915 | #26 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,465 of 5,352 | #91 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #2,476 of 5,354 | #49 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #2,970 of 5,625 | #119 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #574 of 1,139 | #22 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
803
-27 (-3%) vs 2020
+63% since 2000-01, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 803 | 35.9 | 22.3:1 | 70% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 31 | 23.7:1 | 72% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 821 | 31.9 | 25.7:1 | 71% (581) |
| 2020-21 | 830 | 32 | 25.9:1 | 69% (573) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 29 | 25.6:1 | 71% (527) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 30 | 25.0:1 | 67% (506) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | N/A | N/A | 59% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 25% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donald E. Suburu.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (741 to 803); teachers up 24% (29 to 35.9).
About Donald E. Suburu
Donald E. Suburu is one of the public schools in Bakersfield, California. It is a large elementary school. It reports enrollment of 803 students in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 73% above the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Lakeside Union has 2 schools and 1,695 students, and Donald E. Suburu is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Donald E. Suburu is Hispanic: 66%. Next come 12% White, 10% Asian, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 57% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Donald E. Suburu scores 54%.
There are 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Of all students at Donald E. Suburu, 70% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Donald E. Suburu holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of California public elementary schools.
Donald E. Suburu ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 23.8%. Predicted: 38.7%. Difference: 14.9 points.
The school's county is Kern County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $70,210 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Kern County number 279, with about 197,431 students.
Of the public schools around it, Donald E. Suburu is closest to Bill L. Williams Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 36.1% on proficiency, and Donald E. Suburu is below that at 23.8%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 803 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 830. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 25.9:1 to 22.3:1.
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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
- 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
- Bill L. Williams Elementary1.1 mi · 926
- Sing Lum Elementary1.3 mi · 809
- Douglas J. Miller Elementary1.5 mi · 994
- Tevis Junior High1.5 mi · 807
- Old River Elementary1.8 mi · 795
- Laurelglen Elementary1.9 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Donald E. SuburuWhat is the total enrollment at Donald E. Suburu?
Donald E. Suburu enrolls approximately 803 students in grades KG-05.
Is Donald E. Suburu an elementary, middle, or high school?
Donald E. Suburu is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Donald E. Suburu have?
Donald E. Suburu employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Donald E. Suburu?
Student demographics at Donald E. Suburu are roughly 12% White, 66% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Donald E. Suburu public or private?
Donald E. Suburu is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lakeside Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.