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Enrollment
813
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAKERSFIELD CITY·NCES 060363009714
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary
5501 Thorner St., Bakersfield, CA 93306 · (661) 631-5490 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL813 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of California public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- FThree-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
22.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
635 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 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 15% larger than its 6th grade class (109).
Student demographics
39%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
25.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.7pp since 2014
Math
14.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -13.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.9% | 17.4% | 30.3% | 44.4% |
| Math | 3.1% | 11.6% | 29.6% | 55.8% |
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 | 25.3% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 19.3% |
| 2022-23 | 30.9% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.3% | 18.6% |
| 2018-19 | 51.1% | 34.2% |
| 2017-18 | 48.0% | 37.4% |
| 2016-17 | 46.8% | 35.4% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary this school | 813 | 78.1% | 22.3% |
| Topaz Preparatory Academy Hesperia | 722 | 77.7% | 29.4% |
| Discovery School of the Arts Victorville | 902 | 74.8% | 47.7% |
| Earl Warren Elementary Lake Elsinore | 821 | 81.2% | 34.9% |
| Winchester Elementary Winchester | 692 | 78.6% | 32.0% |
| George Washington Elementary Norco | 861 | 77.9% | 34.1% |
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 Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #4,356 of 5,151 | #106 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #4,774 of 5,172 ▼ 534 | #128 of 150 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #4,458 of 5,172 ▼ 721 | #119 of 150 ▼ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #218 of 5,116 | #3 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 813 | #351 of 5,915 | #22 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,660 of 5,352 | #94 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #3,513 of 5,354 | #74 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.1% | #2,349 of 5,625 | #104 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #3,020 of 3,837 | #65 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
813
-30 (-4%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 704
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 813 | 36 | 22.6:1 | 78% (635) |
| 2023-24 | 813 | 36.3 | 22.4:1 | 86% (697) |
| 2022-23 | 844 | 35 | 24.1:1 | 73% (617) |
| 2020-21 | 843 | 36 | 23.4:1 | 81% (686) |
| 2017-18 | 877 | 37 | 23.7:1 | 75% (658) |
| 2015-16 | 890 | 39 | 22.8:1 | 72% (643) |
| 2010-11 | 865 | N/A | N/A | 64% (550) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 40 | 19.6:1 | 48% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 704 | 28 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (877 to 813); teachers down 3% (37 to 36).
About Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary is an elementary school in Bakersfield, California, and it is part of Bakersfield City. In all, 813 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Bakersfield City is responsible for 44 schools, Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary included, with 28,365 students in all.
The student body at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary is 77% Hispanic. It is also 11% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Kern County's residents are about 57% Hispanic, 21 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary reported 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 22.6:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 78% of students at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Kern County average a similar 76%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary lands at D, ahead of 5% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 33.8% for a school in California with Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary posts 22.3%.
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 poverty rate is about 15%. Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary shares Kern County with 278 other public schools.
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary's nearest public school is Highland High (about 1.0 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 30 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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 City
- Curran MiddleMiddle · 973 students
- Colonel Howard Nichols ElementaryElementary · 960 students
- Voorhies ElementaryElementary · 915 students
- Walter Stiern MiddleMiddle · 891 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 870 students
- Bessie E. Owens ElementaryElementary · 867 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
- Highland High1.0 mi · 2,530
- Chipman Junior High1.2 mi · 708
- Henry Eissler Elementary1.2 mi · 529
- Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary1.5 mi · 705
- Walter Stiern Middle1.5 mi · 891
- Paul L. Cato Middle1.6 mi · 694
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Juliet Thorner ElementaryHow large is Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary?
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary enrolls approximately 813 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary serve?
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary have?
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary?
At Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary, the student body is approximately 11% White, 77% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary?
Dr. Juliet Thorner 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.