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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Fairview Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENFIELD UNION·NCES 061605002004
Fairview Elementary
425 East Fairview Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93307 · (661) 837-6050 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
22.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
536 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
36.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.4pp since 2014
Math
26.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.1% | 23.3% | 22.6% | 41.0% |
| Math | 9.9% | 16.3% | 25.2% | 48.6% |
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 | 36.4% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 23.3% |
| 2022-23 | 29.6% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 32.5% | 18.5% |
| 2018-19 | 43.7% | 27.4% |
| 2017-18 | 48.6% | 34.4% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 29.3% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Fairview Elementary
Fairview Elementary's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Elementary this school | 552 | 97.1% | 29.9% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Tulare | 561 | 97.1% | 17.4% |
| Sheridan Street Elementary Los Angeles | 555 | 96.0% | 29.5% |
| Pixley Elementary Pixley | 530 | 96.4% | 28.1% |
| La Granada Elementary Riverside | 524 | 96.0% | 21.1% |
| Karl F. Clemens Elementary Wasco | 551 | 95.5% | 17.3% |
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 Fairview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #3,526 of 5,151 | #71 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #3,631 of 5,172 ▲ 180 | #72 of 150 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #3,281 of 5,172 ▲ 144 | #69 of 150 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #1,393 of 5,116 | #46 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #1,837 of 5,915 | #91 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,906 of 5,352 | #102 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.5% | #4,872 of 5,354 | #126 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #193 of 5,625 | #14 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #326 of 1,139 | #9 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
552
+37 (+7%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 757
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 552 | 24.1 | 22.9:1 | 97% (536) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 25.3 | 22.6:1 | 97% (554) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 25.1 | 22.8:1 | 95% (543) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 24 | 21.5:1 | 72% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 22 | 21.6:1 | 97% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 23 | 22.2:1 | 92% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | N/A | N/A | 99% (488) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 91% (488) |
| 1990-91 | 757 | 31 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (475 to 552); teachers up 10% (22 to 24.1).
About Fairview Elementary
Fairview Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in Bakersfield, California. It educates 552 students in kindergarten through 5.
Across its 13 schools, Greenfield Union enrolls 8,860 students. Fairview Elementary is one of those schools.
Most students at Fairview Elementary are Hispanic: 94% of enrollment. The remaining students are 3% White. Census figures show Kern County is about 57% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Fairview Elementary comes in at 11%.
The school reports 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 22.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 97% of students. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kern County is 76%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Fairview Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.6% for Fairview Elementary. The school posts 29.9%, 7.2 points above the prediction.
Kern County has these Census figures: median household income is 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 public schools of Kern County number 279 and enroll about 197,431.
Of nearby public schools, Crescent Elementary is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Fairview Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Fairview Elementary had 515 students in 2020-21 and 552 in 2024-25, a 7% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.5:1 to 22.9:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Greenfield Union
- Leon H. Ollivier MiddleMiddle · 1,152 students
- Greenfield MiddleMiddle · 873 students
- McKee MiddleMiddle · 869 students
- Horizon ElementaryElementary · 845 students
- Raffaello Palla ElementaryElementary · 770 students
- Valle Verde ElementaryElementary · 768 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 Fairview Elementary schools
62 other US public schools in 28 states are named Fairview Elementary. Fairview Elementary is the 15th largest of the 63.
- Fairview ElementaryModesto, CA · 786 students
- Fairview ElementaryFairfield, CA · 591 students
- Fairview ElementaryHayward, CA · 543 students
- Fairview ElementaryOrland, CA · 458 students
- Fairview ElementaryFairfax Station, VA · 751 students
Nearby schools
- Crescent Elementary0.6 mi · 496
- Del Oro High0.7 mi · 1,927
- Raffaello Palla Elementary0.9 mi · 770
- Greenfield Community0.9 mi · 13
- Valle Verde Elementary1.1 mi · 768
- Greenfield Middle1.3 mi · 873
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview ElementaryHow many students attend Fairview Elementary?
Fairview Elementary enrolls approximately 552 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Fairview Elementary serve?
Fairview Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairview Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairview Elementary is approximately 22.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairview Elementary?
At Fairview Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Fairview Elementary public or private?
Fairview Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenfield Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.