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Best kept secret at Henry Eissler Elementary?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAKERSFIELD CITY·NCES 060363000296
Henry Eissler Elementary
2901 Eissler St., Bakersfield, CA 93306 · (661) 631-5250 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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.
- C+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
18.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
451 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 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (80).
Student demographics
34%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
35.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.9pp since 2014
Math
21.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.3pp 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 22 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 7 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 | 15.0% | 20.9% | 24.9% | 39.3% |
| Math | 8.9% | 12.8% | 25.8% | 52.5% |
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 | 35.9% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.5% | 26.5% |
| 2021-22 | 34.3% | 17.8% |
| 2018-19 | 49.4% | 35.4% |
| 2017-18 | 51.8% | 37.0% |
| 2016-17 | 47.6% | 36.7% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Henry Eissler Elementary
Henry Eissler Elementary's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Eissler Elementary this school | 529 | 85.3% | 27.3% |
| John Adams Elementary Corona | 539 | 87.9% | 34.2% |
| Withrow Elementary Lake Elsinore | 583 | 84.9% | 27.4% |
| La Canada Elementary Lompoc | 541 | 87.2% | 20.9% |
| Cypress Elementary Tulare | 562 | 87.5% | 24.8% |
| Elkhorn Village Elementary West Sacramento | 557 | 85.6% | 27.0% |
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 Henry Eissler Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #3,830 of 5,151 | #83 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #4,141 of 5,172 ▲ 143 | #90 of 150 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #3,339 of 5,172 ▲ 165 | #71 of 150 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #2,384 of 5,116 | #75 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #2,097 of 5,915 | #99 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #258 of 5,352 | #7 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #3,735 of 5,354 | #79 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #1,636 of 5,625 | #83 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #2,933 of 3,837 | #60 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
529
-47 (-8%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 529 | 29.4 | 18.0:1 | 85% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 30.7 | 17.4:1 | 87% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 27.7 | 20.4:1 | 82% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 27 | 21.3:1 | 90% (521) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 27.5 | 20.9:1 | 80% (459) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 75% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | N/A | N/A | 67% (420) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 62% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 786 | 28 | 28.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry Eissler Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (575 to 529); teachers up 7% (27.5 to 29.4).
About Henry Eissler Elementary
Henry Eissler Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Bakersfield, California. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 529 students.
Bakersfield City has 28,365 students spread across 44 schools.
Most students at Henry Eissler Elementary are Hispanic: 80% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 11% White, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Kern County is roughly 57% Hispanic. Henry Eissler Elementary has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 18.0:1 comes from the school's 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 85% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Kern County is 76%.
The allk12 Grade for Henry Eissler Elementary is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 29.6%. Henry Eissler Elementary scores 27.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Kern County show that median household income is about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 279 public schools operate in Kern County, serving about 197,431 students.
Nearby, Chipman Junior High is less than a tenth of a mile away. Henry Eissler Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Henry Eissler Elementary ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 27.3% against a local average of 25.1%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 529, 8% below the 576 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 21.3 to 18.0 over 4 years.
Community posts for Henry Eissler Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Nearby schools
- Chipman Junior High0.1 mi · 708
- Highland High0.3 mi · 2,530
- Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary1.0 mi · 960
- Compton Junior High1.0 mi · 586
- Harding Elementary1.1 mi · 542
- Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary1.2 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Henry Eissler ElementaryHow many students attend Henry Eissler Elementary?
Henry Eissler Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Henry Eissler Elementary serve?
Henry Eissler Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Henry Eissler Elementary have?
Henry Eissler Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
How diverse is Henry Eissler Elementary?
Henry Eissler Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 80% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Henry Eissler Elementary?
Henry Eissler 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.