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If you had an hour of school board time for Highland Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
778
Elementary
DISTRICT 729 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANDARD ELEMENTARY·NCES 063789006389
Highland Elementary
2900 Barnett St., Bakersfield, CA 93308 · (661) 392-2115 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% 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.
- 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.
- BThree-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
21.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
648 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 177 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (177) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Highland Elementary→Standard Middle
Based on grade levels within Standard Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.6pp since 2014
Math
16.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.2% | 21.5% | 19.7% | 51.7% |
| Math | 3.9% | 12.3% | 27.4% | 56.4% |
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 | 28.6% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 16.1% |
| 2022-23 | 23.3% | 15.1% |
| 2021-22 | 23.3% | 13.2% |
| 2018-19 | 41.3% | 27.5% |
| 2017-18 | 43.0% | 24.9% |
| 2016-17 | 33.8% | 26.7% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Highland Elementary
Highland Elementary's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary this school | 778 | 83.3% | 22.8% |
| Kynoch Elementary Marysville | 678 | 82.3% | 29.1% |
| Wingland Elementary Bakersfield | 783 | 93.5% | 21.2% |
| Madison Avenue Elementary El Cajon | 670 | 90.9% | 20.9% |
| Helen M. Wilcox Elementary Oroville | 592 | 85.6% | 35.4% |
| Lower Lake Elementary Lower Lake | 743 | 80.1% | 15.8% |
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 Highland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #4,303 of 5,151 | #103 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #4,642 of 5,172 ▼ 69 | #121 of 150 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #4,114 of 5,172 ▼ 319 | #102 of 150 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #1,927 of 5,116 | #62 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #446 of 5,915 | #32 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,856 of 5,352 | #73 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #2,131 of 5,354 | #39 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #1,853 of 5,625 | #89 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #3,279 of 3,837 | #75 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
778
+62 (+9%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 778 | 36.1 | 21.6:1 | 83% (648) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 36.7 | 20.1:1 | 86% (637) |
| 2022-23 | 729 | 37.6 | 19.4:1 | 84% (609) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 36 | 19.9:1 | 84% (600) |
| 2017-18 | 822 | 37 | 22.2:1 | 74% (607) |
| 2015-16 | 811 | 36 | 22.5:1 | 70% (566) |
| 2010-11 | 885 | N/A | N/A | 69% (614) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 34 | 18.5:1 | 50% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 29 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (822 to 778); teachers down 2% (37 to 36.1).
About Highland Elementary
Highland Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school for students in Bakersfield, California. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 778 students. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
A total of 4 schools make up Standard Elementary, with 3,193 students enrolled.
The student body at Highland Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 47%. Other groups make up 46% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Kern County overall, the White share is about 44%. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Highland Elementary are from different groups.
Highland Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1, with 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 83% at Highland Elementary.
Highland Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 30.7%. Highland Elementary scores 22.8%.
For Kern County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Highland Elementary, Kern County has 279 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, North High is about 0.6 miles from Highland Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Highland Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Highland Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased by 9% across 4 years, from 716 in 2020-21 to 778 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.9:1 in 2020-21, and 21.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Highland Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Standard Elementary
- Standard MiddleMiddle · 1,005 students
- Wingland ElementaryElementary · 783 students
- Standard ElementaryElementary · 627 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 Highland Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 26 states are named Highland Elementary. Highland Elementary is the 5th largest of the 56.
- Highland ElementaryNorco, CA · 573 students
- Highland ElementaryVallejo, CA · 510 students
- Highland ElementaryVisalia, CA · 438 students
- Highland ElementaryRichmond, CA · 377 students
- Highland ElementaryInglewood, CA · 323 students
Nearby schools
- North High0.6 mi · 2,135
- Standard Elementary1.0 mi · 627
- Standard Middle1.1 mi · 1,005
- Wingland Elementary1.2 mi · 783
- North Beardsley Elementary1.9 mi · 757
- Beardsley Junior High2.2 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Highland ElementaryHow many students attend Highland Elementary?
Highland Elementary enrolls approximately 778 students in grades KG-05.
Is Highland Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highland Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Elementary is approximately 21.6:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highland Elementary?
At Highland Elementary, the student body is approximately 47% White, 46% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Elementary?
Highland Elementary is overseen by Standard Elementary in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.