Horizon Elementary

Horizon Elementary is one of the high-enrollment primary schools in Bakersfield, California, operated by Greenfield Union, with 845 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Horizon Elementary sits 82% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 13 schools in Greenfield Union (8,860 students total), Horizon Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Horizon Elementary records that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 5% Asian, 5% White, 4% Black. By comparison, Kern County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Horizon Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.6%; this one delivers 26.0%.

In the surrounding community, Kern County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Horizon Elementary is one of 279 public schools in Kern County (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students).

The closest other public school is Leon H. Ollivier Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Horizon Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 778 students in 2018 compared to 845 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 today.

On this page, members of the Horizon Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.