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If you could change one rule at Hort Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
590
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAKERSFIELD CITY·NCES 060363000305
Hort Elementary
2301 Park Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93306 · (661) 631-5330 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% 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.
- 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
19.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
527 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 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
24%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
25.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.7pp since 2014
Math
18.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.8% | 17.9% | 25.7% | 48.6% |
| Math | 3.9% | 14.4% | 26.2% | 55.5% |
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 | 25.7% | 18.4% |
| 2023-24 | 21.3% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.2% | 13.7% |
| 2021-22 | 22.2% | 14.1% |
| 2018-19 | 37.3% | 23.4% |
| 2017-18 | 29.8% | 16.9% |
| 2016-17 | 40.4% | 28.9% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 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
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Hort Elementary
Hort Elementary's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hort Elementary this school | 590 | 89.3% | 20.5% |
| Monroe Elementary Riverside | 596 | 88.9% | 35.1% |
| Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary Downey | 641 | 89.4% | 33.3% |
| Cypress Elementary Tulare | 562 | 87.5% | 24.8% |
| Frank Kohn Elementary Tulare | 617 | 88.7% | 23.7% |
| Dos Palos Elementary Dos Palos | 579 | 88.1% | N/A |
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 Hort Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #4,545 of 5,151 | #115 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #4,457 of 5,172 ▲ 138 | #106 of 150 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #4,418 of 5,172 ▲ 207 | #115 of 150 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #1,988 of 5,116 | #65 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #1,482 of 5,915 | #80 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #846 of 5,352 | #32 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #4,218 of 5,354 | #100 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #1,179 of 5,625 | #67 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #2,922 of 3,837 | #59 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
590
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 590 | 29.8 | 19.8:1 | 89% (527) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 31.2 | 20.2:1 | 96% (602) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 29.4 | 21.8:1 | 87% (560) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 31 | 20.2:1 | 94% (587) |
| 2017-18 | 642 | 32 | 20.1:1 | 89% (574) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 34 | 20.6:1 | 84% (591) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | N/A | N/A | 89% (643) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 34 | 19.3:1 | 76% (497) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | 29 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hort Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (642 to 590); teachers down 7% (32 to 29.8).
About Hort Elementary
Located in Bakersfield, California, Hort Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 590 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 27% bigger than that mark.
Hort Elementary belongs to Bakersfield City, a district of 44 schools and 28,365 students.
By race and ethnicity, Hort Elementary is 87% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 9% White and 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 30 points above the 57% share among Kern County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
The school's 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Kern County report 76%.
Hort Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of California public elementary schools.
A school with Hort Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 27.2%. Hort Elementary scores 20.5%, 6.7 points below that line.
In Kern County, home to about 915,075 people, median household income comes to about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 279 public schools in the county, enrolling about 197,431, Hort Elementary among them.
Walter Stiern Middle is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Hort Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hort Elementary at 8th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Hort Elementary is Suburb: Large.
A 6% drop took enrollment from 625 in 2020-21 to 590 in 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
- Walter Stiern Middle0.3 mi · 891
- Voorhies Elementary0.8 mi · 915
- Foothill High1.0 mi · 2,043
- Pioneer Drive Elementary1.2 mi · 562
- Orangewood Elementary1.4 mi · 617
- Paul L. Cato Middle1.5 mi · 694
Frequently asked questions
About Hort ElementaryHow many students attend Hort Elementary?
Hort Elementary enrolls approximately 590 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hort Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hort Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Hort Elementary?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at Hort Elementary.
How diverse is Hort Elementary?
Hort Elementary reports a student body of 9% White, 87% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Hort Elementary?
Hort 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.