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Alumni: what's one memory from Laurelglen Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANAMA-BUENA VISTA UNION·NCES 060639009337
Laurelglen Elementary
2601 El Portal Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93309 · (661) 831-4444 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
23.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
435 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 40% larger than its 6th grade class (77).
Student demographics
62%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2014
Math
24.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.7pp 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 25 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.0% | 24.7% | 26.3% | 38.0% |
| Math | 7.1% | 17.5% | 33.4% | 41.9% |
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 | 35.7% | 24.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 23.3% |
| 2022-23 | 36.5% | 21.3% |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 23.3% |
| 2018-19 | 49.6% | 38.4% |
| 2017-18 | 51.9% | 35.6% |
| 2016-17 | 41.4% | 27.4% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Laurelglen Elementary
Laurelglen Elementary's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurelglen Elementary this school | 574 | 75.8% | 30.0% |
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary Bakersfield | 524 | 77.9% | 37.3% |
| Figarden Elementary Fresno | 608 | 78.8% | 39.0% |
| Foothill Knolls Academy of Innovation Upland | 514 | 73.9% | 40.1% |
| Anna Hause Elementary Beaumont | 656 | 78.2% | 40.5% |
| Hidden Springs Elementary Moreno Valley | 565 | 77.3% | 47.9% |
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 Laurelglen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,514 of 5,151 | #70 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #3,805 of 5,172 ▲ 4 | #75 of 150 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #3,358 of 5,172 ▼ 240 | #72 of 150 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #2,896 of 5,116 | #90 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #1,606 of 5,915 | #88 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,071 of 5,352 | #107 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #1,581 of 5,354 | #23 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #2,567 of 5,625 | #111 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #3,648 of 3,837 | #87 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
574
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 844
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 574 | 24.8 | 23.1:1 | 76% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 21.8 | 24.2:1 | 76% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 23 | 24.6:1 | 71% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 24 | 23.5:1 | 64% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 23.9 | 24.5:1 | 65% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 22 | 27.7:1 | 58% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | N/A | N/A | 53% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 32 | 20.6:1 | 16% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 844 | 33 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurelglen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (585 to 574); teachers up 4% (23.9 to 24.8).
About Laurelglen Elementary
Laurelglen Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Bakersfield, California. Enrollment is 574 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 23% higher.
Panama-Buena Vista Union includes 25 schools. Together they enroll 19,366 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Laurelglen Elementary, at 56%. It is also 20% multiracial, 14% White, 8% Black, and 2% Asian. For comparison, Kern County is about 57% Hispanic. Laurelglen Elementary's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 23.1:1. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 76%. That tracks the 76% average for public schools in Kern County.
allk12 grades Laurelglen Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Laurelglen Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.0% is 5.2 points below the 35.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Kern County census figures show that the median household income is $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 279 public schools in Kern County, enrolling about 197,431 students in all.
The school nearest to Laurelglen Elementary is Christa McAuliffe Elementary, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Laurelglen Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Laurelglen Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 563 to 574.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
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- Christa McAuliffe Elementary0.7 mi · 524
- Tevis Junior High0.9 mi · 807
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- Charles H. Castle Elementary1.2 mi · 832
- Stockdale Elementary1.3 mi · 587
- O. J. Actis Junior High1.4 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About Laurelglen ElementaryHow many students attend Laurelglen Elementary?
Laurelglen Elementary enrolls approximately 574 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Laurelglen Elementary serve?
Laurelglen Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laurelglen Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Laurelglen Elementary is approximately 23.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Laurelglen Elementary?
At Laurelglen Elementary, the student body is approximately 14% White, 56% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Laurelglen Elementary public or private?
Laurelglen Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Panama-Buena Vista Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.