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Alumni: what's one memory from Leo B. Hart Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
705
Elementary
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANAMA-BUENA VISTA UNION·NCES 060639009339
Leo B. Hart Elementary
9501 Ridge Oak Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93311 · (661) 664-1296 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
26.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
505 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 | 151 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (151) is 56% larger than its 6th grade class (97).
Student demographics
63%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
56.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +20.6pp since 2014
Math
41.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.0% | 31.6% | 21.3% | 22.1% |
| Math | 18.3% | 23.0% | 28.8% | 29.8% |
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 | 56.6% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 43.3% |
| 2022-23 | 56.1% | 44.7% |
| 2021-22 | 58.2% | 40.9% |
| 2018-19 | 56.5% | 35.9% |
| 2017-18 | 53.3% | 37.1% |
| 2016-17 | 47.1% | 36.2% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Leo B. Hart Elementary
Leo B. Hart Elementary's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo B. Hart Elementary this school | 705 | 71.6% | 48.5% |
| Citizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake Los Angeles | 718 | 70.3% | N/A |
| Eugene Padan Elementary Vacaville | 751 | 71.8% | 20.8% |
| Sundance Elementary Beaumont | 735 | 74.3% | 48.7% |
| Buena Vista Elementary Bakersfield | 713 | 70.8% | 52.1% |
| Fairmont Charter Elementary Vacaville | 586 | 69.8% | 23.4% |
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 Leo B. Hart Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #1,819 of 5,151 | #17 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #2,192 of 5,172 ▼ 246 | #30 of 150 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #1,574 of 5,172 ▲ 77 | #11 of 150 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #1,594 of 5,116 | #39 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #731 of 5,915 | #48 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #4,992 of 5,352 | #139 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #1,509 of 5,354 | #19 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.6% | #2,864 of 5,625 | #117 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #3,628 of 3,837 | #86 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
705
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 907
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 705 | 26.7 | 26.4:1 | 72% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 26 | 27.4:1 | 71% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 27 | 25.0:1 | 68% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 28 | 25.3:1 | 59% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 25 | 28.8:1 | 55% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 26 | 27.9:1 | 48% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | N/A | N/A | 51% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 26 | 20.6:1 | 11% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 907 | 34 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leo B. Hart Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (721 to 705); teachers up 7% (25 to 26.7).
About Leo B. Hart Elementary
Leo B. Hart Elementary is a large elementary school in Panama-Buena Vista Union, located in Bakersfield, California. The school reports 705 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Panama-Buena Vista Union has 19,366 students in 25 schools, and Leo B. Hart Elementary is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Leo B. Hart Elementary, 56%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 19% White, 11% Asian, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 57% Hispanic share among all Kern County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Leo B. Hart Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Leo B. Hart Elementary employs 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 26.4:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 72% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for Leo B. Hart Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Leo B. Hart Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.5%, compared with a predicted 37.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Kern County, median household income is about $70,210, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Kern County number 279 and enroll about 197,431.
Christa McAuliffe Elementary is located about 0.4 miles from Leo B. Hart Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Leo B. Hart Elementary's average proficiency of 48.5% compares with 45.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Leo B. Hart Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 709 in 2020-21 and 705 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 26.4:1, from 25.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Leo B. Hart ElementaryHow many students attend Leo B. Hart Elementary?
Leo B. Hart Elementary enrolls approximately 705 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Leo B. Hart Elementary serve?
Leo B. Hart Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leo B. Hart Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leo B. Hart Elementary is approximately 26.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leo B. Hart Elementary?
At Leo B. Hart Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 56% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Leo B. Hart Elementary?
Leo B. Hart Elementary is overseen by Panama-Buena Vista Union in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.