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Enrollment
810
Elementary
DISTRICT 790 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORRIS ELEMENTARY·NCES 062745004136
Norris Elementary
7110 Old Farm Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93312 · (661) 387-7020 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
21.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
303 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 148 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 127 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (148) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (127).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Norris Elementary→Norris Middle
Based on grade levels within Norris Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
56.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.8pp since 2014
Math
47.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp 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 47 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 down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.7% | 31.1% | 22.3% | 20.9% |
| Math | 22.9% | 24.2% | 27.7% | 25.2% |
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 | 56.8% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 47.4% |
| 2022-23 | 53.3% | 46.6% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.8% | 50.3% |
| 2017-18 | 60.0% | 51.2% |
| 2016-17 | 57.3% | 49.7% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Norris Elementary
Norris Elementary's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Elementary this school | 810 | 37.4% | 52.3% |
| American Elementary Bakersfield | 701 | 37.2% | 50.8% |
| Patriot Elementary Bakersfield | 931 | 39.1% | 40.1% |
| French Valley Elementary Winchester | 755 | 36.0% | 55.0% |
| McSwain Elementary Merced | 912 | 35.1% | 44.2% |
| Olive Drive Elementary Bakersfield | 797 | 33.8% | 48.3% |
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 Norris Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #1,568 of 5,151 | #7 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #1,785 of 5,172 ▼ 115 | #12 of 150 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #1,557 of 5,172 ▼ 221 | #10 of 150 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #1,334 of 5,116 | #34 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #361 of 5,915 | #23 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #1,639 of 5,352 | #68 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #1,484 of 5,354 | #17 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #4,445 of 5,625 | #145 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #1,510 of 3,837 | #24 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
810
-94 (-10%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 810 | 38.2 | 21.2:1 | 37% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 823 | 35.2 | 23.4:1 | 32% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 860 | 37.7 | 22.8:1 | 34% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 904 | 39 | 23.2:1 | 27% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 1,003 | 35 | 28.7:1 | 25% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 972 | 39 | 24.9:1 | 9% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 856 | N/A | N/A | 21% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 29 | 18.5:1 | 10% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 17 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norris Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,003 to 810); teachers up 9% (35 to 38.2).
About Norris Elementary
At 7110 Old Farm Rd. in Bakersfield, California, Norris Elementary operates as a large elementary school. The school counts 810 students across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
The most common group at Norris Elementary is Hispanic students, at 44%. The school is also 40% White, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is higher, at 57%. Norris Elementary's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Norris Elementary, 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 21.2:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Kern County is 76%.
allk12 grades Norris Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Norris Elementary's results are 5.3 points below predicted: 52.3% against 57.6%.
Census estimates describe Kern County this way: the median household income is $70,210, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Besides Norris Elementary, Kern County has 278 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Veterans Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Norris Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Norris Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 10% enrollment decrease, from 904 in 2020-21 to 810 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 23.2:1 to 21.2:1.
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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 Norris Elementary
- Veterans ElementaryElementary · 1,002 students
- Norris MiddleMiddle · 992 students
- Olive Drive ElementaryElementary · 797 students
- William B. Bimat ElementaryElementary · 552 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 Norris Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Norris Elementary. Norris Elementary is the largest of the 7.
- Norris Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 606 students
- NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFIRTH, NE · 512 students
- NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 421 students
- Norris Elementary SchoolThomson, GA · 287 students
- Norris ElementaryNorris, TN · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Veterans Elementary0.5 mi · 1,002
- Frontier High0.8 mi · 2,098
- Freedom Middle1.4 mi · 712
- Almondale Elementary1.5 mi · 631
- Norris Middle1.5 mi · 992
- Patriot Elementary1.6 mi · 931
Frequently asked questions
About Norris ElementaryHow large is Norris Elementary?
Norris Elementary enrolls approximately 810 students in grades KG-06.
Is Norris Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Norris Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Norris Elementary have?
Norris Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Norris Elementary?
At Norris Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 44% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Norris Elementary?
Norris Elementary is overseen by Norris Elementary in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.