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How has Olive Drive Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
797
Elementary
DISTRICT 790 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORRIS ELEMENTARY·NCES 062745009595
Olive Drive Elementary
7800 Darrin Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93308 · (661) 387-7040 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL797 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
24.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
269 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 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 12% larger than its 6th grade class (123).
Student demographics
60%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
Olive Drive 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
55.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.6pp since 2014
Math
45.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.2% | 31.5% | 24.4% | 20.0% |
| Math | 19.7% | 25.7% | 31.0% | 23.5% |
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 | 55.6% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 40.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.2% | 38.8% |
| 2021-22 | 50.2% | 39.1% |
| 2018-19 | 57.3% | 49.5% |
| 2017-18 | 53.7% | 51.3% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 42.8% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Olive Drive Elementary
Olive Drive Elementary's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Drive Elementary this school | 797 | 33.8% | 48.3% |
| Kings River-Hardwick Elementary Hanford | 860 | 30.2% | 66.0% |
| Meadows Elementary Valencia | 729 | 35.8% | 76.3% |
| Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA) Yucaipa | 717 | 36.8% | 56.4% |
| Independence Elementary Bakersfield | 709 | 29.6% | 49.8% |
| Norris Elementary Bakersfield | 810 | 37.4% | 52.3% |
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 Olive Drive Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,833 of 5,151 | #21 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,889 of 5,172 ▲ 295 | #17 of 150 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #1,640 of 5,172 ▲ 107 | #14 of 150 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #1,408 of 5,116 | #47 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 797 | #395 of 5,915 | #28 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,255 of 5,352 | #126 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #1,781 of 5,354 | #32 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #4,615 of 5,625 | #149 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.3% | #140 of 1,139 | #5 of 42 |
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
797
+121 (+18%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 797 | 32.3 | 24.7:1 | 34% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 785 | 33.3 | 23.6:1 | 33% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 763 | 32 | 23.8:1 | 32% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 676 | 28 | 24.1:1 | 27% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 21 | 29.6:1 | 36% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 22 | 24.9:1 | 15% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | N/A | N/A | 20% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 25 | 18.1:1 | 10% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 19 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olive Drive Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (621 to 797); teachers up 54% (21 to 32.3).
About Olive Drive Elementary
Olive Drive Elementary is a large elementary school based in Bakersfield, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 797 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Besides Olive Drive Elementary, Norris Elementary runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 4,153 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Olive Drive Elementary is White (47%). The remaining students are 42% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Kern County is about 44% White. By the diversity index, Olive Drive Elementary comes in at 60%.
At Olive Drive Elementary, 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 24.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 76% average for public schools in Kern County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Olive Drive Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Olive Drive Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.3% is 11.4 points below the 59.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Kern County has these Census figures: median household income is about $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The public schools of Kern County number 279 and enroll about 197,431.
The school nearest to Olive Drive Elementary is William B. Bimat Elementary, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Olive Drive Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Olive Drive Elementary saw enrollment rise 18% between 2020-21 and 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 Norris Elementary
- Veterans ElementaryElementary · 1,002 students
- Norris MiddleMiddle · 992 students
- Norris ElementaryElementary · 810 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
Nearby schools
- William B. Bimat Elementary0.7 mi · 552
- Discovery Elementary1.0 mi · 706
- Centennial High1.2 mi · 2,212
- Norris Middle1.3 mi · 992
- San Lauren Elementary1.6 mi · 417
- Almondale Elementary1.8 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Olive Drive ElementaryHow many students attend Olive Drive Elementary?
Olive Drive Elementary enrolls approximately 797 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Olive Drive Elementary serve?
Olive Drive Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Olive Drive Elementary?
Approximately 24.7:1 students per teacher at Olive Drive Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Olive Drive Elementary?
Student demographics at Olive Drive Elementary are roughly 47% White, 42% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Olive Drive Elementary in?
Olive Drive Elementary is part of Norris Elementary.
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