Olive Drive Elementary

Olive Drive Elementary, a sizable elementary school in Bakersfield, California, operated by Norris Elementary, educates 797 students, covering grades K through 6. That puts it 71% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Norris Elementary, which oversees 5 schools and 4,153 students, Olive Drive Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Olive Drive Elementary logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Kern County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 34% of students at Olive Drive Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Olive Drive Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.4%, the actual is 46.2%, a residual of -13.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Kern County shows median household earnings sit near $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Olive Drive Elementary is one of 279 public schools in Kern County (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students).

The closest other public school is William B. Bimat Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Olive Drive Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Olive Drive Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Olive Drive Elementary has increased 28%, going from 621 students in 2018 to 797 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 27% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 29.6:1 in 2018 to 24.7:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Olive Drive Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.