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Which teacher or staff member at Prosperity Elementary deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENFIELD UNION·NCES 061605002007
Prosperity Elementary
901 Prosperity Way., Bakersfield, CA 93304 · (661) 837-6070 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
21.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
535 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 118 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
28.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.4pp since 2014
Math
20.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.5% | 15.9% | 25.4% | 46.2% |
| Math | 4.5% | 15.8% | 25.7% | 54.0% |
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 | 28.4% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 16.4% |
| 2022-23 | 33.3% | 13.8% |
| 2021-22 | 27.9% | 11.3% |
| 2018-19 | 42.3% | 26.9% |
| 2017-18 | 44.5% | 30.3% |
| 2016-17 | 44.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Prosperity Elementary
Prosperity Elementary's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosperity Elementary this school | 543 | 98.5% | 24.3% |
| Sixty-First Street Elementary Los Angeles | 541 | 98.9% | 37.7% |
| Lankershim Elementary Highland | 551 | 97.1% | 18.2% |
| Gil Garcetti Learning Academy Los Angeles | 519 | 98.3% | 40.6% |
| Menlo Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 531 | 98.9% | 35.4% |
| Mariposa Elementary Ontario | 537 | 94.8% | 28.8% |
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 Prosperity Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #4,154 of 5,151 | #92 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #4,269 of 5,172 ▲ 289 | #97 of 150 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #4,137 of 5,172 ▼ 590 | #104 of 150 ▼ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #1,719 of 5,116 | #54 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #1,944 of 5,915 | #94 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,902 of 5,352 | #75 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #3,997 of 5,354 | #91 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #56 of 5,625 | #7 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #1,778 of 3,837 | #34 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
543
-89 (-14%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 543 | 25.1 | 21.6:1 | 99% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 26.2 | 21.7:1 | 98% (558) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 29.1 | 21.7:1 | 94% (593) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 30 | 21.1:1 | 77% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 28 | 23.4:1 | 96% (629) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 28 | 24.3:1 | 96% (655) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | N/A | N/A | 93% (595) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 83% (516) |
| 1990-91 | 728 | 29 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prosperity Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (654 to 543); teachers down 10% (28 to 25.1).
About Prosperity Elementary
Prosperity Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Bakersfield, California, under Greenfield Union. The school's 543 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Greenfield Union counts 13 schools and 8,860 students, including Prosperity Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Prosperity Elementary is 84% Hispanic. Other groups include 10% Black and 3% White. The county population is about 57% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 21.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Prosperity Elementary reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Kern County average 76%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Prosperity Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Prosperity Elementary is 2.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 24.3% actual, 21.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Within Kern County, the median household income is $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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.
South High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Prosperity Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Prosperity Elementary ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 24.3% against a local average of 32.9%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Prosperity Elementary's enrollment dropped from 632 in 2020-21 to 543 in 2024-25.
The Prosperity Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Greenfield Union
- Leon H. Ollivier MiddleMiddle · 1,152 students
- Greenfield MiddleMiddle · 873 students
- McKee MiddleMiddle · 869 students
- Horizon ElementaryElementary · 845 students
- Raffaello Palla ElementaryElementary · 770 students
- Valle Verde ElementaryElementary · 768 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
- South High0.3 mi · 2,107
- Leo G. Pauly Elementary0.5 mi · 694
- Greenfield Middle0.7 mi · 873
- Greenfield Community0.9 mi · 13
- Planz Elementary0.9 mi · 610
- Raffaello Palla Elementary1.1 mi · 770
Frequently asked questions
About Prosperity ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Prosperity Elementary?
Prosperity Elementary enrolls approximately 543 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Prosperity Elementary serve?
Prosperity Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prosperity Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prosperity Elementary is approximately 21.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Prosperity Elementary?
Prosperity Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 84% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Prosperity Elementary public or private?
Prosperity Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenfield Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.