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What's the one class at Raffaello Palla Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
770
Elementary
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENFIELD UNION·NCES 061605002035
Raffaello Palla Elementary
800 Fairview Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93307 · (661) 837-6100 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
25.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
728 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 | 155 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 148 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (155) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (148).
Student demographics
20%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
33.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.8pp since 2014
Math
30.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.9% | 22.9% | 26.0% | 40.3% |
| Math | 7.8% | 22.3% | 29.9% | 40.0% |
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 | 33.8% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 26.4% |
| 2022-23 | 30.7% | 19.7% |
| 2021-22 | 31.5% | 18.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.9% | 45.2% |
| 2017-18 | 52.5% | 41.2% |
| 2016-17 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Raffaello Palla Elementary
Raffaello Palla Elementary's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raffaello Palla Elementary this school | 770 | 94.5% | 29.6% |
| Fremont Elementary Bakersfield | 707 | 95.0% | 18.9% |
| W. A. Kendrick Elementary Bakersfield | 699 | 92.8% | 63.1% |
| George Brown Jr. Elementary San Bernardino | 733 | 92.1% | 24.3% |
| Horace Mann Elementary Bakersfield | 870 | 95.4% | 25.1% |
| Russell Elementary Los Angeles | 739 | 97.4% | 34.9% |
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 Raffaello Palla Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,564 of 5,151 | #72 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #3,205 of 5,172 ▲ 254 | #60 of 150 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #3,585 of 5,172 ▲ 397 | #77 of 150 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #1,195 of 5,116 | #36 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #462 of 5,915 | #34 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #4,724 of 5,352 | #135 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #4,440 of 5,354 | #106 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #503 of 5,625 | #34 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #2,150 of 3,837 | #39 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
770
-105 (-12%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 866
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 770 | 30 | 25.7:1 | 95% (728) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 33 | 24.1:1 | 97% (775) |
| 2022-23 | 855 | 34.1 | 25.1:1 | 92% (786) |
| 2020-21 | 875 | 37 | 23.6:1 | 67% (590) |
| 2017-18 | 895 | 35.5 | 25.2:1 | 91% (813) |
| 2015-16 | 904 | 36 | 25.1:1 | 89% (805) |
| 2010-11 | 964 | N/A | N/A | 86% (833) |
| 2000-01 | 866 | 40 | 21.6:1 | 73% (633) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raffaello Palla Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (895 to 770); teachers down 15% (35.5 to 30).
About Raffaello Palla Elementary
Located in Bakersfield, California, Raffaello Palla Elementary is a large elementary school. The latest federal count shows 770 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 66% above average.
Raffaello Palla Elementary is one school in a 13-school district, Greenfield Union, which enrolls 8,860 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Raffaello Palla Elementary, with 89% of enrollment. Next come 6% Black and 3% White. That compares with about 57% Hispanic among all Kern County residents. By the diversity index, Raffaello Palla Elementary comes in at 20%.
At Raffaello Palla Elementary, 30 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 25.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 76% average for public schools in Kern County is 19 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Raffaello Palla Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Raffaello Palla Elementary is 5.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 29.6%. Predicted: 24.1%.
In Kern County (population about 915,075), median household income is about $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Raffaello Palla Elementary is one of 279 public schools in Kern County, which together enroll about 197,431 students.
Of nearby public schools, Greenfield Community is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 35.6%, higher than Raffaello Palla Elementary's 29.6%.
Federal data place Raffaello Palla Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Raffaello Palla Elementary went from 875 students to 770. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.6:1 to 25.7:1.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Valle Verde ElementaryElementary · 768 students
- W. A. Kendrick ElementaryElementary · 699 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
- Greenfield Community0.2 mi · 13
- Greenfield Middle0.5 mi · 873
- Fairview Elementary0.9 mi · 552
- W. A. Kendrick Elementary0.9 mi · 699
- Valle Verde Elementary1.0 mi · 768
- Prosperity Elementary1.1 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Raffaello Palla ElementaryHow large is Raffaello Palla Elementary?
Raffaello Palla Elementary enrolls approximately 770 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Raffaello Palla Elementary serve?
Raffaello Palla Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Raffaello Palla Elementary?
Approximately 25.7:1 students per teacher at Raffaello Palla Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Raffaello Palla Elementary?
At Raffaello Palla Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 89% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Raffaello Palla Elementary public or private?
Raffaello Palla 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.