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If you had an hour of school board time for Rosedale-North Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEDALE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063348005175
Rosedale-North Elementary
11500 Meacham Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93312 · (661) 588-6040 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- CBeats 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
18.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
267 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 129 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 105% larger than its 6th grade class (63).
Student demographics
59%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.8pp since 2014
Math
44.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.2% | 30.6% | 26.7% | 23.5% |
| Math | 17.4% | 26.7% | 29.5% | 26.3% |
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 | 49.8% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 37.8% |
| 2022-23 | 45.2% | 35.3% |
| 2021-22 | 42.9% | 35.4% |
| 2018-19 | 59.0% | 54.4% |
| 2017-18 | 56.8% | 52.3% |
| 2016-17 | 52.4% | 42.5% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Rosedale-North Elementary
Rosedale-North Elementary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale-North Elementary this school | 537 | 49.7% | 44.3% |
| Brooks Elementary Windsor | 493 | 50.3% | 28.6% |
| Truckee Elementary Truckee | 515 | 49.3% | 43.4% |
| Tompkins Elementary Tehachapi | 615 | 51.5% | 29.0% |
| Mattie Washburn Elementary Santa Rosa | 535 | 52.5% | N/A |
| Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Wildomar | 486 | 46.5% | N/A |
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 Rosedale-North Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,130 of 5,151 | #29 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #1,988 of 5,172 ▲ 369 | #21 of 150 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #2,045 of 5,172 ▲ 309 | #26 of 150 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #960 of 5,116 | #31 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #2,012 of 5,915 | #97 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #311 of 5,352 | #11 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #1,945 of 5,354 | #36 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #3,923 of 5,625 | #134 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.3% | #409 of 1,139 | #13 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
537
+47 (+10%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 537 | 29.5 | 18.2:1 | 50% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 29.2 | 18.1:1 | 66% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 26.5 | 18.5:1 | 53% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 24 | 20.4:1 | 50% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 23.1 | 20.5:1 | 50% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 37% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | N/A | N/A | 38% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 26% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 21 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosedale-North Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (474 to 537); teachers up 28% (23.1 to 29.5).
About Rosedale-North Elementary
Students in Bakersfield, California, attend Rosedale-North Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 537 students in kindergarten through 6.
Rosedale Union Elementary oversees Rosedale-North Elementary and 8 other schools, with 6,202 students in total.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Rosedale-North Elementary, 49% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 41% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Rosedale-North Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
Its 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.2:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 50%. Public schools in Kern County average 76%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Rosedale-North 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.
Rosedale-North Elementary scores 44.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 50.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kern County, median household income is about $70,210, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. A total of 279 public schools operate in Kern County, serving about 197,431 students.
Nearby, Patriot Elementary is about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Rosedale-North Elementary is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Rosedale-North Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students grew from 490 to 537 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 20.4:1 to 18.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Rosedale Union Elementary
- Patriot ElementaryElementary · 931 students
- Rosedale MiddleMiddle · 810 students
- Freedom MiddleMiddle · 712 students
- Independence ElementaryElementary · 709 students
- American ElementaryElementary · 701 students
- Almondale ElementaryElementary · 631 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
- Patriot Elementary0.7 mi · 931
- Rosedale Middle0.9 mi · 810
- Freedom Middle0.9 mi · 712
- Independence Elementary0.9 mi · 709
- Almondale Elementary1.2 mi · 631
- Endeavour Elementary1.3 mi · 724
Frequently asked questions
About Rosedale-North ElementaryHow many students attend Rosedale-North Elementary?
Rosedale-North Elementary enrolls approximately 537 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Rosedale-North Elementary serve?
Rosedale-North Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosedale-North Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rosedale-North Elementary is approximately 18.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rosedale-North Elementary?
Rosedale-North Elementary reports a student body of 41% White, 49% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Rosedale-North Elementary?
Rosedale-North Elementary is overseen by Rosedale Union Elementary in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.