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What's the biggest difference between San Lauren Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEARDSLEY ELEMENTARY·NCES 060426010807
San Lauren Elementary
5210 Victor St., Bakersfield, CA 93308 · (661) 393-5511 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- DThree-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
21.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
398 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 32% larger than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
San Lauren Elementary→Beardsley Junior High
Based on grade levels within Beardsley Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.8pp since 2014
Math
14.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -17.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.7% | 17.5% | 24.1% | 52.6% |
| Math | 2.2% | 12.6% | 23.8% | 61.5% |
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 | 23.3% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 21.2% | 15.7% |
| 2022-23 | 30.2% | 19.4% |
| 2021-22 | 26.9% | 19.4% |
| 2020-21 | 21.9% | 13.3% |
| 2018-19 | 40.5% | 30.3% |
| 2017-18 | 42.9% | 37.7% |
| 2016-17 | 40.1% | 30.3% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 San Lauren Elementary
San Lauren Elementary's state test result (18.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Lauren Elementary this school | 417 | 95.4% | 18.4% |
| Beardsley Elementary Bakersfield | 432 | 98.1% | 12.5% |
| King Avenue Elementary Yuba City | 380 | 95.3% | 30.3% |
| Granada Elementary Granada Hills | 370 | 93.0% | 34.2% |
| Hemmerling Elementary Banning | 468 | 92.9% | 28.1% |
| Oak Manor Elementary Ukiah | 417 | 93.3% | 17.0% |
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 San Lauren Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #4,699 of 5,151 | #126 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #4,765 of 5,172 ▼ 145 | #127 of 150 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #4,628 of 5,172 ▲ 7 | #128 of 150 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #684 of 5,116 | #14 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #3,467 of 5,915 | #118 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,156 of 5,352 | #84 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #2,615 of 5,354 | #54 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #394 of 5,625 | #25 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #922 of 1,139 | #36 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
417
+46 (+12%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 417 | 19 | 21.9:1 | 95% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 20 | 19.7:1 | 92% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 89% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 85% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 17 | 23.9:1 | 70% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 17 | 23.9:1 | 64% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | N/A | N/A | 64% (258) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Lauren Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (407 to 417); teachers up 12% (17 to 19).
About San Lauren Elementary
San Lauren Elementary, located in Bakersfield, California, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 417 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6.
Beardsley Elementary counts 4 schools and 1,989 students, including San Lauren Elementary.
The student body at San Lauren Elementary is 65% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 23% White, 6% multiracial, and 6% Black. Among all residents of Kern County, the Hispanic share is about 57%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
San Lauren Elementary reports a ratio of 21.9 students per teacher, from 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch program data show 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 19 points above the 76% average for public schools in Kern County.
Among California public elementary schools, San Lauren Elementary outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
A school with San Lauren Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 23.6%. San Lauren Elementary scores 18.4%, 5.2 points below that line.
In Kern County, the median household earns about $70,210 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Kern County, 279 public schools serve about 197,431 students.
North Beardsley Elementary is about 1.2 miles from San Lauren Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, San Lauren Elementary is 6th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, San Lauren Elementary is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 46 students, from 371 to 417. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.9:1) than in 2020-21 (18.6:1).
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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 Beardsley Elementary
- North Beardsley ElementaryElementary · 757 students
- Beardsley ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Beardsley Junior HighMiddle · 383 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
- North Beardsley Elementary1.2 mi · 757
- Beardsley Elementary1.2 mi · 432
- Beardsley Junior High1.2 mi · 383
- Discovery Elementary1.5 mi · 706
- Olive Drive Elementary1.6 mi · 797
- Wingland Elementary1.9 mi · 783
Frequently asked questions
About San Lauren ElementaryHow large is San Lauren Elementary?
San Lauren Elementary enrolls approximately 417 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does San Lauren Elementary serve?
San Lauren Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at San Lauren Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Lauren Elementary is approximately 21.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Lauren Elementary?
At San Lauren Elementary, the student body is approximately 23% White, 65% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is San Lauren Elementary in?
San Lauren Elementary is part of Beardsley Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.