Standard Elementary

Set in Bakersfield, California, Standard Elementary is a mid-sized primary school, operated by Standard Elementary. It serves 627 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 35% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 4 schools in Standard Elementary (3,193 students total), Standard Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Standard Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 34% White, 6% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Kern County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 95% of students at Standard Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Standard Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kern County put median household income runs about $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kern County's 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), Standard Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Standard Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Standard Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Standard Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 17.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 10%: 570 students in 2018 compared to 627 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 65% to 34%. Class-load math has fell: from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

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