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What's the most underrated thing about Veterans Elementary that outsiders don't know?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,002
Elementary
DISTRICT 790 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORRIS ELEMENTARY·NCES 062745011866
Veterans Elementary
6301 Old Farm Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93312 · (661) 387-7050 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,002 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
23.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
381 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 189 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 140 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 159 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 137 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (189) is 38% larger than its 6th grade class (137).
Student demographics
62%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Veterans Elementary→Norris Middle
Based on grade levels within Norris Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.5pp since 2014
Math
45.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.4% | 28.2% | 25.0% | 21.5% |
| Math | 20.4% | 24.8% | 31.9% | 23.0% |
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 | 53.5% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 50.8% |
| 2022-23 | 53.5% | 48.6% |
| 2021-22 | 56.1% | 52.0% |
| 2018-19 | 66.0% | 66.5% |
| 2017-18 | 61.1% | 59.6% |
| 2016-17 | 61.8% | 57.0% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Veterans Elementary
Veterans Elementary's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Elementary this school | 1,002 | 38.0% | 51.7% |
| Patriot Elementary Bakersfield | 931 | 39.1% | 40.1% |
| McSwain Elementary Merced | 912 | 35.1% | 44.2% |
| Norris Elementary Bakersfield | 810 | 37.4% | 52.3% |
| Lisa J. Mails Elementary Murrieta | 1,006 | 41.4% | 52.7% |
| Cedarwood Elementary Clovis | 848 | 34.9% | 59.6% |
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 Veterans Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #1,605 of 5,151 | #11 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #1,908 of 5,172 ▼ 435 | #19 of 150 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #1,785 of 5,172 ▼ 356 | #17 of 150 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.7pp | #620 of 5,116 | #11 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,002 | #72 of 5,915 | #4 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,104 of 5,352 | #108 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #1,651 of 5,354 | #26 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #4,417 of 5,625 | #143 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #3,781 of 3,837 | #92 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
1,002
+182 (+22%) vs 2020
+59% since 2010-11, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 1,002 | 43.3 | 23.1:1 | 38% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 950 | 40.3 | 23.6:1 | 37% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 857 | 36.8 | 23.3:1 | 30% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 820 | 35 | 23.4:1 | 27% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 1,009 | 38 | 26.6:1 | 22% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 1,045 | 41 | 25.5:1 | 7% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | N/A | N/A | 17% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Veterans Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,009 to 1,002); teachers up 14% (38 to 43.3).
About Veterans Elementary
Located in Bakersfield, California, Veterans Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 1,002 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Veterans Elementary sits within Norris Elementary, which has 5 schools and 4,153 students.
Hispanic students make up 49% of enrollment at Veterans Elementary, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 37% White, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
With 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 23.1:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Veterans Elementary, 38% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Kern County, the average is 76%.
Veterans Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 42% of California public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.3% for Veterans Elementary. The school posts 51.7%, 5.6 points below the prediction.
The school is in Kern County, where 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%. Veterans Elementary shares Kern County with 278 other public schools.
Veterans Elementary's nearest public school is Norris Elementary (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Veterans Elementary ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 182 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Veterans Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Norris Elementary
- Norris MiddleMiddle · 992 students
- Norris ElementaryElementary · 810 students
- Olive Drive ElementaryElementary · 797 students
- William B. Bimat ElementaryElementary · 552 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
Other Veterans Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Veterans Elementary. Veterans Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Veterans ElementaryChula Vista, CA · 832 students
- Veterans ElementaryEllicott City, MD · 883 students
- Veterans Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 715 students
- VETERANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWESLEY CHAPEL, FL · 638 students
- VETERANS ELEM.HANNIBAL, MO · 403 students
Nearby schools
- Norris Elementary0.5 mi · 810
- Frontier High0.6 mi · 2,098
- Freedom Middle1.0 mi · 712
- Patriot Elementary1.1 mi · 931
- Almondale Elementary1.2 mi · 631
- Norris Middle1.7 mi · 992
Frequently asked questions
About Veterans ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Veterans Elementary?
Veterans Elementary enrolls approximately 1,002 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Veterans Elementary serve?
Veterans Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Veterans Elementary?
Approximately 23.1:1 students per teacher at Veterans Elementary.
How diverse is Veterans Elementary?
Veterans Elementary reports a student body of 37% White, 49% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Veterans Elementary?
Veterans Elementary is overseen by Norris Elementary in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.