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If you could change one rule at W. A. Kendrick Elementary, what would it be?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
699
Elementary
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENFIELD UNION·NCES 061605009551
W. A. Kendrick Elementary
2200 Faith Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93304 · (661) 837-6190 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
22.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
649 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 | 136 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (136) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
23%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
63.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.7pp since 2014
Math
57.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.6% | 23.1% | 16.4% | 19.9% |
| Math | 30.1% | 26.9% | 22.8% | 20.2% |
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 | 63.7% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 61.9% |
| 2022-23 | 63.7% | 57.8% |
| 2021-22 | 58.8% | 44.0% |
| 2018-19 | 70.3% | 64.1% |
| 2017-18 | 72.2% | 60.4% |
| 2016-17 | 65.9% | 56.5% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+38.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 38 points, placing it in California's top 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 W. A. Kendrick Elementary
W. A. Kendrick Elementary's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. A. Kendrick Elementary this school | 699 | 92.8% | 63.1% |
| Del Rosa Elementary San Bernardino | 659 | 92.6% | 16.4% |
| Val Verde Elementary Perris | 693 | 90.3% | 27.2% |
| George Brown Jr. Elementary San Bernardino | 733 | 92.1% | 24.3% |
| Raffaello Palla Elementary Bakersfield | 770 | 94.5% | 29.6% |
| Liberty Elementary Riverside | 651 | 90.8% | 26.1% |
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 W. A. Kendrick Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #968 of 5,151 | #3 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,197 of 5,172 ▼ 255 | #3 of 150 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #1,100 of 5,172 ▼ 394 | #4 of 150 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #755 of 5,116 | #23 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #767 of 5,915 | #51 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,577 of 5,352 | #92 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #4,258 of 5,354 | #102 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #724 of 5,625 | #44 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #2,854 of 3,837 | #57 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
699
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 699 | 31.1 | 22.5:1 | 93% (649) |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 33.2 | 21.8:1 | 94% (684) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 31.1 | 21.8:1 | 89% (603) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 32 | 22.4:1 | 66% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 766 | 34.5 | 22.2:1 | 92% (701) |
| 2015-16 | 806 | 34 | 23.7:1 | 89% (720) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | N/A | N/A | 87% (589) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 32 | 20.9:1 | 67% (451) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 25 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W. A. Kendrick Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (766 to 699); teachers down 10% (34.5 to 31.1).
About W. A. Kendrick Elementary
Students in Bakersfield, California, attend W. A. Kendrick Elementary, a large elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 699 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 50% higher.
W. A. Kendrick Elementary is among 13 schools run by Greenfield Union, which serves 8,860 students.
W. A. Kendrick Elementary's enrollment is 87% Hispanic. It is also 6% Black and 4% White. For comparison, the population of Kern County is roughly 57% Hispanic. W. A. Kendrick Elementary's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at W. A. Kendrick Elementary is 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 22.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 93%. The gap from the 76% average for public schools in Kern County is 17 points.
allk12 grades W. A. Kendrick Elementary an A+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
W. A. Kendrick Elementary is a top-10% school in California on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.1% with an actual 63.1%.
Kern County census figures show that the median household income is $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 279 public schools in Kern County, enrolling about 197,431 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Greenfield Middle is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of W. A. Kendrick Elementary. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, W. A. Kendrick Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
W. A. Kendrick Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when W. A. Kendrick Elementary had 718 students, to 2024-25, when it had 699.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Raffaello Palla ElementaryElementary · 770 students
- Valle Verde ElementaryElementary · 768 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 Middle0.6 mi · 873
- Greenfield Community0.9 mi · 13
- Raffaello Palla Elementary0.9 mi · 770
- Prosperity Elementary1.1 mi · 543
- Roy W. Loudon Elementary1.2 mi · 807
- Planz Elementary1.3 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About W. A. Kendrick ElementaryHow large is W. A. Kendrick Elementary?
W. A. Kendrick Elementary enrolls approximately 699 students in grades KG-05.
Is W. A. Kendrick Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
W. A. Kendrick Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does W. A. Kendrick Elementary have?
W. A. Kendrick Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
How diverse is W. A. Kendrick Elementary?
W. A. Kendrick Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 87% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees W. A. Kendrick Elementary?
W. A. Kendrick Elementary is overseen by Greenfield Union in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.