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If you could change one rule at Wayne Van Horn Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
578
Elementary
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANAMA-BUENA VISTA UNION·NCES 060639009331
Wayne Van Horn Elementary
5501 Kleinpell Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93309 · (661) 324-6538 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of California public elementary schools
- C-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.
- C-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
23.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
505 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 31% larger than its 6th grade class (84).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
29.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.0pp since 2014
Math
16.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.5% | 21.5% | 24.8% | 46.3% |
| Math | 5.0% | 11.6% | 26.1% | 57.4% |
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 | 29.0% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 19.2% |
| 2022-23 | 29.8% | 20.2% |
| 2021-22 | 32.1% | 17.6% |
| 2018-19 | 41.2% | 27.8% |
| 2017-18 | 35.1% | 22.1% |
| 2016-17 | 32.0% | 19.6% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Wayne Van Horn Elementary
Wayne Van Horn Elementary's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Van Horn Elementary this school | 578 | 87.4% | 24.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary Stockton | 569 | 87.2% | 35.0% |
| El Dorado Elementary Stockton | 554 | 88.3% | 13.9% |
| Harada Elementary Riverside | 603 | 89.9% | 19.2% |
| Ridge Crest Elementary Moreno Valley | 575 | 83.0% | 30.9% |
| One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary Gardena | 579 | 86.4% | 42.0% |
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 Wayne Van Horn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #4,097 of 5,151 | #90 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #4,612 of 5,172 ▼ 354 | #118 of 150 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,076 of 5,172 ▼ 722 | #99 of 150 ▼ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #1,176 of 5,116 | #28 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #1,578 of 5,915 | #85 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,427 of 5,352 | #114 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #2,704 of 5,354 | #56 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #1,418 of 5,625 | #78 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #3,749 of 3,837 | #89 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
578
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 578 | 24.5 | 23.6:1 | 87% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 25.5 | 23.4:1 | 87% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 24.5 | 24.6:1 | 91% (548) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 25 | 23.0:1 | 93% (533) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 22.9 | 25.5:1 | 85% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 19 | 27.8:1 | 85% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | N/A | N/A | 79% (486) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 50% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 646 | 28 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayne Van Horn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (584 to 578); teachers up 7% (22.9 to 24.5).
About Wayne Van Horn Elementary
Wayne Van Horn Elementary, located in Bakersfield, California, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 578 students in kindergarten through 6. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Panama-Buena Vista Union enrolls 19,366 students in 25 schools, including Wayne Van Horn Elementary.
The share of Hispanic students at Wayne Van Horn Elementary is 68%, a majority. It is also 13% Black, 10% White, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Kern County is roughly 57% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 87% of students at Wayne Van Horn Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Kern County report 76%.
Wayne Van Horn Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 28.4% for a school in California with Wayne Van Horn Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Wayne Van Horn Elementary posts 24.8%.
The county, Kern County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $70,210, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 279 public schools and about 197,431 students.
West High is the nearest public school to Wayne Van Horn Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Wayne Van Horn Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 28.2%, higher than Wayne Van Horn Elementary's 24.8%.
The federal government classifies Wayne Van Horn Elementary's location as City: Large.
In 2020-21, Wayne Van Horn Elementary enrolled 575; in 2024-25, 578.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Wayne Van Horn ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wayne Van Horn Elementary?
Wayne Van Horn Elementary enrolls approximately 578 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Wayne Van Horn Elementary serve?
Wayne Van Horn Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wayne Van Horn Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wayne Van Horn Elementary is approximately 23.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wayne Van Horn Elementary?
Wayne Van Horn Elementary reports a student body of 10% White, 68% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Wayne Van Horn Elementary?
Wayne Van Horn Elementary is overseen by Panama-Buena Vista Union in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.