Bakersfield City School District

Public Grades K–8

Elementary and middle schools for Bakersfield.

At a glance

28,365Students enrolled

45Schools

$20,798Spent per student

20:1Student–teacher ratio

88%Free / reduced lunch

Where the money goes

$20,798

per student each year · 2% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration34%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)9%

State75%

Federal17%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

29,307’20

29,256’21

28,835’22

28,761’23

28,365’24

Students

Hispanic · 83%23,607

White · 7%2,056

Black · 7%2,014

Asian · 1%296

Two or more races · 1%269

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%96

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools45 in district

Level

All 45 Elementary 34 Middle 10 Other 1

Colonel Howard Nichols ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 960 students · Bakersfield

Voorhies ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 915 students · Bakersfield

Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 870 students · Bakersfield

Bessie E. Owens ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 867 students · Bakersfield

Dr. Juliet Thorner ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 813 students · Bakersfield

Myra A. Noble ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 813 students · Bakersfield

Longfellow ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 780 students · Bakersfield

College Heights ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 761 students · Bakersfield

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 709 students · Bakersfield

Fremont ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 707 students · Bakersfield

Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 705 students · Bakersfield

Leo G. Pauly ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 694 students · Bakersfield

Stella I. Hills ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 670 students · Bakersfield

Munsey ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 663 students · Bakersfield

Evergreen ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 660 students · Bakersfield

Ramon Garza ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 658 students · Bakersfield

Wayside ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 652 students · Bakersfield

Frank West ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 650 students · Bakersfield

McKinley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 628 students · Bakersfield

Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 621 students · Bakersfield

Mt. Vernon ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 614 students · Bakersfield

Hort ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 590 students · Bakersfield

Caroline Harris ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 587 students · Bakersfield

Pioneer Drive ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 562 students · Bakersfield

Harding ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 542 students · Bakersfield

Henry Eissler ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 529 students · Bakersfield

Jefferson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 510 students · Bakersfield

Franklin ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 475 students · Bakersfield

Williams ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 452 students · Bakersfield

Casa Loma ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 424 students · Bakersfield

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.