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B+

Fruitvale Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Bakersfield’s School Grade C better than 30% of California school districts

Students
3,069
Schools
5
Spent per student
$15,706
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$33.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fruitvale Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of California districts
  • Spends 26% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $33.9M, about $11,035 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bakersfield. Grade by grade →

K–644 schoolsPanama-Buena Vista School District
7–814 middle schoolsPanama-Buena Vista School District
9–1213 high schoolsKern High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency37%
State average 33.1% · 1,966 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 46.7% · 1,956 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 85% at Kern High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,706 per student · 26% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 70%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,055’20
3,063’21
3,031’22
3,078’23
3,069’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 51%White 35%Asian 5%Black 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Endeavour Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
724 students22:1
Discovery Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
706 students20:1
Columbia Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
601 students20:1
Quailwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bakersfield
345 students21:1
Fruitvale Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield
C−
693 students22:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.