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Rosedale Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

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

Students
6,202
Schools
9
Spent per student
$14,308
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
The gist

What stands out about Rosedale Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 78% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 33% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 78% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
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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 proficiency42%
State average 33.1% · 4,022 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 46.7% · 4,017 students tested

98% 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
$14,308 per student · 33% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 68%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,762’20
5,898’21
6,041’22
6,213’23
6,202’24

Up 7.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 45%White 42%Two or more races 5%Asian 5%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.