East Niles’s public schools score below 77% of California districts on tests and graduation
In East Niles, 14% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving East Niles, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
East Niles’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 317 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of East Niles’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Kern High spends $19,073 per student and Bakersfield City $20,798, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then 12 middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind East Niles’s grade
C−: better than 23% of California school districts, #814 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve East Niles, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in East Niles · depends on your address
Voorhies Elementary
Grades K–6 · 915 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Bakersfield
Hort Elementary
Grades K–5 · 590 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Bakersfield
Pioneer Drive Elementary
Grades K–6 · 562 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Bakersfield
6th grade in East Niles · depends on your address
Voorhies Elementary
Grades K–6 · 915 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Bakersfield
Pioneer Drive Elementary
Grades K–6 · 562 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Bakersfield
9th grade in East Niles
Foothill High
Grades 9–12 · 2,043 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Bakersfield
10th grade in East Niles
Foothill High
Grades 9–12 · 2,043 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Bakersfield
11th grade in East Niles
Foothill High
Grades 9–12 · 2,043 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Bakersfield
12th grade in East Niles
Foothill High
Grades 9–12 · 2,043 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Bakersfield
Parts of East Niles (18% of its land) are served by Fairfax Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve East Niles
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
East Niles vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share East Niles’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| East Niles | C− | Bakersfield City K–8 · Edison Elementary K–8 · Kern High 9–12 |
| Bakersfield | C | Bakersfield City K–8 · Panama-Buena Vista K–8 · Kern High 9–12 |
Every school in East Niles
18 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about East Niles’s schools
Are East Niles’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools East Niles children attend score below 77% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #814 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is East Niles in?
Kern High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 42,814 students in 25 schools (2024–25). Small parts of East Niles are served by Fairfax Elementary.
Where do East Niles kids go to high school?
Foothill High in Bakersfield, with 2,043 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is East Niles’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Kern High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does East Niles spend per student?
$19,073 in Kern High School District, $20,798 in Bakersfield City School District and $21,258 in Edison Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What East Niles families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.