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Blake Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Woody.

Woody’s Schools page →

Students
23
Schools
1
Spent per student
$17,368
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
The gist

What stands out about Blake Elementary School District

  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Only 75% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Woody. Grade by grade →

K–8Blake ElementaryThis district
9–1219 high schoolsKern High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency0–50%
State average 33.1% · 6 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts0–50%
State average 46.7% · 6 students tested · small group: the state reports a range

75% 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
$17,368 per student · 18% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 67%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
22’20
18’21
16’22
19’23
23’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Hispanic 35%Two or more races 4%

Schools in the district

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

Blake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Woody
23 students23:1

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).