Caroline Harris Elementary

Summary:

Caroline Harris Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bakersfield, California, serving 573 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Bakersfield City School District, which is ranked 1338 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caroline Harris Elementary consistently performs below the Bakersfield City and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 22.63% of Caroline Harris students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 27.74% for Bakersfield City and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, only 14.68% of Caroline Harris students were proficient or better, compared to 15.01% for Bakersfield City and 35.54% for California. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also significantly lower than the Bakersfield City and California averages. Additionally, Caroline Harris Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.1% in 2018-2019 to 27.6% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the chronic absenteeism rates of nearby schools like Evergreen Elementary (33.6%) and Rafer Johnson (48.6%).

Caroline Harris Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.37% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the Bakersfield City average of 78.91% and the state average. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 19.1 in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the ratios of some nearby schools, such as Rafer Johnson (5.8) and Downtown Elementary (22.0). These factors may be contributing to the school's consistent underperformance and widening achievement gaps compared to the Bakersfield City and California averages.


Detail:

Public K-6

 4110 Garnsey Ln.
       Bakersfield, CA  93309-1740


(661) 631-5310

District: Bakersfield City

SchoolDigger Rank:
5248th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,626 Help


Students who attend Caroline Harris Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Curran Middle
High:    Bakersfield High

Student/teacher ratio:  19.1 Help
Number of students:  573

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
73.6%
African American:
12.9%
White:
10.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.4% Help


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Compare Details Caroline Harris Elementary ranks worse than 89.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 23rd among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.57. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (73.6%), African American (12.9%), White (10.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Caroline Harris Elementary is 19.1, which is the 4th best among 32 elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Caroline Harris Elementary is $9,626, which is the 8th highest among 32 elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Caroline Harris Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Caroline Harris Elementary 5248th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Caroline Harris Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Bakersfield City:

SchoolDigger ranks Bakersfield City 1338th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Caroline Harris Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Caroline Harris Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 35.08 2935th 4809 39.0%
2005 37.68 2852nd 4822 40.9%
2006 40.67 2683rd 4818 44.3%
2007 35.46 3198th 5113 37.5%
2008 22.06 4189th 5113 18.1%
2009 42.40 2916th 5193 43.8%
2010 20.72 4548th 5314 14.4%
2011 39.35 3294th 5377 38.7%
2012 39.79 3274th 5390 39.3%
2013 35.34 3650th 5530 34.0%
2015 11.32 5393rd 5611 3.9%
2016 18.51 4744th 5614 15.5%
2017 30.82 3774th 5692 33.7%
2018 26.32 4135th 5662 27.0%
2019 20.04 4798th 5789 17.1%
2022 15.65 5303rd 5883 9.9%
2023 20.45 4812th 5874 18.1%
2024 15.57 5248th 5862 10.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Caroline Harris Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.22 2324th 3275 29.0%
2022 33.40 2327th 3311 29.7%
2023 45.10 1480th 3250 54.5%
2024 29.12 2603rd 3160 17.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Caroline Harris Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.58 3350th 5084 34.1%
2019 27.68 4051st 5173 21.7%
2022 19.10 4713th 5264 10.5%
2023 24.16 4373rd 5374 18.6%
2024 18.58 4897th 5511 11.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Caroline Harris Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.32 3131st 5413 42.2%
2019 20.60 4568th 5492 16.8%
2022 17.43 4944th 5635 12.3%
2023 18.34 4861st 5617 13.5%
2024 17.44 4924th 5605 12.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Caroline Harris Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.44 1517th 2128 28.7%
2019 24.36 2104th 2585 18.6%
2022 22.56 1889th 2227 15.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Caroline Harris Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.55 4607th 5431 15.2%
2019 21.65 4501st 5510 18.3%
2022 15.70 5149th 5663 9.1%
2023 24.11 4348th 5650 23.0%
2024 15.61 5102nd 5636 9.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Caroline Harris Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.87 451st 747 39.6%
2022 18.62 625th 663 5.7%
2023 29.66 474th 662 28.4%
2024 20.10 533rd 593 10.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Caroline Harris Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.16 3260th 4830 32.5%
2019 29.50 3722nd 4963 25.0%
2022 23.13 4270th 5084 16.0%
2023 28.41 3838th 5098 24.7%
2024 22.98 4262nd 5102 16.5%
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Rank History for White students at Caroline Harris Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.69 1934th 2737 29.3%
2019 12.39 2567th 2834 9.4%
2024 9.48 2461st 2647 7.0%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Caroline Harris Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 304 115 15 88 9 n/a n/a 0 531
1989 293 147 14 89 5 n/a n/a 0 548
1990 275 138 17 112 5 n/a n/a 0 547
1991 268 135 17 288 5 n/a n/a 0 713
1992 268 144 20 371 6 n/a n/a 0 809
1993 271 120 17 469 4 n/a n/a 0 881
1994 241 123 17 445 1 n/a n/a 0 827
1995 172 145 14 419 7 n/a n/a 0 757
1996 172 145 14 419 7 n/a n/a 0 757
1997 172 160 12 425 6 n/a n/a 0 775
1998 157 104 12 350 8 n/a n/a 0 631
1999 163 103 13 366 7 n/a n/a 0 652
2000 153 116 17 298 9 n/a n/a 0 593
2001 141 131 19 246 8 n/a n/a 0 545
2002 158 87 20 244 12 n/a n/a 1 522
2003 158 87 20 244 12 n/a n/a 1 522
2004 150 104 18 235 13 n/a n/a 3 523
2005 137 86 16 239 9 n/a n/a 6 493
2006 125 92 17 231 9 n/a n/a 4 478
2007 112 63 14 213 6 n/a n/a 4 412
2008 116 62 17 181 5 n/a n/a 0 381
2009 103 68 9 193 5 1 3 0 382
2010 110 47 11 226 2 0 3 0 399
2011 127 68 13 236 4 0 5 0 453
2012 91 61 13 271 5 0 13 0 454
2013 81 68 14 302 9 0 16 0 490
2014 73 60 9 357 4 0 16 0 519
2015 88 64 6 330 4 1 19 0 512
2016 83 71 7 322 5 1 23 0 512
2017 72 74 6 304 4 2 15 0 477
2018 91 65 10 337 4 1 24 0 532
2019 79 58 9 347 3 0 17 0 513
2020 75 61 7 368 3 0 15 0 529
2021 68 68 7 388 2 0 16 0 549
2022 53 71 8 390 1 0 8 0 531
2023 62 74 9 422 1 0 5 0 573

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Caroline Harris Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 531 21.0 25.2 n/a
1989 548 21.0 26.0 n/a
1990 547 22.0 24.8 n/a
1991 713 28.0 25.4 n/a
1992 809 28.5 28.3 65.4
1993 881 33.0 26.7 68.7
1994 827 32.0 25.8 73.8
1995 757 28.0 27.0 80.3
1996 757 28.0 27.0 80.3
1997 775 33.0 23.5 81.4
1998 631 34.0 18.6 81.9
1999 652 37.0 17.6 82.7
2000 593 31.0 19.1 79.9
2001 545 33.2 16.4 79.3
2002 522 25.0 20.9 81.4
2003 522 25.0 20.9 81.4
2004 523 26.0 20.1 80.4
2005 493 26.0 19.0 81.3
2006 478 24.0 19.9 83.5
2007 412 21.0 19.6 75.2
2008 381 26.5 14.4 73.5
2009 382 21.0 15.3 79.6
2010 399 22.0 18.1 79.9
2011 453 n/a n/a 75.9
2012 454 23.2 19.5 n/a
2013 490 26.2 18.7 81.6
2014 519 27.0 19.2 82.5
2015 512 28.0 18.2 85.4
2016 512 28.0 18.2 87.7
2017 477 26.0 18.3 88.5
2018 532 27.0 19.7 87.8
2019 513 29.0 17.6 87.7
2020 529 n/a n/a 89
2021 549 29.2 18.7 90.3
2022 531 30.0 17.7 78.9
2023 573 30.0 19.1 82.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Caroline Harris Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 531 21.0 25.2 n/a
1989 548 21.0 26.0 n/a
1990 547 22.0 24.8 n/a
1991 713 28.0 25.4 n/a
1992 809 28.5 28.3 65.4
1993 881 33.0 26.7 68.7
1994 827 32.0 25.8 73.8
1995 757 28.0 27.0 80.3
1996 757 28.0 27.0 80.3
1997 775 33.0 23.5 81.4
1998 631 34.0 18.6 81.9
1999 652 37.0 17.6 82.7
2000 593 31.0 19.1 79.9
2001 545 33.2 16.4 79.3
2002 522 25.0 20.9 81.4
2003 522 25.0 20.9 81.4
2004 523 26.0 20.1 80.4
2005 493 26.0 19.0 81.3
2006 478 24.0 19.9 83.5
2007 412 21.0 19.6 75.2
2008 381 26.5 14.4 73.5
2009 382 21.0 15.3 79.6
2010 399 22.0 18.1 79.9
2011 453 n/a n/a 75.9
2012 454 23.2 19.5 n/a
2013 490 26.2 18.7 81.6
2014 519 27.0 19.2 82.5
2015 512 28.0 18.2 85.4
2016 512 28.0 18.2 87.7
2017 477 26.0 18.3 88.5
2018 532 27.0 19.7 87.8
2019 513 29.0 17.6 87.7
2020 529 n/a n/a 89
2021 549 29.2 18.7 90.3
2022 531 30.0 17.7 78.9
2023 573 30.0 19.1 82.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Caroline Harris Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201294.0%5.0%1.0%0.0%94.0%94.0%94.0%94.0%94.0%
201380.0%0.0%7.0%13.0%91.0%91.0%90.0%91.0%90.0%
201490.0%0.0%2.0%8.0%94.0%96.0%96.0%91.0%90.0%
201598.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%98.0%98.0%99.0%98.0%98.0%
201696.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%100.0%99.0%100.0%99.0%99.0%
2017≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
201893.0%0.0%1.0%6.0%97.0%97.0%≥98.0%95.0%≥98.0%
2019≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
202294.4%0.0%2.2%94.4%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Caroline Harris Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,626

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Caroline Harris Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4798th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 4812th of 5874 Elementary schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Caroline Harris Elementary)30.429.3
 1.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bakersfield City)36.625.1
 11.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Caroline Harris Elementary)23.230.7
 7.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Bakersfield City)33.923.4
 10.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Caroline Harris Elementary)40.223.6
 16.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bakersfield City)36.827.3
 9.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Caroline Harris Elementary)26.528.1
 1.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Bakersfield City)2518.4
 6.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Caroline Harris Elementary)40.316.2
 24.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bakersfield City)37.127.5
 9.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Caroline Harris Elementary)16.44.4
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Bakersfield City)1712.2
 4.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Caroline Harris Elementary)13.27.3
 6%
   5th Grade Science (Bakersfield City)15.815.2
 0.6%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Caroline Harris Elementary)22.828.8
 6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bakersfield City)32.626.7
 5.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Caroline Harris Elementary)1416.7
 2.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Bakersfield City)20.613.8
 6.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students513573
 11.7%
African American5874
 27.6%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian99
Hispanic347422
 21.6%
Pacific Islander00
White7962
 21.5%
Two or More Races175
 70.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.7%82.4%
 5.3%


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Caroline Harris Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.5% of California elementary schools.

Students who attend Caroline Harris Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Curran Middle
High : Bakersfield High

In the 2022-23 school year, 573 students attended Caroline Harris Elementary.

Students at Caroline Harris Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 13% African American, 11% White, 2% Asian.


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