Is Williams Elementary a good school?

Williams Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Williams Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 523 students attended Williams Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Williams Elementary?

Students at Williams Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Williams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Williams Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Walter Stiern Middle High : East Bakersfield High

Williams Elementary

Summary:

Williams Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 523 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Bakersfield City School District, which is ranked 1338 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Williams Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 14.39% of Williams Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 27.74% in Bakersfield City and 47.04% statewide. The school has also experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.2% in 2017-2018 to 37.5% in 2022-2023. Additionally, Williams Elementary serves a predominantly disadvantaged population, with 96.94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby Myra A. Noble Elementary, Harding Elementary, and Fremont Elementary schools generally perform better academically than Williams Elementary, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. These factors suggest that the challenges faced by Williams Elementary may be unique within the Bakersfield City School District, and targeted interventions and support could potentially help improve outcomes for the students and community served by the school.

Detail:

Public K-6

1201 Williams St.
Bakersfield, CA 93305-4858

(661) 631-5840

District: Bakersfield City

SchoolDigger Rank:
5774^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,177

Students who attend Williams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walter Stiern Middle
High:	East Bakersfield High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 523

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.2%

African American:

8.6%

White:

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Williams Elementary ranks worse than 98.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 31^st among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.88. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.2%), African American (8.6%), White (3.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Bakersfield City School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Williams Elementary is 22.7. 24 elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Williams Elementary employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Williams Elementary is $9,177, which is the 11^th highest among 32 elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Williams Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Williams Elementary 5774^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Williams Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Bakersfield City:

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

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Rank History for Williams Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Williams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	7.01	4770^th	4809	0.8%
2005	7.81	4741^st	4822	1.7%
2006	7.46	4720^th	4818	2.0%
2007	10.81	4878^th	5113	4.6%
2008	12.78	4779^th	5113	6.5%
2009	11.33	4940^th	5193	4.9%
2010	16.88	4788^th	5314	9.9%
2011	14.69	4963^rd	5377	7.7%
2012	8.11	5262^nd	5390	2.4%
2013	17.38	4898^th	5530	11.4%
2015	7.22	5581^st	5611	0.5%
2016	10.75	5394^th	5614	3.9%
2017	13.70	5217^th	5692	8.3%
2018	22.94	4434^th	5662	21.7%
2019	10.42	5539^th	5789	4.3%
2022	9.47	5756^th	5883	2.2%
2023	10.64	5674^th	5874	3.4%
2024	7.88	5774^th	5862	1.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Williams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.67	1318^th	3246	59.4%
2019	25.25	2850^th	3275	13.0%
2022	23.30	3046^th	3311	8.0%
2023	26.19	2804^th	3250	13.7%
2024	28.06	2679^th	3160	15.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Williams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.02	3473^rd	5084	31.7%
2019	14.78	4849^th	5173	6.3%
2022	11.74	5125^th	5264	2.6%
2023	13.60	5135^th	5374	4.4%
2024	10.06	5391^st	5511	2.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Williams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.51	3959^th	5413	26.9%
2019	11.65	5219^th	5492	5.0%
2022	9.94	5536^th	5635	1.8%
2023	11.11	5448^th	5617	3.0%
2024	8.29	5534^th	5605	1.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Williams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	21.63	2259^th	2585	12.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Williams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.81	4588^th	5431	15.5%
2019	10.63	5322^nd	5510	3.4%
2022	10.58	5524^th	5663	2.5%
2023	11.39	5422^nd	5650	4.0%
2024	8.98	5538^th	5636	1.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Williams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.25	3397^th	4830	29.7%
2019	14.80	4668^th	4963	5.9%
2022	12.34	4933^rd	5084	3.0%
2023	12.55	4929^th	5098	3.3%
2024	9.44	5009^th	5102	1.8%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Williams Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	143	45	1	431	12	n/a	n/a	0	632
1989	96	59	0	435	12	n/a	n/a	0	602
1990	112	57	0	463	15	n/a	n/a	0	647
1991	93	68	1	429	6	n/a	n/a	0	597
1992	82	64	1	492	11	n/a	n/a	0	650
1993	90	60	1	473	11	n/a	n/a	0	635
1994	67	89	4	414	9	n/a	n/a	0	583
1995	48	80	5	452	14	n/a	n/a	0	599
1996	48	80	5	452	14	n/a	n/a	0	599
1997	49	105	7	434	11	n/a	n/a	0	606
1998	55	79	47	415	6	n/a	n/a	0	602
1999	49	98	6	454	12	n/a	n/a	0	619
2000	35	52	5	504	5	n/a	n/a	0	601
2001	26	53	4	518	6	n/a	n/a	0	607
2002	19	48	2	524	2	n/a	n/a	0	595
2003	19	48	2	524	2	n/a	n/a	0	595
2004	19	51	5	527	3	n/a	n/a	4	609
2005	19	31	1	510	1	n/a	n/a	1	563
2006	15	26	1	467	1	n/a	n/a	5	515
2007	13	30	2	457	1	n/a	n/a	2	505
2008	11	40	6	444	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	501
2009	9	54	7	447	2	1	0	0	520
2010	11	50	6	423	3	1	2	0	496
2011	9	32	4	421	3	1	6	0	476
2012	10	38	5	420	8	1	6	0	488
2013	8	49	5	414	3	0	4	0	483
2014	16	38	2	393	3	0	1	0	453
2015	14	29	3	408	5	0	4	0	463
2016	17	26	4	418	2	0	3	0	470
2017	11	30	2	404	3	0	5	0	455
2018	13	39	1	384	5	0	10	0	452
2019	20	50	1	386	5	1	9	0	472
2020	16	64	1	360	2	0	5	0	448
2021	17	48	0	336	2	0	3	0	406
2022	19	53	1	408	4	0	3	0	488
2023	18	45	2	451	4	1	2	0	523

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 Williams Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	632	26.0	24.3	n/a
1989	602	26.0	23.1	n/a
1990	647	27.0	23.9	n/a
1991	597	25.0	23.8	n/a
1992	650	25.4	25.5	94.6
1993	635	24.0	26.5	95
1994	583	22.4	26.0	94.9
1995	599	24.8	24.2	95
1996	599	24.8	24.2	95
1997	606	28.3	21.4	94.9
1998	602	31.0	19.4	94.9
1999	619	32.0	19.3	95
2000	601	34.0	17.7	93.8
2001	607	35.0	17.3	99.2
2002	595	34.5	17.2	99.3
2003	595	34.5	17.2	99.3
2004	609	32.4	18.8	100.2
2005	563	30.0	18.8	99.6
2006	515	27.0	19.1	100.4
2007	505	27.0	18.7	90.3
2008	501	27.8	18.0	92.6
2009	520	24.0	20.8	93.1
2010	496	27.0	18.3	98.2
2011	476	n/a	n/a	98.5
2012	488	22.6	21.5	n/a
2013	483	22.2	21.7	98.6
2014	453	21.0	21.5	95.6
2015	463	19.0	24.3	98.9
2016	470	20.0	23.5	98.3
2017	455	19.0	23.9	97.6
2018	452	21.0	21.5	98.7
2019	472	22.0	21.4	99.4
2020	448	n/a	n/a	99.1
2021	406	20.2	20.0	98.8
2022	488	22.0	22.1	92
2023	523	23.0	22.7	96.9

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 Williams Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	632	26.0	24.3	n/a
1989	602	26.0	23.1	n/a
1990	647	27.0	23.9	n/a
1991	597	25.0	23.8	n/a
1992	650	25.4	25.5	94.6
1993	635	24.0	26.5	95
1994	583	22.4	26.0	94.9
1995	599	24.8	24.2	95
1996	599	24.8	24.2	95
1997	606	28.3	21.4	94.9
1998	602	31.0	19.4	94.9
1999	619	32.0	19.3	95
2000	601	34.0	17.7	93.8
2001	607	35.0	17.3	99.2
2002	595	34.5	17.2	99.3
2003	595	34.5	17.2	99.3
2004	609	32.4	18.8	100.2
2005	563	30.0	18.8	99.6
2006	515	27.0	19.1	100.4
2007	505	27.0	18.7	90.3
2008	501	27.8	18.0	92.6
2009	520	24.0	20.8	93.1
2010	496	27.0	18.3	98.2
2011	476	n/a	n/a	98.5
2012	488	22.6	21.5	n/a
2013	483	22.2	21.7	98.6
2014	453	21.0	21.5	95.6
2015	463	19.0	24.3	98.9
2016	470	20.0	23.5	98.3
2017	455	19.0	23.9	97.6
2018	452	21.0	21.5	98.7
2019	472	22.0	21.4	99.4
2020	448	n/a	n/a	99.1
2021	406	20.2	20.0	98.8
2022	488	22.0	22.1	92
2023	523	23.0	22.7	96.9

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.

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