Is Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary a good school?

Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 844 students attended Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary?

Students at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Chipman Junior High High : Highland High

Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

Summary:

Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 844 students in grades K-6 as part of the Bakersfield City School District.

Despite being part of the district, Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic assessments, with proficiency rates around 30% in English Language Arts and 19% in Math, compared to the district's 27.74% and 15.01%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. The school also struggles to support its student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.3% in 2018-2019 to 20.4% in 2022-2023, which may be contributing to its academic challenges.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Pioneer Drive Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary, and Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary, also struggle academically, with similar or lower performance compared to Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary. However, Cesar E. Chavez Elementary, located about 2.21 miles away, stands out as a higher-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools and outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Math.

Detail:

Public K-6

5501 Thorner St.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-7300

(661) 631-5490

District: Bakersfield City

SchoolDigger Rank:
4629^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,441

Students who attend Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chipman Junior High
High:	Highland High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.1

Number of students: 844

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.4%

White:

14.3%

African American:

9.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary ranks worse than 79% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.46. (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 (71.4%), White (14.3%), African American (9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary is 24.1, which is the highest among 33 elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District! (See more...)

Compare Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary employs 35 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary is $8,441. 19 elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary 4629^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	53.95	1962^nd	4809	59.2%
2005	52.16	2089^th	4822	56.7%
2006	57.62	1840^th	4818	61.8%
2007	58.23	1916^th	5113	62.5%
2008	54.29	2149^th	5113	58.0%
2009	57.52	2050^th	5193	60.5%
2010	56.50	2188^th	5314	58.8%
2011	67.72	1595^th	5377	70.3%
2012	59.18	2089^th	5390	61.2%
2013	53.30	2489^th	5530	55.0%
2015	40.56	2986^th	5611	46.8%
2016	43.56	2862^nd	5614	49.0%
2017	49.51	2577^th	5692	54.7%
2018	48.63	2633^rd	5662	53.5%
2019	43.70	2965^th	5789	48.8%
2022	30.62	3828^th	5883	34.9%
2023	27.77	4101^st	5874	30.2%
2024	22.46	4629^th	5862	21.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	33.59	1628^th	2634	38.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.69	2190^th	5084	56.9%
2019	47.75	2560^th	5173	50.5%
2022	32.51	3623^rd	5264	31.2%
2023	29.32	3945^th	5374	26.6%
2024	27.38	4194^th	5511	23.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.90	2726^th	5413	49.6%
2019	44.38	2843^rd	5492	48.2%
2022	34.54	3365^th	5635	40.3%
2023	27.57	4015^th	5617	28.5%
2024	20.73	4638^th	5605	17.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	60.55	569^th	2128	73.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.09	2442^nd	5431	55.0%
2019	42.34	2888^th	5510	47.6%
2022	26.55	4085^th	5663	27.9%
2023	29.46	3825^th	5650	32.3%
2024	25.34	4237^th	5636	24.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.45	199^th	700	71.6%
2019	59.24	240^th	747	67.9%
2022	23.53	569^th	663	14.2%
2023	28.82	485^th	662	26.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.80	1585^th	4830	67.2%
2019	50.80	2232^nd	4963	55.0%
2022	42.44	2715^th	5084	46.6%
2023	39.47	2951^st	5098	42.1%
2024	27.62	3907^th	5102	23.4%

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Rank History for White students at Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.60	1698^th	2737	38.0%
2019	34.68	2020^th	2834	28.7%
2022	15.51	2378^th	2726	12.8%
2023	13.29	2400^th	2662	9.8%
2024	16.50	2289^th	2647	13.5%

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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 Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	353	76	24	241	10	n/a	n/a	0	704
1992	366	78	28	271	12	n/a	n/a	0	755
1993	357	76	35	305	12	n/a	n/a	0	785
1994	372	71	38	335	17	n/a	n/a	0	833
1995	376	73	41	300	23	n/a	n/a	0	813
1996	376	73	41	300	23	n/a	n/a	0	813
1997	357	87	34	325	25	n/a	n/a	0	828
1998	353	76	32	318	26	n/a	n/a	0	805
1999	300	70	34	336	20	n/a	n/a	0	760
2000	292	75	37	358	32	n/a	n/a	0	794
2001	263	98	41	352	28	n/a	n/a	0	782
2002	228	103	43	345	25	n/a	n/a	0	744
2003	228	103	43	345	25	n/a	n/a	0	744
2004	249	120	42	333	28	n/a	n/a	8	780
2005	204	131	53	352	26	n/a	n/a	14	780
2006	199	130	55	377	29	n/a	n/a	17	807
2007	197	124	48	364	28	n/a	n/a	13	774
2008	178	103	41	411	21	n/a	n/a	0	754
2009	196	111	38	462	20	2	18	0	847
2010	197	88	29	492	10	2	34	0	852
2011	184	74	30	529	12	4	32	0	865
2012	189	63	23	581	6	5	25	0	892
2013	192	57	19	630	8	5	19	0	930
2014	183	64	15	645	8	3	22	0	940
2015	189	79	11	561	10	1	23	0	874
2016	224	73	12	546	9	2	24	0	890
2017	207	63	11	544	8	2	41	0	876
2018	254	62	13	516	9	1	22	0	877
2019	222	79	14	528	7	1	27	0	878
2020	216	83	15	527	5	2	25	0	873
2021	186	78	16	530	6	2	25	0	843
2022	168	65	16	532	3	3	24	0	811
2023	121	76	13	603	3	1	27	0	844

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 Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	704	28.9	24.3	n/a
1992	755	29.4	25.6	31.7
1993	785	30.0	26.2	34.5
1994	833	31.0	26.9	33.4
1995	813	32.0	25.4	36.7
1996	813	32.0	25.4	36.7
1997	828	37.0	22.4	43.7
1998	805	40.0	20.1	46.3
1999	760	41.0	18.5	45.9
2000	794	40.0	19.9	48.6
2001	782	40.0	19.6	47.8
2002	744	42.4	17.5	51.3
2003	744	42.4	17.5	51.3
2004	780	39.0	20.0	52.8
2005	780	40.0	19.5	58
2006	807	40.0	20.2	56.3
2007	774	42.0	18.4	54.7
2008	754	45.4	16.6	53.8
2009	847	41.0	19.3	60.1
2010	852	43.4	19.6	62.3
2011	865	n/a	n/a	63.6
2012	892	42.2	21.1	n/a
2013	930	41.4	22.4	63.4
2014	940	40.0	23.5	62.6
2015	874	39.0	22.4	70.5
2016	890	39.0	22.8	72.2
2017	876	38.0	23.0	72.7
2018	877	37.0	23.7	75
2019	878	36.0	24.3	70.2
2020	873	n/a	n/a	76.6
2021	843	36.0	23.4	81.4
2022	811	34.0	23.8	66
2023	844	35.0	24.1	73.1

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 Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	704	28.9	24.3	n/a
1992	755	29.4	25.6	31.7
1993	785	30.0	26.2	34.5
1994	833	31.0	26.9	33.4
1995	813	32.0	25.4	36.7
1996	813	32.0	25.4	36.7
1997	828	37.0	22.4	43.7
1998	805	40.0	20.1	46.3
1999	760	41.0	18.5	45.9
2000	794	40.0	19.9	48.6
2001	782	40.0	19.6	47.8
2002	744	42.4	17.5	51.3
2003	744	42.4	17.5	51.3
2004	780	39.0	20.0	52.8
2005	780	40.0	19.5	58
2006	807	40.0	20.2	56.3
2007	774	42.0	18.4	54.7
2008	754	45.4	16.6	53.8
2009	847	41.0	19.3	60.1
2010	852	43.4	19.6	62.3
2011	865	n/a	n/a	63.6
2012	892	42.2	21.1	n/a
2013	930	41.4	22.4	63.4
2014	940	40.0	23.5	62.6
2015	874	39.0	22.4	70.5
2016	890	39.0	22.8	72.2
2017	876	38.0	23.0	72.7
2018	877	37.0	23.7	75
2019	878	36.0	24.3	70.2
2020	873	n/a	n/a	76.6
2021	843	36.0	23.4	81.4
2022	811	34.0	23.8	66
2023	844	35.0	24.1	73.1

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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