Is Amy B. Seibert Elementary a good school?

Amy B. Seibert Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Amy B. Seibert Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 641 students attended Amy B. Seibert Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Amy B. Seibert Elementary?

Students at Amy B. Seibert Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 17% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Amy B. Seibert Elementary attend?

Students who attend Amy B. Seibert Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Fred L. Thompson Junior High High : West High

Amy B. Seibert Elementary

Summary:

Amy B. Seibert Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 641 students in grades K-6 and part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District.

Despite being part of the same district, Stine Elementary and Louise Sandrini Elementary consistently outperform Amy B. Seibert Elementary in academic metrics. Amy B. Seibert has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.1% in 2017-2018 to 52.2% in 2021-2022, much higher than the nearby Stine Elementary (28.8%) and the state average. The school also underperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 20.52% of students proficient or better in ELA End of Course, compared to 46.16% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 10.23% to 24.39%, significantly lower than the district and state averages.

Amy B. Seibert Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.61% to 94.59% over the past few years, indicating a high-poverty student population. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, is particularly concerning, with these students ranking in the bottom 10-20% of their respective statewide subgroups. The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting that the school is struggling to improve student outcomes and may need significant intervention and support to address the underlying challenges.

Detail:

Public K-6

2800 Agate St.
Bakersfield, CA 93304-5306

(661) 832-4141

District: Panama-Buena Vista Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
5310^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,281

Students who attend Amy B. Seibert Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fred L. Thompson Junior High
High:	West High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.6

Number of students: 641

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.6%

African American:

16.5%

White:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Amy B. Seibert Elementary ranks worse than 90.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.87. (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 (71.6%), African American (16.5%), White (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Amy B. Seibert Elementary is 24.6, which is the 6^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Amy B. Seibert Elementary employs 26 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Amy B. Seibert Elementary is $13,281, which is the highest among 18 elementary schools in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Amy B. Seibert Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Amy B. Seibert Elementary 5310^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Amy B. Seibert Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Panama-Buena Vista Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Panama-Buena Vista Union 790^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Amy B. Seibert Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Amy B. Seibert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	22.66	3733^rd	4809	22.4%
2005	19.09	4031^st	4822	16.4%
2006	16.65	4239^th	4818	12.0%
2007	19.52	4332^nd	5113	15.3%
2008	28.96	3673^rd	5113	28.2%
2009	30.99	3632^nd	5193	30.1%
2010	32.00	3699^th	5314	30.4%
2011	28.83	4071^st	5377	24.3%
2012	17.60	4805^th	5390	10.9%
2013	20.48	4702^nd	5530	15.0%
2015	20.00	4629^th	5611	17.5%
2016	21.32	4494^th	5614	20.0%
2017	24.96	4265^th	5692	25.1%
2018	22.33	4484^th	5662	20.8%
2019	32.93	3700^th	5789	36.1%
2022	22.87	4554^th	5883	22.6%
2023	19.11	4946^th	5874	15.8%
2024	14.87	5310^th	5862	9.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Amy B. Seibert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.03	2721^st	3246	16.2%
2019	60.84	791^st	3275	75.8%
2022	25.97	2881^st	3311	13.0%
2023	44.79	1498^th	3250	53.9%
2024	17.20	3145^th	3160	0.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Amy B. Seibert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.85	1966^th	2420	18.8%
2024	15.84	2604^th	2634	1.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Amy B. Seibert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.23	3752^nd	5084	26.2%
2019	44.45	2791^st	5173	46.0%
2022	33.78	3529^th	5264	33.0%
2023	26.80	4180^th	5374	22.2%
2024	18.76	4879^th	5511	11.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Amy B. Seibert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.40	4210^th	5413	22.2%
2019	32.04	3664^th	5492	33.3%
2022	21.84	4524^th	5635	19.7%
2023	17.81	4912^th	5617	12.6%
2024	14.77	5139^th	5605	8.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Amy B. Seibert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	34.49	1247^th	2128	41.4%
2022	43.79	962^nd	2227	56.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Amy B. Seibert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.29	4450^th	5431	18.1%
2019	34.20	3451^st	5510	37.4%
2022	24.87	4251^st	5663	24.9%
2023	22.41	4505^th	5650	20.3%
2024	17.26	4958^th	5636	12.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Amy B. Seibert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.73	300^th	700	57.1%
2019	26.79	577^th	747	22.8%
2022	47.83	284^th	663	57.2%
2023	51.50	267^th	662	59.7%
2024	40.82	307^th	593	48.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Amy B. Seibert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.64	3710^th	4830	23.2%
2019	47.03	2486^th	4963	49.9%
2022	31.98	3529^th	5084	30.6%
2023	24.69	4137^th	5098	18.9%
2024	20.11	4446^th	5102	12.9%

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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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by a parent
Friday, April 18, 2014

Let it be known that this school has not only become a more academic back-bone structured with much improvements in all areas.It is very obvious to be a very good atmosphere for a child that needs that one on one connection with their teachers, and not to leave out a great office ..Miss Cindy and Miss Stacey ! I have observed almost all the teachers and see a strong well balanced structure eager to teach and improve the standards of their students and the RAIDER school!! I MUST mention some that stand out are Mrs.Vito, Mrs.MILLER, Mr.Pola, Miss.Lamb.......and Many more!! Very noticed and in charge and running a tight ship with a stand tall and proud to be at the helm of all the RAIDERS is MRS.SOMES Principal and much more deserves all GOOD that comes her way for making a good future for a good , very much improved school= AMY B. SEIBERT

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Enrollment information for Amy B. Seibert Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	543	66	16	108	2	n/a	n/a	0	735
1990	446	55	17	114	1	n/a	n/a	0	633
1991	446	62	20	119	2	n/a	n/a	0	649
1992	450	59	20	167	0	n/a	n/a	0	696
1993	413	62	11	182	2	n/a	n/a	0	670
1994	401	75	10	178	8	n/a	n/a	0	672
1995	381	98	27	191	5	n/a	n/a	0	702
1996	381	98	27	191	5	n/a	n/a	0	702
1997	351	119	27	204	3	n/a	n/a	0	704
1998	326	112	31	212	5	n/a	n/a	0	686
1999	307	96	35	218	4	n/a	n/a	0	660
2000	270	87	42	274	5	n/a	n/a	0	678
2001	254	84	39	300	5	n/a	n/a	0	682
2002	219	92	45	301	2	n/a	n/a	0	659
2003	219	92	45	301	2	n/a	n/a	0	659
2004	227	83	49	339	1	n/a	n/a	0	699
2005	209	82	43	387	3	n/a	n/a	2	726
2006	175	99	41	406	4	n/a	n/a	3	728
2007	159	78	35	422	2	n/a	n/a	4	700
2008	146	67	30	422	2	n/a	n/a	0	667
2009	137	74	38	456	2	3	1	0	711
2010	117	86	30	467	2	2	1	0	705
2011	89	105	16	488	4	2	0	0	704
2012	83	124	19	463	3	3	1	0	696
2013	81	115	22	492	3	2	2	0	717
2014	78	120	18	506	7	1	3	0	733
2015	79	122	27	519	9	4	4	0	764
2016	83	123	20	502	2	3	11	0	744
2017	92	105	20	481	2	3	14	0	717
2018	72	110	20	485	3	4	21	0	715
2019	64	93	15	490	3	1	17	0	683
2020	50	99	9	475	3	2	19	0	657
2021	47	98	10	443	2	2	26	0	628
2022	49	100	14	425	3	1	18	0	610
2023	42	106	11	459	2	1	20	0	641

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 Amy B. Seibert Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	735	27.0	27.2	n/a
1990	633	27.0	23.4	n/a
1991	649	27.3	23.7	n/a
1992	696	27.7	25.1	32
1993	670	28.4	23.6	40
1994	672	29.4	22.9	45.4
1995	702	28.8	24.4	50.3
1996	702	28.8	24.4	50.3
1997	704	30.4	23.2	53.4
1998	686	33.0	20.8	52
1999	660	32.3	20.4	58.9
2000	678	34.4	19.7	56.8
2001	682	37.4	18.2	60.9
2002	659	33.9	19.4	69.5
2003	659	33.9	19.4	69.5
2004	699	36.4	19.2	70.8
2005	726	37.0	19.6	71.5
2006	728	40.0	18.2	73.4
2007	700	36.2	19.3	71.6
2008	667	37.5	17.8	75.6
2009	711	38.1	17.7	79.2
2010	705	33.5	21.0	82.8
2011	704	n/a	n/a	92.5
2012	696	27.2	25.5	84.8
2013	717	29.2	24.5	88.7
2014	733	28.7	25.4	87.9
2015	764	32.0	23.8	87.3
2016	744	28.0	26.5	87.8
2017	717	27.5	26.0	86.8
2018	715	29.0	24.6	92.6
2019	683	24.0	28.4	93
2020	657	n/a	n/a	94.4
2021	628	25.3	24.7	94.6
2022	610	27.7	21.9	93.6
2023	641	26.0	24.6	93.9

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 Amy B. Seibert Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	735	27.0	27.2	n/a
1990	633	27.0	23.4	n/a
1991	649	27.3	23.7	n/a
1992	696	27.7	25.1	32
1993	670	28.4	23.6	40
1994	672	29.4	22.9	45.4
1995	702	28.8	24.4	50.3
1996	702	28.8	24.4	50.3
1997	704	30.4	23.2	53.4
1998	686	33.0	20.8	52
1999	660	32.3	20.4	58.9
2000	678	34.4	19.7	56.8
2001	682	37.4	18.2	60.9
2002	659	33.9	19.4	69.5
2003	659	33.9	19.4	69.5
2004	699	36.4	19.2	70.8
2005	726	37.0	19.6	71.5
2006	728	40.0	18.2	73.4
2007	700	36.2	19.3	71.6
2008	667	37.5	17.8	75.6
2009	711	38.1	17.7	79.2
2010	705	33.5	21.0	82.8
2011	704	n/a	n/a	92.5
2012	696	27.2	25.5	84.8
2013	717	29.2	24.5	88.7
2014	733	28.7	25.4	87.9
2015	764	32.0	23.8	87.3
2016	744	28.0	26.5	87.8
2017	717	27.5	26.0	86.8
2018	715	29.0	24.6	92.6
2019	683	24.0	28.4	93
2020	657	n/a	n/a	94.4
2021	628	25.3	24.7	94.6
2022	610	27.7	21.9	93.6
2023	641	26.0	24.6	93.9

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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