Is Leo B. Hart Elementary a good school?

Leo B. Hart Elementary ranks 1836 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leo B. Hart Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 713 students attended Leo B. Hart Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Leo B. Hart Elementary?

Students at Leo B. Hart Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% Asian, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Leo B. Hart Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leo B. Hart Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Tevis Junior High

Leo B. Hart Elementary

Summary:

Leo B. Hart Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 675 students in grades K-6 and part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union District. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 46.67% to 61.7% in ELA and 37.89% to 47.25% in Math.

Leo B. Hart Elementary's performance is especially strong with Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 1,000 and 1,500 California elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups over the past three years. However, the school's performance with Asian and special education students is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom half of California elementary schools. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.8% in 2017-2018 to 23.5% in 2022-2023, which may be impacting its overall academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Stockdale Elementary and Ronald Reagan Elementary stand out as high-performing, with stronger academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Leo B. Hart Elementary. In contrast, Charles H. Castle Elementary, also in the same district, has significantly lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-6

9501 Ridge Oak Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93311-1732

(661) 664-1296

District: Panama-Buena Vista Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
1836^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,451

Students who attend Leo B. Hart Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Tevis Junior High

Student/teacher ratio: 27.4

Number of students: 713

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.8%

White:

21.2%

Asian:

10.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Leo B. Hart Elementary ranks better than 68.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th 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 64.69. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 (54.8%), White (21.2%), Asian (10.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leo B. Hart Elementary is 27.4. 16 elementary schools in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Leo B. Hart Elementary employs 26 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Leo B. Hart Elementary is $11,451, which is the 9^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District.

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Leo B. Hart Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Leo B. Hart Elementary 1836^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Leo B. Hart Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Leo B. Hart Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Leo B. Hart Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	73.89	1161^st	4809	75.9%
2005	75.68	1105^th	4822	77.1%
2006	76.29	1090^th	4818	77.4%
2007	69.77	1382^nd	5113	73.0%
2008	72.87	1285^th	5113	74.9%
2009	64.69	1697^th	5193	67.3%
2010	60.60	1946^th	5314	63.4%
2011	61.13	1954^th	5377	63.7%
2012	51.42	2530^th	5390	53.1%
2013	46.29	2906^th	5530	47.5%
2015	50.65	2409^th	5611	57.1%
2016	49.68	2504^th	5614	55.4%
2017	50.60	2512^th	5692	55.9%
2018	52.30	2429^th	5662	57.1%
2019	51.36	2521^st	5789	56.5%
2022	65.82	1792^nd	5883	69.5%
2023	68.79	1633^rd	5874	72.2%
2024	64.69	1836^th	5862	68.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Leo B. Hart Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.62	1982^nd	2420	18.1%
2024	41.53	1257^th	2634	52.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Leo B. Hart Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.52	2071^st	5084	59.3%
2019	51.43	2309^th	5173	55.4%
2022	72.12	1075^th	5264	79.6%
2023	71.95	1124^th	5374	79.1%
2024	61.96	1681^st	5511	69.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Leo B. Hart Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.82	2200^th	5413	59.4%
2019	58.15	2045^th	5492	62.8%
2022	65.87	1696^th	5635	69.9%
2023	68.03	1591^st	5617	71.7%
2024	61.42	1888^th	5605	66.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Leo B. Hart Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	47.66	832^nd	2128	60.9%
2019	61.01	703^rd	2585	72.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Leo B. Hart Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.01	2632^nd	5431	51.5%
2019	43.47	2813^th	5510	48.9%
2022	63.09	1821^st	5663	67.8%
2023	67.17	1634^th	5650	71.1%
2024	65.71	1717^th	5636	69.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Leo B. Hart Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	29.89	903^rd	1149	21.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Leo B. Hart Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.12	1724^th	4830	64.3%
2019	57.64	1811^th	4963	63.5%
2022	70.14	1154^th	5084	77.3%
2023	73.20	1027^th	5098	79.9%
2024	75.24	926^th	5102	81.9%

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Rank History for White students at Leo B. Hart Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.72	1931^st	2737	29.4%
2019	35.17	1997^th	2834	29.5%
2022	51.66	1408^th	2726	48.3%
2023	60.42	1092^nd	2662	59.0%
2024	56.16	1237^th	2647	53.3%

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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 Leo B. Hart Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	458	31	33	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	565
1990	594	32	49	60	1	n/a	n/a	0	736
1991	729	38	71	68	1	n/a	n/a	0	907
1992	410	15	34	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	501
1993	450	20	26	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	531
1994	447	24	36	45	2	n/a	n/a	0	554
1995	445	27	53	53	4	n/a	n/a	0	582
1996	445	27	53	53	4	n/a	n/a	0	582
1997	454	31	62	58	6	n/a	n/a	0	611
1998	417	32	76	75	7	n/a	n/a	0	607
1999	374	30	68	65	4	n/a	n/a	0	541
2000	347	28	68	86	4	n/a	n/a	0	533
2001	338	38	60	95	6	n/a	n/a	0	537
2002	299	38	54	114	5	n/a	n/a	0	510
2003	299	38	54	114	5	n/a	n/a	0	510
2004	316	43	60	115	7	n/a	n/a	0	541
2005	308	55	66	163	8	n/a	n/a	2	602
2006	292	51	66	180	8	n/a	n/a	0	597
2007	273	37	63	195	10	n/a	n/a	8	586
2008	258	31	51	198	5	n/a	n/a	0	543
2009	225	35	42	193	5	0	0	0	500
2010	223	67	42	191	7	0	0	0	530
2011	232	59	46	187	5	0	2	0	531
2012	221	53	43	215	4	0	7	0	543
2013	215	63	38	240	5	1	9	0	571
2014	183	61	37	272	1	1	16	0	571
2015	221	64	62	319	2	7	25	0	700
2016	225	46	59	364	3	10	19	0	726
2017	208	56	61	366	3	12	23	0	729
2018	198	47	70	368	4	13	21	0	721
2019	200	59	83	385	3	11	25	0	766
2020	199	66	83	389	4	10	28	0	779
2021	196	60	73	349	4	5	22	0	709
2022	191	63	62	361	4	3	18	0	702
2023	162	51	69	365	4	2	22	0	675
2024	151	53	78	391	5	2	32	1	713

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

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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 Leo B. Hart Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	565	23.0	24.5	n/a
1990	736	26.0	28.3	n/a
1991	907	34.0	26.6	n/a
1992	501	34.6	14.4	2.6
1993	531	22.0	24.1	4.5
1994	554	24.0	23.1	6
1995	582	24.0	24.3	4.3
1996	582	24.0	24.3	4.3
1997	611	25.5	24.0	5.4
1998	607	28.9	21.0	6.4
1999	541	25.0	21.6	9.6
2000	533	24.0	22.2	9.8
2001	537	26.0	20.7	11.2
2002	510	26.0	19.6	13.9
2003	510	26.0	19.6	13.9
2004	541	28.5	19.0	13.3
2005	602	27.0	22.3	19.7
2006	597	28.0	21.3	21.3
2007	586	27.0	21.7	20.9
2008	543	29.0	18.7	31.7
2009	500	26.0	17.2	35.8
2010	530	23.0	23.0	44.5
2011	531	n/a	n/a	50.7
2012	543	18.8	28.7	49.4
2013	571	23.2	24.5	51.1
2014	571	21.7	26.2	51.7
2015	700	29.0	24.1	47.6
2016	726	26.0	27.9	47.9
2017	729	25.5	28.5	52.4
2018	721	25.0	28.8	55.3
2019	766	24.5	31.2	58.7
2020	779	n/a	n/a	61.5
2021	709	28.5	24.8	59
2022	702	26.7	26.2	67.1
2023	675	27.0	25.0	67.9
2024	713	26.0	27.4	70.5

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 Leo B. Hart Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	565	23.0	24.5	n/a
1990	736	26.0	28.3	n/a
1991	907	34.0	26.6	n/a
1992	501	34.6	14.4	2.6
1993	531	22.0	24.1	4.5
1994	554	24.0	23.1	6
1995	582	24.0	24.3	4.3
1996	582	24.0	24.3	4.3
1997	611	25.5	24.0	5.4
1998	607	28.9	21.0	6.4
1999	541	25.0	21.6	9.6
2000	533	24.0	22.2	9.8
2001	537	26.0	20.7	11.2
2002	510	26.0	19.6	13.9
2003	510	26.0	19.6	13.9
2004	541	28.5	19.0	13.3
2005	602	27.0	22.3	19.7
2006	597	28.0	21.3	21.3
2007	586	27.0	21.7	20.9
2008	543	29.0	18.7	31.7
2009	500	26.0	17.2	35.8
2010	530	23.0	23.0	44.5
2011	531	n/a	n/a	50.7
2012	543	18.8	28.7	49.4
2013	571	23.2	24.5	51.1
2014	571	21.7	26.2	51.7
2015	700	29.0	24.1	47.6
2016	726	26.0	27.9	47.9
2017	729	25.5	28.5	52.4
2018	721	25.0	28.8	55.3
2019	766	24.5	31.2	58.7
2020	779	n/a	n/a	61.5
2021	709	28.5	24.8	59
2022	702	26.7	26.2	67.1
2023	675	27.0	25.0	67.9
2024	713	26.0	27.4	70.5

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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