Is Prosperity Elementary a good school?

Prosperity Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Prosperity Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 633 students attended Prosperity Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Prosperity Elementary?

Students at Prosperity Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Prosperity Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prosperity Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Greenfield Middle High : South High

Prosperity Elementary

Summary:

Prosperity Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 633 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Greenfield Union District, which is ranked 983 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prosperity Elementary faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 11.3% in 2018-2019 to 46.9% in 2021-2022, significantly lower test scores than the district and state averages in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, and wide performance gaps between different student subgroups. For example, in 2023-2024, only 32.08% of Prosperity Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 40.91% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 93.68% in 2022-2023, suggesting significant socioeconomic challenges.

When compared to other nearby schools, such as W.A. Kendrick Elementary, which is located about 1.12 miles away, Prosperity Elementary generally performs worse on test scores and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive approach that addresses both academic and non-academic factors impacting student success at Prosperity Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

901 Prosperity Way.
Bakersfield, CA 93304-6732

(661) 837-6070

District: Greenfield Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
4630^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,425

Students who attend Prosperity Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Greenfield Middle
High:	South High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.7

Number of students: 633

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.4%

African American:

10.0%

White:

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Prosperity Elementary ranks worse than 79% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Greenfield Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.45. (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 (84.4%), African American (10%), White (2.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Prosperity Elementary is 21.7, which is the 2^nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Greenfield Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Prosperity Elementary employs 29.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Prosperity Elementary is $7,425, which is the 4^th highest among 8 elementary schools in the Greenfield Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Prosperity Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Prosperity Elementary 4630^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Prosperity Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Greenfield Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Greenfield Union 983^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Prosperity Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Prosperity Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	28.61	3327^th	4809	30.8%
2005	29.96	3279^th	4822	32.0%
2006	41.12	2654^th	4818	44.9%
2007	39.42	2938^th	5113	42.5%
2008	28.90	3681^st	5113	28.0%
2009	30.03	3709^th	5193	28.6%
2010	46.21	2783^rd	5314	47.6%
2011	39.22	3311^th	5377	38.4%
2012	45.62	2905^th	5390	46.1%
2013	39.53	3338^th	5530	39.6%
2015	33.01	3467^th	5611	38.2%
2016	37.66	3240^th	5614	42.3%
2017	41.01	3040^th	5692	46.6%
2018	36.81	3353^rd	5662	40.8%
2019	28.22	4085^th	5789	29.4%
2022	19.30	4931^st	5883	16.2%
2023	23.53	4505^th	5874	23.3%
2024	22.45	4630^th	5862	21.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Prosperity Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.68	3069^th	3246	5.5%
2019	21.69	3096^th	3275	5.5%
2022	37.59	1996^th	3311	39.7%
2023	43.98	1558^th	3250	52.1%
2024	33.60	2285^th	3160	27.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Prosperity Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.33	2280^th	5084	55.2%
2019	41.82	2980^th	5173	42.4%
2022	28.17	3987^th	5264	24.3%
2023	33.60	3596^th	5374	33.1%
2024	30.69	3885^th	5511	29.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Prosperity Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.87	3549^th	5413	34.4%
2019	29.43	3866^th	5492	29.6%
2022	26.17	4111^th	5635	27.0%
2023	26.84	4066^th	5617	27.6%
2024	22.07	4499^th	5605	19.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Prosperity Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	28.45	1876^th	2585	27.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Prosperity Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.93	2982^nd	5431	45.1%
2019	27.21	4009^th	5510	27.2%
2022	14.84	5224^th	5663	7.8%
2023	21.26	4604^th	5650	18.5%
2024	24.54	4312^th	5636	23.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Prosperity Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	49.38	305^th	700	56.4%
2019	36.08	473^rd	747	36.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Prosperity Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.62	1995^th	4830	58.7%
2019	44.19	2668^th	4963	46.2%
2022	29.74	3720^th	5084	26.8%
2023	34.70	3339^th	5098	34.5%
2024	32.08	3564^th	5102	30.1%

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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 Prosperity Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	531	107	11	194	9	n/a	n/a	0	852
1989	395	80	12	163	0	n/a	n/a	0	650
1990	406	90	18	166	3	n/a	n/a	0	683
1991	421	118	18	171	0	n/a	n/a	0	728
1992	409	116	29	195	2	n/a	n/a	0	751
1993	402	128	19	187	4	n/a	n/a	0	740
1994	335	115	10	212	10	n/a	n/a	0	682
1995	256	140	15	257	12	n/a	n/a	0	680
1996	256	140	15	257	12	n/a	n/a	0	680
1997	234	114	25	289	8	n/a	n/a	0	670
1998	205	107	26	325	13	n/a	n/a	0	676
1999	174	130	33	351	14	n/a	n/a	0	702
2000	139	113	27	305	9	n/a	n/a	0	593
2001	133	113	24	341	7	n/a	n/a	4	622
2002	89	116	19	418	8	n/a	n/a	1	651
2003	89	116	19	418	8	n/a	n/a	1	651
2004	92	96	19	407	4	n/a	n/a	23	641
2005	73	109	15	461	2	n/a	n/a	32	692
2006	63	84	14	472	1	n/a	n/a	36	670
2007	50	67	16	510	6	n/a	n/a	37	686
2008	35	62	16	495	4	n/a	n/a	0	612
2009	49	60	16	468	8	0	45	0	646
2010	46	53	13	520	9	2	10	0	653
2011	29	79	11	503	9	1	7	0	639
2012	38	80	8	557	7	0	9	0	699
2013	38	73	8	547	7	0	3	0	676
2014	30	70	5	590	1	0	8	0	704
2015	30	57	6	577	1	1	10	0	682
2016	26	80	11	549	1	0	12	0	679
2017	21	68	9	546	1	0	11	0	656
2018	16	85	10	533	1	0	9	0	654
2019	21	84	14	543	0	0	4	0	666
2020	23	66	23	544	0	0	10	0	666
2021	17	68	19	520	1	1	6	0	632
2022	23	56	12	551	1	1	13	0	657
2023	18	63	9	534	0	0	9	0	633

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 Prosperity Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	852	36.5	23.3	n/a
1989	650	27.6	23.5	n/a
1990	683	27.0	25.2	n/a
1991	728	29.0	25.1	n/a
1992	751	29.5	25.4	47.1
1993	740	28.0	26.4	48.4
1994	682	27.0	25.3	53.4
1995	680	25.3	26.9	73.8
1996	680	25.3	26.9	73.8
1997	670	29.3	22.9	68.8
1998	676	30.3	22.3	68.2
1999	702	33.3	21.1	78.2
2000	593	29.3	20.2	75.7
2001	622	31.3	19.9	83.5
2002	651	31.8	20.5	92
2003	651	31.8	20.5	92
2004	641	34.0	18.9	96.3
2005	692	34.0	20.4	97.7
2006	670	36.3	18.5	96.8
2007	686	35.0	19.6	91.8
2008	612	36.0	17.0	99.5
2009	646	33.0	18.5	88.2
2010	653	32.0	20.4	91.4
2011	639	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	699	24.0	29.1	n/a
2013	676	25.0	27.0	90.4
2014	704	27.0	26.0	94.3
2015	682	28.0	24.3	90.2
2016	679	28.0	24.2	96.5
2017	656	28.0	23.4	93.4
2018	654	28.0	23.3	96.2
2019	666	26.0	25.6	94.4
2020	666	n/a	n/a	96.8
2021	632	30.0	21.0	76.6
2022	657	30.2	21.7	80.2
2023	633	29.1	21.7	93.7

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 Prosperity Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	852	36.5	23.3	n/a
1989	650	27.6	23.5	n/a
1990	683	27.0	25.2	n/a
1991	728	29.0	25.1	n/a
1992	751	29.5	25.4	47.1
1993	740	28.0	26.4	48.4
1994	682	27.0	25.3	53.4
1995	680	25.3	26.9	73.8
1996	680	25.3	26.9	73.8
1997	670	29.3	22.9	68.8
1998	676	30.3	22.3	68.2
1999	702	33.3	21.1	78.2
2000	593	29.3	20.2	75.7
2001	622	31.3	19.9	83.5
2002	651	31.8	20.5	92
2003	651	31.8	20.5	92
2004	641	34.0	18.9	96.3
2005	692	34.0	20.4	97.7
2006	670	36.3	18.5	96.8
2007	686	35.0	19.6	91.8
2008	612	36.0	17.0	99.5
2009	646	33.0	18.5	88.2
2010	653	32.0	20.4	91.4
2011	639	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	699	24.0	29.1	n/a
2013	676	25.0	27.0	90.4
2014	704	27.0	26.0	94.3
2015	682	28.0	24.3	90.2
2016	679	28.0	24.2	96.5
2017	656	28.0	23.4	93.4
2018	654	28.0	23.3	96.2
2019	666	26.0	25.6	94.4
2020	666	n/a	n/a	96.8
2021	632	30.0	21.0	76.6
2022	657	30.2	21.7	80.2
2023	633	29.1	21.7	93.7

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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