Is Raffaello Palla Elementary a good school?

Raffaello Palla Elementary ranks 4160 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Raffaello Palla Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 855 students attended Raffaello Palla Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Raffaello Palla Elementary?

Students at Raffaello Palla Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Raffaello Palla Elementary attend?

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

Raffaello Palla Elementary

Summary:

Raffaello Palla Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bakersfield, California, serving 855 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Greenfield Union District, which is ranked 983 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Raffaello Palla Elementary consistently performs below the Greenfield Union District and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 28.24% of Raffaello Palla students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 40.91% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance in Science is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, Raffaello Palla Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.1% in 2018-2019 to 31.8% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the state average.

Within the Greenfield Union District, Raffaello Palla Elementary generally performs worse than the other nearby elementary schools, such as Granite Pointe Elementary and W.A. Kendrick Elementary, in both English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Granite Pointe Elementary had 42.22% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, and W.A. Kendrick Elementary had significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (70.29%) and Mathematics (61.85%) compared to Raffaello Palla.

Detail:

Public K-5

800 Fairview Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-5524

(661) 837-6100

District: Greenfield Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
4160^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,886

Students who attend Raffaello Palla Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Greenfield Middle
High:	South High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.0

Number of students: 855

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.6%

African American:

4.7%

White:

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Raffaello Palla Elementary ranks worse than 71% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Greenfield Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.39. (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 (89.6%), African American (4.7%), White (3.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Raffaello Palla Elementary is 25. 7 elementary schools in the Greenfield Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Raffaello Palla Elementary employs 34.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Raffaello Palla Elementary is $6,886. 5 elementary schools in the Greenfield Union School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Raffaello Palla Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Raffaello Palla Elementary 4160^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Raffaello Palla 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 Raffaello Palla Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Raffaello Palla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.21	3548^th	4809	26.2%
2005	34.62	3025^th	4822	37.3%
2006	30.99	3243^rd	4818	32.7%
2007	23.01	4064^th	5113	20.5%
2008	21.64	4222^nd	5113	17.4%
2009	30.62	3665^th	5193	29.4%
2010	29.53	3887^th	5314	26.9%
2011	23.42	4436^th	5377	17.5%
2012	32.63	3762^nd	5390	30.2%
2013	26.20	4333^rd	5530	21.6%
2015	26.62	3972^nd	5611	29.2%
2016	35.93	3337^th	5614	40.6%
2017	44.59	2830^th	5692	50.3%
2018	54.21	2326^th	5662	58.9%
2019	52.64	2451^st	5789	57.7%
2022	26.25	4229^th	5883	28.1%
2023	26.88	4188^th	5874	28.7%
2024	27.39	4160^th	5862	29.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Raffaello Palla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.09	1996^th	3246	38.5%
2019	40.63	1749^th	3275	46.6%
2022	42.97	1610^th	3311	51.4%
2023	55.40	970^th	3250	70.2%
2024	50.53	1146^th	3160	63.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Raffaello Palla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	77.53	347^th	2420	85.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Raffaello Palla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.20	1023^rd	5084	79.9%
2019	72.89	1038^th	5173	79.9%
2022	40.10	3002^nd	5264	43.0%
2023	39.48	3104^th	5374	42.2%
2024	37.83	3302^nd	5511	40.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Raffaello Palla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.43	2155^th	5413	60.2%
2019	59.21	2006^th	5492	63.5%
2022	27.84	3943^rd	5635	30.0%
2023	22.34	4491^st	5617	20.0%
2024	23.58	4377^th	5605	21.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Raffaello Palla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	25.55	2024^th	2585	21.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Raffaello Palla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.90	2454^th	5431	54.8%
2019	43.75	2789^th	5510	49.4%
2022	25.87	4144^th	5663	26.8%
2023	31.49	3647^th	5650	35.5%
2024	31.48	3700^th	5636	34.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Raffaello Palla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	48.27	315^th	700	55.0%
2019	34.21	495^th	747	33.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Raffaello Palla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.03	994^th	4830	79.4%
2019	74.41	947^th	4963	80.9%
2022	40.00	2903^rd	5084	42.9%
2023	42.56	2717^th	5098	46.7%
2024	41.46	2864^th	5102	43.9%

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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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Enrollment information for Raffaello Palla Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	321	87	48	235	7	n/a	n/a	0	698
1995	266	126	63	314	11	n/a	n/a	0	780
1996	266	126	63	314	11	n/a	n/a	0	780
1997	251	154	59	337	13	n/a	n/a	0	814
1998	248	182	47	387	11	n/a	n/a	0	875
1999	244	175	54	416	12	n/a	n/a	0	901
2000	206	163	48	391	11	n/a	n/a	2	821
2001	180	145	52	479	7	n/a	n/a	3	866
2002	143	134	39	601	8	n/a	n/a	9	934
2003	143	134	39	601	8	n/a	n/a	9	934
2004	134	105	29	637	6	n/a	n/a	19	930
2005	139	118	21	703	8	n/a	n/a	28	1017
2006	105	110	23	702	3	n/a	n/a	37	980
2007	74	122	22	706	1	n/a	n/a	33	958
2008	84	120	15	737	2	n/a	n/a	0	958
2009	83	109	16	733	1	1	41	0	984
2010	60	107	11	743	0	2	16	0	939
2011	63	104	14	770	0	1	12	0	964
2012	73	85	15	749	0	1	9	0	932
2013	71	84	13	768	0	1	4	0	941
2014	62	95	9	763	3	1	3	0	936
2015	57	96	5	766	5	3	4	0	936
2016	49	95	6	746	1	1	6	0	904
2017	55	84	5	771	1	1	6	0	923
2018	51	78	6	751	0	1	8	0	895
2019	51	70	5	791	2	0	9	0	928
2020	42	58	3	803	2	0	14	0	922
2021	37	60	4	762	3	0	9	0	875
2022	27	53	8	743	4	0	10	0	845
2023	29	40	6	766	3	0	11	0	855

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 Raffaello Palla Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	698	26.5	26.3	41.5
1995	780	30.3	25.7	60.5
1996	780	30.3	25.7	60.5
1997	814	36.3	22.4	61.1
1998	875	40.3	21.7	53
1999	901	43.3	20.8	64.2
2000	821	40.3	20.4	72.4
2001	866	40.3	21.5	73.3
2002	934	45.8	20.4	81.4
2003	934	45.8	20.4	81.4
2004	930	46.0	20.2	84.1
2005	1017	48.0	21.2	89.3
2006	980	49.0	20.0	85.5
2007	958	47.0	20.4	81.3
2008	958	55.0	17.4	88.2
2009	984	48.0	18.2	79.7
2010	939	49.0	19.1	86.5
2011	964	n/a	n/a	86.4
2012	932	32.0	29.1	n/a
2013	941	33.0	28.5	87.5
2014	936	34.0	27.5	90.3
2015	936	37.0	25.2	84.6
2016	904	36.0	25.1	89
2017	923	39.0	23.6	87.8
2018	895	35.5	25.2	90.8
2019	928	36.5	25.4	93.2
2020	922	n/a	n/a	95.6
2021	875	37.0	23.6	67.4
2022	845	37.2	22.7	77.9
2023	855	34.1	25.0	91.9

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 Raffaello Palla Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	698	26.5	26.3	41.5
1995	780	30.3	25.7	60.5
1996	780	30.3	25.7	60.5
1997	814	36.3	22.4	61.1
1998	875	40.3	21.7	53
1999	901	43.3	20.8	64.2
2000	821	40.3	20.4	72.4
2001	866	40.3	21.5	73.3
2002	934	45.8	20.4	81.4
2003	934	45.8	20.4	81.4
2004	930	46.0	20.2	84.1
2005	1017	48.0	21.2	89.3
2006	980	49.0	20.0	85.5
2007	958	47.0	20.4	81.3
2008	958	55.0	17.4	88.2
2009	984	48.0	18.2	79.7
2010	939	49.0	19.1	86.5
2011	964	n/a	n/a	86.4
2012	932	32.0	29.1	n/a
2013	941	33.0	28.5	87.5
2014	936	34.0	27.5	90.3
2015	936	37.0	25.2	84.6
2016	904	36.0	25.1	89
2017	923	39.0	23.6	87.8
2018	895	35.5	25.2	90.8
2019	928	36.5	25.4	93.2
2020	922	n/a	n/a	95.6
2021	875	37.0	23.6	67.4
2022	845	37.2	22.7	77.9
2023	855	34.1	25.0	91.9

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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