Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93309

Summary:

The 14 schools in zip code 93309 in Bakersfield, California serve students from elementary through high school, with a mix of 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The data reveals a diverse range of academic performance across these schools, with some standout institutions like Stockdale Elementary and O.J. Actis Junior High consistently outperforming district and state averages, while others struggle to meet benchmarks.

The top-performing schools, including Stockdale Elementary, O.J. Actis Junior High, and Quailwood Elementary, demonstrate strong academic results across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In contrast, schools like Curran Middle, Caroline Harris Elementary, and Kern Workforce 2000 Academy lag behind in performance. Socioeconomic factors, as indicated by free/reduced lunch rates, appear to play a role in these disparities.

Attendance also emerges as a key factor, with the schools exhibiting the highest chronic absenteeism rates, such as Curran Middle, Fred L. Thompson Junior High, and Kern Workforce 2000 Academy, also demonstrating lower academic performance. Additionally, the lone charter school in the area, Kern Workforce 2000 Academy, lags behind the traditional public high school, West High, in both proficiency rates and graduation rates.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Public	7-8	4200 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-8011	728	41	17.7	93.1%	60 (8.2%)	108 (14.8%)	512 (70.3%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	24 (3.3%)	19	2293^rd of 2777 public middle schools	17.4%		22.5	2159^th of 2802 public middle schools	22.9%	134		13.5				13.5					29.3	27.6		28.5					11.8	6.7		9.2							$11,637
Stine Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 Wilson Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-1022	607	25	24.2	93.7%	45 (7.4%)	107 (17.6%)	420 (69.2%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.1%)	16.3	5187^th of 5862 public elementary schools	11.5%		23.8	4486^th of 5874 public elementary schools	23.6%	701	6.6					6.6	17.6	36.6	19.7	25.6				25.5	18.9	21.5	5.2	6.9				13.3	95.6				96.5		$11,720
Wayne Van Horn Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 Kleinpell Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 324-6538	604	25	24.6	90.7%	66 (10.9%)	88 (14.6%)	406 (67.2%)	23 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	25.7	4292^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	26.8%		24.4	4424^th of 5874 public elementary schools	24.7%	132	13.5					13.5	45.8	32.1	25.7	32.6				33.9	32.9	22.6	10.7	12.5				19.2	90.3	96.8		93.6	93.6	95.7	$12,938
Charles H. Castle Elementary	Public	K-6	6001 Edgemont Dr.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-5311	839	32	26.4	92.8%	74 (8.8%)	124 (14.8%)	582 (69.4%)	9 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	38 (4.5%)	16.4	5170^th of 5862 public elementary schools	11.8%		24.4	4417^th of 5874 public elementary schools	24.8%	753	12.1					12.1	22.6	20.8	26.0	28.8				24.7	26.4	13.2	6.5	13.4				14.4	96.0				96.8		$12,651
Stockdale Elementary	Public	K-6	7801 Kroll Way	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-7835	600	25	24.0	54.8%	169 (28.2%)	27 (4.5%)	302 (50.3%)	67 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	72	1493^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	74.5%		75.8	1339^th of 5874 public elementary schools	77.2%	154	38.8					38.8	54.4	51.9	57.7	61.5				56.3	55.4	58.0	47.1	43.0				51.0							$11,888
O. J. Actis Junior High	Public	7-8	2400 Westholme Blvd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 833-1250	680	37	18.5	83.2%	94 (13.8%)	75 (11.0%)	463 (68.1%)	17 (2.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.4%)	28.7	1867^th of 2777 public middle schools	32.8%		47.3	1244^th of 2802 public middle schools	55.6%	623		19.4				19.4					36.0	35.3		35.6					16.1	13.0		14.5							$14,051
Louise Sandrini Elementary	Public	K-6	4100 Alum Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 397-1515	597	23	25.9	92.1%	50 (8.4%)	67 (11.2%)	444 (74.4%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.4%)	49	2609^th of 5862 public elementary schools	55.5%		45	2825^th of 5874 public elementary schools	51.9%	216	15.5					15.5	55.3	59.0	38.8	36.2				46.7	65.9	58.3	17.4	17.0				38.5	88.5	93.1	95.4	93.1	90.8	94.3	$11,370
Laurelglen Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 El Portal Dr.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-4444	565	23	24.5	71.3%	102 (18.1%)	36 (6.4%)	307 (54.3%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	103 (18.2%)	30.5	3886^th of 5862 public elementary schools	33.7%		30.5	3841^st of 5874 public elementary schools	34.6%	45	19.1					19.1	33.3	28.4	36.5	46.0				36.0	27.4	23.7	19.1	22.7				23.3	96.8			96.8	96.8	96.8	$13,139
Quailwood Elementary	Public	K-6	7301 Remington Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-6415	333	16	20.8	59.2%	115 (34.5%)	23 (6.9%)	174 (52.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	57.3	2175^th of 5862 public elementary schools	62.9%		54.3	2312^th of 5874 public elementary schools	60.6%	137	36.6					36.6	39.6	46.9	51.2	70.7				51.4	39.6	32.0	29.3	61.0				40.0	96.6				96.6		$7,114
West High	Public	9-12	1200 New Stine Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-2822	2,025	73	27.6	90.9%	196 (9.7%)	272 (13.4%)	1,469 (72.5%)	35 (1.7%)	17 (0.8%)	7 (0.3%)	29 (1.4%)	29.5	1439^th of 2323 public high schools	38.1%		30.3	1406^th of 2348 public high schools	40.1%	33			14.6		8.2	14.0							38.2	38.2							14.4	14.4							$8,798
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5801 Sundale Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Kern High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 827-3158	571	50	11.3	94.9%	31 (5.4%)	23 (4.0%)	510 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9	2104^th of 2323 public high schools	9.4%		9.2	2119^th of 2348 public high schools	9.8%	15				4.4	3.1	3.9							9.5	9.5							0.0	0.0							$11,227
Caroline Harris Elementary	Public	K-6	4110 Garnsey Ln.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5310	573	30	19.1	82.4%	62 (10.8%)	74 (12.9%)	422 (73.6%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	15.6	5248^th of 5862 public elementary schools	10.5%		20.5	4812^th of 5874 public elementary schools	18.1%	436	15.1					15.1	23.4	23.7	18.4	25.7				22.6	22.3	18.4	6.9	10.0				14.7	94.4				94.4		$9,626
Munsey Elementary	Public	K-6	3801 Brave Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5390	621	33	19.1	91.8%	44 (7.1%)	103 (16.6%)	442 (71.2%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.1%)	23.6	4513^th of 5862 public elementary schools	23.0%		25.6	4305^th of 5874 public elementary schools	26.7%	208	18.5					18.5	21.2	36.2	28.8	38.6				31.0	18.0	24.0	11.3	18.6				18.2	90.6	95.8		95.8	94.8		$9,726
Curran Middle	Public	6-8	1116 Lymric Way	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5240	1,023	43	23.5	87.1%	64 (6.3%)	97 (9.5%)	821 (80.3%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.5%)	21.7	2181^st of 2777 public middle schools	21.5%		20.2	2262^nd of 2802 public middle schools	19.3%	81		13.9				13.9				34.5	36.0	27.2		32.4				10.3	9.3	9.4		9.6							$7,506

Cities Near Zip Code 93309

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bakersfield	0.38 mi	150	610^th
Lamont	10.09 mi	4	837^th
Arvin	15.53 mi	8	765^th
Shafter	16.19 mi	9	641^st
Tupman	16.3 mi	1	761^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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