Contact & Location
Enrollment & Schools
45
Total Schools
28,367
Total Enrollment
K-8
Grade Range
School Breakdown
32
Elementary
Schools
12
Middle
Schools
1
High
Schools
Rating Distribution
4295%
12%
12%
School Types
By Type
Public
45Charter
0Private
0By Level
Elementary
32Middle
12High
1Demographics (Aggregated)
Ethnicity Breakdown
Hispanic / Latino
83%
White
7%
Black / African American
7%
Asian
1%
Two or More Races
1%
Gender Distribution
51%Male
49%Female
Free / Reduced Lunch
0%Students Eligible
Academic Performance (Aggregated)
Average Academic Performance
1.4
out of 10Average ACT Score
—
(out of 36)
Average SAT Score
—
(out of 1600)
Average Graduation Rate
—
Students
AP / IB / Dual Enrollment
—
Students
School Performance Summary
Below Average
95% (42)
Average
2% (1)
Above Average
2% (1)
Bakersfield City School District is committed to excellence, equity, and preparing every student for a successful future.
Schools in Bakersfield City School District
45 schoolsElementary Schools
(32)2.81.70.55.40.31.73.90.80.21.31.12.60.71.82.01.81.00.71.50.20.30.31.10.21.31.01.40.21.10.70.70.3
Bessie E. Owens Primary School
Elementarypublic•867 students
Caroline Harris Elementary School
Elementarypublic•587 students
Casa Loma Elementary School
Elementarypublic•424 students
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School
Elementarypublic•621 students
College Heights Elementary School
Elementarypublic•761 students
Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary School
Elementarypublic•960 students
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary
Elementarypublic•705 students
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary School
Elementarypublic•813 students
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary
Elementarypublic•709 students
Evergreen Elementary School
Elementarypublic•660 students
Frank West Elementary School
Elementarypublic•650 students
Franklin Elementary School
Elementarypublic•475 students
Fremont Elementary School
Elementarypublic•707 students
Harding Elementary School
Elementarypublic•542 students
Henry Eissler Elementary School
Elementarypublic•529 students
Horace Mann Elementary School
Elementarypublic•870 students
Hort Elementary School
Elementarypublic•590 students
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementarypublic•510 students
Leo G. Pauly Elementary School
Elementarypublic•694 students
Longfellow Elementary School
Elementarypublic•780 students
McKinley Elementary School
Elementarypublic•628 students
Mount Vernon Elementary School
Elementarypublic•614 students
Munsey Elementary School
Elementarypublic•663 students
Myra A. Noble Elementary School
Elementarypublic•813 students
Pioneer Drive Elementary School
Elementarypublic•562 students
Ramon Garza Elementary School
Elementarypublic•658 students
Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementarypublic•392 students
Stella I. Hills Elementary School
Elementarypublic•670 students
Voorhies Elementary School
Elementarypublic•915 students
Wayside Elementary School
Elementarypublic•652 students
William Penn Elementary School
Elementarypublic•235 students
Williams Elementary School
Elementarypublic•452 students
Middle Schools
(12)0.23.11.21.07.70.74.90.00.60.80.70.5
Abraham Lincoln Jr. High
Middlepublic•527 students
Chipman Junior High School
Middlepublic•708 students
Compton Junior High School
Middlepublic•586 students
Curran Middle School
Middlepublic•973 students
Downtown Elementary School
Middlepublic•317 students
Emerson Middle School
Middlepublic•813 students
Paul L. Cato Middle School
Middlepublic•694 students
Rafer Johnson School
Middlepublic•32 students
Sequoia Middle School
Middlepublic•746 students
Sierra Middle School
Middlepublic•731 students
Walter Stiern Middle School
Middlepublic•891 students
Washington Middle School
Middlepublic•639 students
High Schools
(1)Reported Incidents
Report an IncidentCommunity-reported and third-party-sourced concerns. All incidents are allegations, not established facts.
No incidents have been reported for Bakersfield City School District.
Data aggregated from 45 schools in Bakersfield City School District.
Source: GreatSchools, U.S. Department of Education, and school surveys.
Last updated: May 1, 2026Source: GreatSchools, U.S. Department of Education, and school surveys.