Is Leo G. Pauly Elementary a good school?

Leo G. Pauly Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Leo G. Pauly Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 729 students attended Leo G. Pauly Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Leo G. Pauly Elementary?

Students at Leo G. Pauly Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Leo G. Pauly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leo G. Pauly Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sequoia Junior High High : Mira Monte High

Leo G. Pauly Elementary

Summary:

Leo G. Pauly Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 689 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Bakersfield City School District, which is ranked 1338 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leo G. Pauly Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 28.04% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 27.74% for Bakersfield City and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 21.05%, compared to 15.01% for Bakersfield City and 35.54% for California. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (92.02%) and English Language Learners, which likely contribute to the academic struggles.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Bakersfield City School District, such as Wayside Elementary and Casa Loma Elementary, have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to Leo G. Pauly Elementary. However, schools in the neighboring Greenfield Union School District, such as W.A. Kendrick Elementary, Fairview Elementary, and Prosperity Elementary, generally perform better academically, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism, despite serving similar student populations.

Detail:

Public K-6

313 Planz Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93304-5848

(661) 631-5430

District: Bakersfield City

SchoolDigger Rank:
4626^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,619

Students who attend Leo G. Pauly Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoia Junior High
High:	Mira Monte High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.9

Number of students: 729

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.7%

African American:

7.0%

White:

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Leo G. Pauly Elementary ranks worse than 78.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.47. (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 (83.7%), African American (7%), White (5.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leo G. Pauly Elementary is 18.9, which is the 12^th best among 32 elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District. (See more...)

Compare Leo G. Pauly Elementary employs 38.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Leo G. Pauly Elementary is $7,619. 29 elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leo G. Pauly Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Leo G. Pauly Elementary 4626^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Leo G. Pauly Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Bakersfield City:

SchoolDigger ranks Bakersfield City 1338^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Leo G. Pauly Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Leo G. Pauly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	8.22	4742^nd	4809	1.4%
2005	10.32	4641^st	4822	3.8%
2006	15.33	4331^st	4818	10.1%
2007	7.87	5016^th	5113	1.9%
2008	7.76	5014^th	5113	1.9%
2009	6.18	5127^th	5193	1.3%
2010	4.71	5277^th	5314	0.7%
2011	6.05	5322^nd	5377	1.0%
2012	11.22	5154^th	5390	4.4%
2013	18.30	4852^nd	5530	12.3%
2015	11.60	5375^th	5611	4.2%
2016	9.32	5477^th	5614	2.4%
2017	11.55	5395^th	5692	5.2%
2018	16.13	4994^th	5662	11.8%
2019	17.64	5014^th	5789	13.4%
2022	14.44	5414^th	5883	8.0%
2023	16.58	5188^th	5874	11.7%
2024	22.47	4626^th	5862	21.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Leo G. Pauly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.08	2521^st	3246	22.3%
2019	27.09	2703^rd	3275	17.5%
2022	23.29	3047^th	3311	8.0%
2023	29.56	2570^th	3250	20.9%
2024	55.47	913^th	3160	71.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Leo G. Pauly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.01	2102^nd	2420	13.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Leo G. Pauly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.91	4199^th	5084	17.4%
2019	25.76	4176^th	5173	19.3%
2022	19.61	4683^rd	5264	11.0%
2023	22.19	4526^th	5374	15.8%
2024	30.41	3905^th	5511	29.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Leo G. Pauly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.77	4863^rd	5413	10.2%
2019	15.93	4947^th	5492	9.9%
2022	13.02	5360^th	5635	4.9%
2023	13.55	5269^th	5617	6.2%
2024	21.19	4584^th	5605	18.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Leo G. Pauly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	18.13	2441^st	2585	5.6%
2022	17.39	2191^st	2227	1.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Leo G. Pauly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.46	4785^th	5431	11.9%
2019	21.08	4563^rd	5510	17.2%
2022	17.56	4971^st	5663	12.2%
2023	20.58	4658^th	5650	17.6%
2024	24.27	4330^th	5636	23.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Leo G. Pauly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	37.78	453^rd	747	39.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Leo G. Pauly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.27	4031^st	4830	16.5%
2019	26.06	3969^th	4963	20.0%
2022	18.27	4629^th	5084	8.9%
2023	21.80	4348^th	5098	14.7%
2024	32.07	3567^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 Leo G. Pauly Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	227	246	6	122	7	n/a	n/a	0	608
1989	212	248	14	122	12	n/a	n/a	0	608
1990	203	264	4	115	10	n/a	n/a	0	596
1991	142	256	8	111	7	n/a	n/a	0	524
1992	117	264	10	132	11	n/a	n/a	0	534
1993	110	258	11	168	11	n/a	n/a	0	558
1994	95	275	10	198	10	n/a	n/a	0	588
1995	82	279	11	221	3	n/a	n/a	0	596
1996	82	279	11	221	3	n/a	n/a	0	596
1997	55	301	13	279	1	n/a	n/a	0	649
1998	51	224	8	285	1	n/a	n/a	0	569
1999	58	220	14	302	4	n/a	n/a	0	598
2000	47	220	12	300	4	n/a	n/a	0	583
2001	45	230	10	342	4	n/a	n/a	2	633
2002	43	195	12	421	3	n/a	n/a	1	675
2003	43	195	12	421	3	n/a	n/a	1	675
2004	44	170	11	414	4	n/a	n/a	0	643
2005	36	150	4	425	6	n/a	n/a	3	624
2006	51	136	9	470	5	n/a	n/a	2	673
2007	36	118	6	485	4	n/a	n/a	7	656
2008	38	131	6	475	4	n/a	n/a	0	654
2009	36	114	9	493	2	1	1	0	656
2010	33	91	7	491	0	0	3	0	625
2011	37	78	11	489	0	0	5	0	620
2012	27	81	8	571	1	0	12	0	700
2013	45	86	4	596	2	1	9	0	743
2014	47	69	4	652	0	0	7	0	779
2015	27	87	3	603	0	0	11	0	731
2016	40	72	6	603	1	0	7	0	729
2017	49	54	2	619	2	0	13	0	739
2018	48	64	2	571	0	0	15	0	700
2019	50	70	2	657	2	0	16	0	797
2020	57	67	6	667	2	0	15	0	814
2021	46	60	5	604	1	0	11	0	727
2022	56	47	6	576	1	0	13	0	699
2023	42	49	9	577	1	0	10	1	689
2024	43	51	8	610	3	0	13	1	729

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 Leo G. Pauly Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	608	24.0	25.3	n/a
1989	608	23.0	26.4	n/a
1990	596	23.0	25.9	n/a
1991	524	21.0	24.9	n/a
1992	534	21.3	25.0	86.9
1993	558	21.0	26.6	86
1994	588	22.0	26.7	92.2
1995	596	25.1	23.7	95
1996	596	25.1	23.7	95
1997	649	26.4	24.6	94.9
1998	569	30.0	19.0	94.9
1999	598	31.0	19.3	95
2000	583	31.4	18.6	98.1
2001	633	34.0	18.6	97.5
2002	675	34.5	19.6	98.8
2003	675	34.5	19.6	98.8
2004	643	33.5	19.2	97.7
2005	624	30.0	20.8	97.9
2006	673	31.0	21.7	90.6
2007	656	32.0	20.5	93.2
2008	654	35.0	18.7	86.1
2009	656	32.0	19.9	95
2010	625	31.4	19.8	97.6
2011	620	n/a	n/a	98.7
2012	700	31.7	22.0	n/a
2013	743	34.4	21.5	96
2014	779	36.0	21.6	91.5
2015	731	34.0	21.5	94.9
2016	729	34.0	21.4	95.2
2017	739	35.0	21.1	95.3
2018	700	33.5	20.8	97
2019	797	39.0	20.4	93.7
2020	814	n/a	n/a	95.5
2021	727	35.3	20.5	96.4
2022	699	34.0	20.5	89.6
2023	689	33.0	20.8	92
2024	729	38.4	18.9	95.6

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 G. Pauly Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	608	24.0	25.3	n/a
1989	608	23.0	26.4	n/a
1990	596	23.0	25.9	n/a
1991	524	21.0	24.9	n/a
1992	534	21.3	25.0	86.9
1993	558	21.0	26.6	86
1994	588	22.0	26.7	92.2
1995	596	25.1	23.7	95
1996	596	25.1	23.7	95
1997	649	26.4	24.6	94.9
1998	569	30.0	19.0	94.9
1999	598	31.0	19.3	95
2000	583	31.4	18.6	98.1
2001	633	34.0	18.6	97.5
2002	675	34.5	19.6	98.8
2003	675	34.5	19.6	98.8
2004	643	33.5	19.2	97.7
2005	624	30.0	20.8	97.9
2006	673	31.0	21.7	90.6
2007	656	32.0	20.5	93.2
2008	654	35.0	18.7	86.1
2009	656	32.0	19.9	95
2010	625	31.4	19.8	97.6
2011	620	n/a	n/a	98.7
2012	700	31.7	22.0	n/a
2013	743	34.4	21.5	96
2014	779	36.0	21.6	91.5
2015	731	34.0	21.5	94.9
2016	729	34.0	21.4	95.2
2017	739	35.0	21.1	95.3
2018	700	33.5	20.8	97
2019	797	39.0	20.4	93.7
2020	814	n/a	n/a	95.5
2021	727	35.3	20.5	96.4
2022	699	34.0	20.5	89.6
2023	689	33.0	20.8	92
2024	729	38.4	18.9	95.6

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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