Is Ramon Garza Elementary a good school?

Ramon Garza Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Ramon Garza Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 728 students attended Ramon Garza Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ramon Garza Elementary?

Students at Ramon Garza Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ramon Garza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ramon Garza Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sierra Middle

Ramon Garza Elementary

Summary:

Ramon Garza Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 745 students in grades K-5. 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.

Ramon Garza Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools, with significantly below-average academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 26.03% of Ramon Garza students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 27.74% for Bakersfield City and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, only 14.89% of Ramon Garza students were proficient or better, compared to 15.01% for Bakersfield City and 35.54% for California. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (93.42%) and English Language Learners, contributing to its low academic performance.

While Ramon Garza Elementary struggles overall, its performance for English Language Learner students is relatively stronger, ranking in the top 40% of California elementary schools for this subgroup. However, the school's performance for other subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, and special education students, is in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools. Nearby schools in the Bakersfield City School District and the Fairfax Elementary School District generally outperform Ramon Garza Elementary in academic measures, indicating the need for a comprehensive approach to address the school's challenges.

Detail:

Public K-5

2901 Center St.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-5303

(661) 631-5290

District: Bakersfield City

SchoolDigger Rank:
5203^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,362

Students who attend Ramon Garza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Sierra Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 728

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

White:

3.4%

African American:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ramon Garza Elementary ranks worse than 88.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 22^nd among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.05. (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 (93.1%), White (3.4%), African American (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ramon Garza Elementary is 22.5. 30 elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ramon Garza Elementary employs 32.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ramon Garza Elementary is $7,362. 31 elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ramon Garza Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ramon Garza Elementary 5203^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ramon Garza 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 Ramon Garza Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ramon Garza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	14.77	4356^th	4809	9.4%
2005	14.94	4339^th	4822	10.0%
2006	14.02	4407^th	4818	8.5%
2007	14.87	4646^th	5113	9.1%
2008	12.40	4800^th	5113	6.1%
2009	9.02	5039^th	5193	3.0%
2010	13.93	4964^th	5314	6.6%
2011	16.04	4899^th	5377	8.9%
2012	28.50	4045^th	5390	25.0%
2013	32.01	3891^st	5530	29.6%
2015	13.98	5210^th	5611	7.1%
2016	28.19	3912^th	5614	30.3%
2017	30.89	3767^th	5692	33.8%
2018	13.02	5257^th	5662	7.2%
2019	16.79	5091^st	5789	12.1%
2022	16.82	5185^th	5883	11.9%
2023	15.05	5320^th	5874	9.4%
2024	16.05	5203^rd	5862	11.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ramon Garza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.81	2996^th	3246	7.7%
2019	23.89	2939^th	3275	10.3%
2022	30.29	2580^th	3311	22.1%
2023	35.52	2122^nd	3250	34.7%
2024	50.64	1136^th	3160	64.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ramon Garza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.92	2273^rd	2420	6.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ramon Garza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.48	4569^th	5084	10.1%
2019	25.57	4188^th	5173	19.0%
2022	21.84	4511^th	5264	14.3%
2023	21.19	4616^th	5374	14.1%
2024	22.11	4605^th	5511	16.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ramon Garza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.30	206^th	336	38.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Ramon Garza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.67	4867^th	5413	10.1%
2019	16.39	4921^st	5492	10.4%
2022	14.51	5228^th	5635	7.2%
2023	16.67	4992^nd	5617	11.1%
2024	17.83	4893^rd	5605	12.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Ramon Garza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.36	2099^th	2128	1.4%
2019	20.20	2337^th	2585	9.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Ramon Garza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.02	5150^th	5431	5.2%
2019	18.45	4793^rd	5510	13.0%
2022	21.13	4603^rd	5663	18.7%
2023	14.72	5194^th	5650	8.1%
2024	15.88	5083^rd	5636	9.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ramon Garza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.40	4343^rd	4830	10.1%
2019	24.07	4106^th	4963	17.3%
2022	24.85	4131^st	5084	18.7%
2023	22.22	4321^st	5098	15.2%
2024	21.63	4363^rd	5102	14.5%

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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 Ramon Garza Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	156	14	5	545	15	n/a	n/a	0	735
1992	160	19	5	655	18	n/a	n/a	0	857
1993	126	23	5	697	17	n/a	n/a	0	868
1994	120	21	8	734	9	n/a	n/a	0	892
1995	100	24	6	757	11	n/a	n/a	0	898
1996	100	24	6	757	11	n/a	n/a	0	898
1997	82	15	5	785	11	n/a	n/a	0	898
1998	67	14	5	745	14	n/a	n/a	0	845
1999	63	28	3	762	11	n/a	n/a	0	867
2000	51	11	3	716	13	n/a	n/a	0	794
2001	43	15	1	753	13	n/a	n/a	0	825
2002	40	19	6	755	2	n/a	n/a	0	822
2003	40	19	6	755	2	n/a	n/a	0	822
2004	36	30	3	736	3	n/a	n/a	4	812
2005	28	25	4	759	1	n/a	n/a	5	822
2006	27	28	2	727	1	n/a	n/a	4	789
2007	40	21	8	710	7	n/a	n/a	5	791
2008	31	23	12	725	4	n/a	n/a	0	795
2009	28	32	17	767	6	4	3	0	857
2010	23	25	15	790	5	3	1	0	862
2011	29	24	20	885	2	3	2	0	965
2012	29	23	16	876	3	4	4	0	955
2013	23	19	14	904	4	3	11	0	978
2014	16	18	10	913	3	4	12	0	976
2015	20	18	7	933	3	3	12	0	996
2016	24	17	5	881	2	0	25	0	954
2017	30	30	5	871	0	0	35	0	971
2018	36	36	2	829	1	0	18	0	922
2019	31	28	2	824	1	0	15	0	901
2020	38	29	2	779	1	0	12	0	861
2021	35	28	1	751	3	0	9	0	827
2022	47	30	1	693	3	0	6	0	780
2023	33	16	1	691	1	0	3	0	745
2024	25	17	1	678	3	0	4	0	728

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 Ramon Garza Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	735	28.0	26.2	n/a
1992	857	28.5	30.0	91.4
1993	868	33.0	26.3	95
1994	892	34.0	26.2	92.9
1995	898	33.5	26.8	93
1996	898	33.5	26.8	93
1997	898	39.0	23.0	93.9
1998	845	42.0	20.1	94.9
1999	867	42.0	20.6	94.9
2000	794	41.0	19.4	96.2
2001	825	44.0	18.8	96.8
2002	822	45.7	18.0	97.2
2003	822	45.7	18.0	97.2
2004	812	37.0	21.9	96.5
2005	822	42.0	19.6	97.7
2006	789	38.0	20.8	100.1
2007	791	40.0	19.8	96.7
2008	795	43.0	18.5	92.3
2009	857	40.0	20.4	88.6
2010	862	47.0	18.3	95.1
2011	965	n/a	n/a	95.3
2012	955	43.2	22.0	n/a
2013	978	43.2	22.6	97.5
2014	976	42.0	23.2	91.4
2015	996	41.0	24.2	96.9
2016	954	41.0	23.2	93.1
2017	971	42.0	23.1	98.6
2018	922	41.0	22.4	96.4
2019	901	42.0	21.4	97.7
2020	861	n/a	n/a	97.4
2021	827	37.4	22.1	96.9
2022	780	38.2	20.4	90
2023	745	31.0	23.9	93.4
2024	728	32.3	22.5	97.5

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 Ramon Garza Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	735	28.0	26.2	n/a
1992	857	28.5	30.0	91.4
1993	868	33.0	26.3	95
1994	892	34.0	26.2	92.9
1995	898	33.5	26.8	93
1996	898	33.5	26.8	93
1997	898	39.0	23.0	93.9
1998	845	42.0	20.1	94.9
1999	867	42.0	20.6	94.9
2000	794	41.0	19.4	96.2
2001	825	44.0	18.8	96.8
2002	822	45.7	18.0	97.2
2003	822	45.7	18.0	97.2
2004	812	37.0	21.9	96.5
2005	822	42.0	19.6	97.7
2006	789	38.0	20.8	100.1
2007	791	40.0	19.8	96.7
2008	795	43.0	18.5	92.3
2009	857	40.0	20.4	88.6
2010	862	47.0	18.3	95.1
2011	965	n/a	n/a	95.3
2012	955	43.2	22.0	n/a
2013	978	43.2	22.6	97.5
2014	976	42.0	23.2	91.4
2015	996	41.0	24.2	96.9
2016	954	41.0	23.2	93.1
2017	971	42.0	23.1	98.6
2018	922	41.0	22.4	96.4
2019	901	42.0	21.4	97.7
2020	861	n/a	n/a	97.4
2021	827	37.4	22.1	96.9
2022	780	38.2	20.4	90
2023	745	31.0	23.9	93.4
2024	728	32.3	22.5	97.5

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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