Is Wayne Van Horn Elementary a good school?

Wayne Van Horn Elementary ranks 4292 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Wayne Van Horn Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 597 students attended Wayne Van Horn Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wayne Van Horn Elementary?

Students at Wayne Van Horn Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 14% African American, 11% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wayne Van Horn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wayne Van Horn Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : O. J. Actis Junior High

Wayne Van Horn Elementary

Summary:

Wayne Van Horn Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 604 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union District, which is ranked 790 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

While nearby schools like Stockdale Elementary and Stine Elementary have stronger academic performance, Wayne Van Horn Elementary faces significant challenges. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, from 13.6% in 2018-2019 to 40.4% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than surrounding schools. Academically, Wayne Van Horn consistently underperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2023-2024, only 33.85% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.16% in the district and 47.04% statewide.

The school's struggles extend to specific student subgroups as well. In 2023-2024, Wayne Van Horn ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools for both male and Hispanic students in ELA and Math. However, the school has shown some improvement in supporting English Language Learners, moving from the bottom 20% in 2023-2024 to the middle 50% in 2022-2023 and the top 25% in 2021-2022. With over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds may be a contributing factor to the school's underperformance. Addressing the root causes of these challenges and implementing evidence-based strategies will be crucial for improving outcomes at Wayne Van Horn Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

5501 Kleinpell Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93309-1522

(661) 324-6538

District: Panama-Buena Vista Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
4292^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,938

Students who attend Wayne Van Horn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

O. J. Actis Junior High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 597

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.0%

African American:

13.6%

White:

10.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wayne Van Horn Elementary ranks worse than 73.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.72. (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 (67%), African American (13.6%), White (10.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wayne Van Horn Elementary is 23.4, which is the 3^rd best among 18 elementary schools in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Wayne Van Horn Elementary employs 25.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wayne Van Horn Elementary is $12,938, which is the 3^rd highest among 18 elementary schools in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wayne Van Horn Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Wayne Van Horn Elementary 4292^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Wayne Van Horn Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Panama-Buena Vista Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Panama-Buena Vista Union 790^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wayne Van Horn Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Wayne Van Horn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	32.71	3090^th	4809	35.7%
2005	35.66	2971^st	4822	38.4%
2006	27.86	3465^th	4818	28.1%
2007	25.99	3857^th	5113	24.6%
2008	24.75	3991^st	5113	21.9%
2009	22.54	4247^th	5193	18.2%
2010	18.93	4652^nd	5314	12.5%
2011	22.10	4527^th	5377	15.8%
2012	22.01	4515^th	5390	16.2%
2013	18.59	4830^th	5530	12.7%
2015	20.77	4545^th	5611	19.0%
2016	18.39	4751^st	5614	15.4%
2017	22.71	4454^th	5692	21.7%
2018	23.51	4373^rd	5662	22.8%
2019	29.19	3997^th	5789	31.0%
2022	24.91	4353^rd	5883	26.0%
2023	24.36	4424^th	5874	24.7%
2024	25.72	4292^nd	5862	26.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wayne Van Horn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.36	2231^st	3246	31.3%
2019	45.99	1446^th	3275	55.8%
2022	59.31	786^th	3311	76.3%
2023	51.52	1107^th	3250	65.9%
2024	27.99	2683^rd	3160	15.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wayne Van Horn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.76	3792^nd	5084	25.4%
2019	40.26	3089^th	5173	40.3%
2022	34.71	3456^th	5264	34.3%
2023	31.71	3759^th	5374	30.1%
2024	31.29	3827^th	5511	30.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Wayne Van Horn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.09	4230^th	5413	21.9%
2019	32.02	3666^th	5492	33.2%
2022	26.87	4037^th	5635	28.4%
2023	25.29	4205^th	5617	25.1%
2024	29.17	3865^th	5605	31.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Wayne Van Horn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.64	4137^th	5431	23.8%
2019	27.29	3994^th	5510	27.5%
2022	24.77	4259^th	5663	24.8%
2023	24.85	4278^th	5650	24.3%
2024	24.04	4355^th	5636	22.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Wayne Van Horn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	64.98	200^th	747	73.2%
2022	42.34	332^nd	663	49.9%
2023	42.09	337^th	662	49.1%
2024	25.98	469^th	593	20.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wayne Van Horn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.04	3616^th	4830	25.1%
2019	37.48	3133^rd	4963	36.9%
2022	30.26	3679^th	5084	27.6%
2023	34.04	3391^st	5098	33.5%
2024	31.72	3596^th	5102	29.5%

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Rank History for White students at Wayne Van Horn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	15.99	2425^th	2737	11.4%
2019	16.37	2477^th	2834	12.6%

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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 Wayne Van Horn Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	470	51	24	74	1	n/a	n/a	0	620
1990	462	62	24	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	626
1991	467	57	21	99	2	n/a	n/a	0	646
1992	468	45	17	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	642
1993	458	69	32	106	4	n/a	n/a	0	669
1994	412	79	24	147	3	n/a	n/a	0	665
1995	369	104	22	150	2	n/a	n/a	0	647
1996	369	104	22	150	2	n/a	n/a	0	647
1997	322	102	22	171	5	n/a	n/a	0	622
1998	325	99	21	191	4	n/a	n/a	0	640
1999	315	101	26	172	6	n/a	n/a	0	620
2000	338	104	23	150	7	n/a	n/a	0	622
2001	330	102	26	161	4	n/a	n/a	0	623
2002	269	105	30	209	4	n/a	n/a	0	617
2003	269	105	30	209	4	n/a	n/a	0	617
2004	256	90	41	273	5	n/a	n/a	1	666
2005	244	96	39	311	6	n/a	n/a	6	702
2006	208	94	30	323	2	n/a	n/a	2	659
2007	179	90	28	332	3	n/a	n/a	3	635
2008	167	92	38	305	4	n/a	n/a	0	606
2009	157	90	36	315	6	4	3	0	611
2010	169	117	36	329	6	3	0	0	660
2011	132	93	33	352	3	1	4	0	618
2012	105	74	28	323	2	0	4	0	536
2013	105	82	26	336	2	1	6	0	558
2014	102	96	21	345	1	3	3	0	571
2015	100	72	16	379	1	2	5	0	575
2016	84	67	8	358	3	1	7	0	528
2017	84	76	10	365	2	3	16	0	556
2018	84	77	16	389	3	1	14	0	584
2019	81	100	23	404	3	0	15	0	626
2020	67	94	26	410	4	1	17	0	619
2021	52	89	24	388	2	1	19	0	575
2022	64	87	24	426	2	1	20	1	625
2023	66	88	23	406	2	0	19	0	604
2024	65	81	17	400	2	0	32	0	597

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 Wayne Van Horn Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	620	25.0	24.8	n/a
1990	626	28.0	22.3	n/a
1991	646	28.5	22.6	n/a
1992	642	29.0	22.1	33.6
1993	669	27.4	24.4	43.9
1994	665	24.4	27.3	48.4
1995	647	26.3	24.6	42.2
1996	647	26.3	24.6	42.2
1997	622	27.8	22.4	47.7
1998	640	31.4	20.4	47.2
1999	620	31.5	19.7	44.8
2000	622	33.0	18.8	50.3
2001	623	31.5	19.8	49.9
2002	617	30.5	20.2	64.8
2003	617	30.5	20.2	64.8
2004	666	34.7	19.2	68.4
2005	702	38.3	18.3	71.8
2006	659	37.3	17.7	72.1
2007	635	35.8	17.7	70.3
2008	606	37.4	16.2	64.7
2009	611	34.3	16.0	65.3
2010	660	27.0	24.4	73.9
2011	618	n/a	n/a	78.6
2012	536	20.0	26.7	75.9
2013	558	21.7	25.6	84.1
2014	571	23.2	24.5	81.6
2015	575	23.0	25.0	80.3
2016	528	19.0	27.7	84.7
2017	556	19.0	29.2	83.5
2018	584	22.9	25.5	85.1
2019	626	20.9	29.9	84.8
2020	619	n/a	n/a	91.1
2021	575	25.0	23.0	92.7
2022	625	27.2	22.9	91.7
2023	604	24.5	24.6	90.7
2024	597	25.5	23.4	87.4

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 Wayne Van Horn Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	620	25.0	24.8	n/a
1990	626	28.0	22.3	n/a
1991	646	28.5	22.6	n/a
1992	642	29.0	22.1	33.6
1993	669	27.4	24.4	43.9
1994	665	24.4	27.3	48.4
1995	647	26.3	24.6	42.2
1996	647	26.3	24.6	42.2
1997	622	27.8	22.4	47.7
1998	640	31.4	20.4	47.2
1999	620	31.5	19.7	44.8
2000	622	33.0	18.8	50.3
2001	623	31.5	19.8	49.9
2002	617	30.5	20.2	64.8
2003	617	30.5	20.2	64.8
2004	666	34.7	19.2	68.4
2005	702	38.3	18.3	71.8
2006	659	37.3	17.7	72.1
2007	635	35.8	17.7	70.3
2008	606	37.4	16.2	64.7
2009	611	34.3	16.0	65.3
2010	660	27.0	24.4	73.9
2011	618	n/a	n/a	78.6
2012	536	20.0	26.7	75.9
2013	558	21.7	25.6	84.1
2014	571	23.2	24.5	81.6
2015	575	23.0	25.0	80.3
2016	528	19.0	27.7	84.7
2017	556	19.0	29.2	83.5
2018	584	22.9	25.5	85.1
2019	626	20.9	29.9	84.8
2020	619	n/a	n/a	91.1
2021	575	25.0	23.0	92.7
2022	625	27.2	22.9	91.7
2023	604	24.5	24.6	90.7
2024	597	25.5	23.4	87.4

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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