Is Old River Elementary a good school?

Old River Elementary ranks 1681 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Old River Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 826 students attended Old River Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Old River Elementary?

Students at Old River Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 20% White, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Old River Elementary attend?

Students who attend Old River Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Earl Warren Junior High High : Stockdale High

Old River Elementary

Summary:

Old River Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bakersfield, California, serving 867 students in grades K-6 and is part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District.

Old River Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with 55.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 46.27% in Mathematics, compared to 46.16% and 30.2% for the district, respectively. The school also excels in Science, with 39.02% of students proficient or better, surpassing the district's 26.45% and the state's 30.7%. Old River Elementary's performance is particularly noteworthy for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as students with disabilities, ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools for these subgroups.

However, the school faces a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.8% in 2018-2019 to 35.9% in 2021-2022. Additionally, 71.63% of Old River Elementary's students are eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Compared to nearby schools, Old River Elementary outperforms most, with Stockdale Elementary and Buena Vista Elementary being the closest performing schools, while Charles H. Castle Elementary and Christa McAuliffe Elementary have significantly lower proficiency rates.

Detail:

Public K-6

9815 Campus Park Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93311-2789

(661) 664-7009

District: Panama-Buena Vista Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
1681^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,555

Students who attend Old River Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Earl Warren Junior High
High:	Stockdale High

Student/teacher ratio: 27.0

Number of students: 826

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.7%

White:

19.6%

Asian:

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Old River Elementary ranks better than 71.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd 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 67.99. (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 (55.7%), White (19.6%), Asian (10.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Old River Elementary is 27. 15 elementary schools in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Old River Elementary employs 30.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Old River Elementary is $11,555, which is the 8^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Old River Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Old River Elementary 1681^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Old River Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Old River Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Old River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2009	72.29	1335^th	5193	74.3%
2010	60.59	1948^th	5314	63.3%
2011	60.40	2002^nd	5377	62.8%
2012	57.40	2184^th	5390	59.5%
2013	64.36	1868^th	5530	66.2%
2015	58.61	2002^nd	5611	64.3%
2016	63.12	1856^th	5614	66.9%
2017	58.34	2100^th	5692	63.1%
2018	57.95	2141^st	5662	62.2%
2019	62.17	1963^rd	5789	66.1%
2022	61.19	1975^th	5883	66.4%
2023	61.40	2000^th	5874	66.0%
2024	67.99	1681^st	5862	71.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Old River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.53	567^th	669	15.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Old River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.25	464^th	3246	85.7%
2019	52.93	1094^th	3275	66.6%
2022	61.54	712^th	3311	78.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Old River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	66.29	533^rd	2420	78.0%
2024	63.98	620^th	2634	76.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Old River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.95	1693^rd	5084	66.7%
2019	67.38	1317^th	5173	74.5%
2022	69.53	1196^th	5264	77.3%
2023	70.88	1182^nd	5374	78.0%
2024	72.70	1146^th	5511	79.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Old River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.69	1723^rd	5413	68.2%
2019	67.84	1611^th	5492	70.7%
2022	65.16	1724^th	5635	69.4%
2023	60.35	1926^th	5617	65.7%
2024	67.10	1609^th	5605	71.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Old River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	60.81	567^th	2128	73.4%
2019	70.36	502^nd	2585	80.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Old River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.84	2521^st	5431	53.6%
2019	54.54	2222^nd	5510	59.7%
2022	55.56	2162^nd	5663	61.8%
2023	60.41	1931^st	5650	65.8%
2024	66.57	1676^th	5636	70.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Old River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.33	732^nd	1071	31.7%
2019	65.46	465^th	1149	59.5%
2022	49.13	731^st	1154	36.7%
2023	58.56	628^th	1190	47.2%
2024	54.64	692^nd	1203	42.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Old River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.52	177^th	700	74.7%
2019	72.55	143^rd	747	80.9%
2022	51.78	244^th	663	63.2%
2024	88.84	32^nd	593	94.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Old River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.08	1625^th	4830	66.4%
2019	61.21	1618^th	4963	67.4%
2022	64.50	1404^th	5084	72.4%
2023	66.15	1353^rd	5098	73.5%
2024	77.67	823^rd	5102	83.9%

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Rank History for White students at Old River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.79	1640^th	2737	40.1%
2019	51.95	1493^rd	2834	47.3%
2022	48.81	1498^th	2726	45.0%
2023	37.48	1785^th	2662	32.9%
2024	42.49	1631^st	2647	38.4%

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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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by a parent
Friday, February 18, 2011

When schools fail to offer appropriate consequences for behavior that is harmful to the learning environment everyone suffers and learning is diminished. When consequences are not handed out fairly and with appropriateness to the offense students lose the opportunity to learn from their mistakes and perhaps make different choices the next time. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Old River Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2007	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	0
2008	296	58	38	257	4	n/a	n/a	0	653
2009	302	88	90	356	2	2	6	0	846
2010	313	87	119	393	5	2	0	0	919
2011	320	87	138	393	4	2	1	0	945
2012	338	85	139	418	3	2	6	0	991
2013	325	79	136	445	4	5	12	0	1006
2014	324	67	136	443	5	9	16	0	1000
2015	298	69	111	377	3	5	27	0	890
2016	293	67	106	377	0	6	34	0	883
2017	272	68	98	385	2	5	47	0	877
2018	259	68	94	378	5	5	53	0	862
2019	246	73	91	405	5	2	44	0	866
2020	234	77	104	389	5	3	49	0	861
2021	217	65	101	406	5	3	45	0	842
2022	179	72	87	440	5	1	54	1	839
2023	178	60	81	481	6	1	60	0	867
2024	162	49	85	460	6	2	62	0	826

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 Old River Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	653	32.0	20.4	28.6
2009	846	38.0	20.1	35
2010	919	32.0	28.7	39.4
2011	945	n/a	n/a	42.2
2012	991	31.3	31.5	36.9
2013	1006	32.3	31.0	37
2014	1000	33.3	30.0	40.1
2015	890	33.0	26.9	43
2016	883	32.0	27.5	47.5
2017	877	27.3	32.0	48.3
2018	862	31.0	27.8	54.1
2019	866	28.0	30.9	54.6
2020	861	n/a	n/a	55.2
2021	842	31.5	26.7	51.7
2022	839	34.6	24.1	65.8
2023	867	31.5	27.5	71.6
2024	826	30.5	27.0	73

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 Old River Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	653	32.0	20.4	28.6
2009	846	38.0	20.1	35
2010	919	32.0	28.7	39.4
2011	945	n/a	n/a	42.2
2012	991	31.3	31.5	36.9
2013	1006	32.3	31.0	37
2014	1000	33.3	30.0	40.1
2015	890	33.0	26.9	43
2016	883	32.0	27.5	47.5
2017	877	27.3	32.0	48.3
2018	862	31.0	27.8	54.1
2019	866	28.0	30.9	54.6
2020	861	n/a	n/a	55.2
2021	842	31.5	26.7	51.7
2022	839	34.6	24.1	65.8
2023	867	31.5	27.5	71.6
2024	826	30.5	27.0	73

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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