Is Virginia Avenue Elementary a good school?

Virginia Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Virginia Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 670 students attended Virginia Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Virginia Avenue Elementary?

Students at Virginia Avenue Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Virginia Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Virginia Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Fairfax Junior High High : Mira Monte High

Virginia Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Virginia Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 685 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Fairfax Elementary District, which is ranked 1,324 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Virginia Avenue Elementary faces significant challenges in supporting its diverse student population and improving academic outcomes. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 14.1% in 2018-2019 to 37.4% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby Shirley Lane Elementary (27.5%) and Zephyr Lane Elementary (25.3%). Proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are also consistently lower at Virginia Avenue Elementary compared to the Fairfax Elementary District and the state of California.

The school's performance for student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools. Additionally, Virginia Avenue Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 95.18% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools in the Bakersfield City School District. These challenges suggest that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the unique needs of its community.

Detail:

Public K-6

3301 Virginia Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-2931

(661) 366-3223

District: Fairfax Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5365^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,844

Students who attend Virginia Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fairfax Junior High
High:	Mira Monte High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.6

Number of students: 670

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.0%

African American:

3.9%

White:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Virginia Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 91.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Fairfax Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.23. (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%), African American (3.9%), White (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 99.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Fairfax Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Virginia Avenue Elementary is 21.6, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Fairfax Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Virginia Avenue Elementary employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Virginia Avenue Elementary is $4,844, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Fairfax Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Virginia Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Virginia Avenue Elementary 5365^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Virginia Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Fairfax Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfax Elementary 1324^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Virginia Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Virginia Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2015	11.13	5410^th	5611	3.6%
2016	11.82	5312^th	5614	5.4%
2017	12.71	5308^th	5692	6.7%
2018	15.09	5092^nd	5662	10.1%
2019	19.21	4878^th	5789	15.7%
2022	22.00	4647^th	5883	21.0%
2023	14.93	5334^th	5874	9.2%
2024	14.23	5365^th	5862	8.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Virginia Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.40	2569^th	3246	20.9%
2019	26.22	2762^nd	3275	15.7%
2022	32.76	2385^th	3311	28.0%
2023	32.96	2324^th	3250	28.5%
2024	26.74	2763^rd	3160	12.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Virginia Avenue 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 Virginia Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.40	4462^nd	5084	12.2%
2019	27.92	4033^rd	5173	22.0%
2022	31.71	3696^th	5264	29.8%
2023	19.44	4750^th	5374	11.6%
2024	18.64	4893^rd	5511	11.2%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Virginia Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.53	47^th	68	30.9%
2024	43.95	43^rd	74	41.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Virginia Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.60	5091^st	5413	5.9%
2019	16.90	4880^th	5492	11.1%
2022	22.59	4447^th	5635	21.1%
2023	13.27	5303^rd	5617	5.6%
2024	15.14	5106^th	5605	8.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Virginia Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.81	1936^th	2128	9.0%
2019	21.24	2280^th	2585	11.8%
2022	23.02	1863^rd	2227	16.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Virginia Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.38	4629^th	5431	14.8%
2019	22.97	4387^th	5510	20.4%
2022	22.20	4492^nd	5663	20.7%
2023	17.90	4920^th	5650	12.9%
2024	15.22	5140^th	5636	8.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Virginia Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.18	4089^th	4830	15.3%
2019	28.96	3766^th	4963	24.1%
2022	30.96	3628^th	5084	28.6%
2023	21.08	4411^th	5098	13.5%
2024	19.53	4486^th	5102	12.1%

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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 Virginia Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	169	11	6	295	1	n/a	n/a	0	482
1989	144	11	3	310	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
1990	141	15	6	360	0	n/a	n/a	0	522
1991	146	17	6	397	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
1992	119	40	4	436	0	n/a	n/a	0	599
1993	94	33	10	427	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
1994	106	40	8	423	1	n/a	n/a	0	578
1995	98	65	6	449	10	n/a	n/a	0	628
1996	98	65	6	449	10	n/a	n/a	0	628
1997	84	47	9	396	10	n/a	n/a	0	546
1998	115	46	7	381	1	n/a	n/a	0	550
1999	87	35	7	404	6	n/a	n/a	4	543
2000	99	34	1	397	3	n/a	n/a	7	541
2001	82	18	2	417	5	n/a	n/a	12	536
2002	70	27	9	505	3	n/a	n/a	3	617
2003	70	27	9	505	3	n/a	n/a	3	617
2004	72	25	8	540	4	n/a	n/a	0	649
2005	55	19	9	459	1	n/a	n/a	4	547
2006	53	17	15	498	0	n/a	n/a	8	591
2007	51	22	22	572	4	n/a	n/a	9	680
2008	42	25	19	605	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	691
2009	45	23	20	600	3	0	21	0	712
2010	57	20	20	656	1	2	2	0	758
2011	42	24	18	662	1	2	10	0	759
2012	40	24	21	705	1	1	9	0	801
2013	35	17	21	706	1	0	14	0	794
2014	42	20	19	743	2	0	12	0	838
2015	21	22	9	618	1	0	4	0	675
2016	25	14	7	614	1	0	15	0	676
2017	18	25	14	607	2	1	14	0	681
2018	18	28	15	615	2	1	17	0	696
2019	10	34	14	614	1	1	24	0	698
2020	6	31	8	603	2	1	22	0	673
2021	7	28	7	625	1	1	5	0	674
2022	4	38	8	574	0	1	2	0	627
2023	8	35	5	624	0	2	11	0	685
2024	10	26	2	623	0	0	9	0	670

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 Virginia Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	482	17.0	28.3	n/a
1989	468	20.0	23.4	n/a
1990	522	20.0	26.1	n/a
1991	566	21.0	26.9	n/a
1992	599	21.3	28.1	85.5
1993	564	24.0	23.5	87.8
1994	578	24.4	23.7	86.2
1995	628	26.0	24.2	90.9
1996	628	26.0	24.2	90.9
1997	546	26.0	21.0	89.6
1998	550	33.5	16.4	85.6
1999	543	32.0	17.0	92.8
2000	541	32.0	16.9	88
2001	536	32.0	16.8	101.5
2002	617	34.0	18.1	92.2
2003	617	34.0	18.1	92.2
2004	649	36.0	18.0	93.4
2005	547	30.0	18.2	0
2006	591	33.0	17.9	92.8
2007	680	37.0	18.4	91.4
2008	691	41.0	16.9	85.5
2009	712	39.0	17.8	94.9
2010	758	36.0	21.0	93.9
2011	759	n/a	n/a	94.2
2012	801	35.0	22.8	n/a
2013	794	34.5	23.0	91.7
2014	838	34.5	24.2	86
2015	675	28.0	24.1	91.6
2016	676	28.0	24.1	97.2
2017	681	31.0	21.9	91.2
2018	696	32.0	21.7	92.4
2019	698	31.0	22.5	91.1
2020	673	n/a	n/a	83.1
2021	674	28.0	24.0	87.1
2022	627	30.0	20.9	87.6
2023	685	29.0	23.6	95.2
2024	670	31.0	21.6	99.7

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 Virginia Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	482	17.0	28.3	n/a
1989	468	20.0	23.4	n/a
1990	522	20.0	26.1	n/a
1991	566	21.0	26.9	n/a
1992	599	21.3	28.1	85.5
1993	564	24.0	23.5	87.8
1994	578	24.4	23.7	86.2
1995	628	26.0	24.2	90.9
1996	628	26.0	24.2	90.9
1997	546	26.0	21.0	89.6
1998	550	33.5	16.4	85.6
1999	543	32.0	17.0	92.8
2000	541	32.0	16.9	88
2001	536	32.0	16.8	101.5
2002	617	34.0	18.1	92.2
2003	617	34.0	18.1	92.2
2004	649	36.0	18.0	93.4
2005	547	30.0	18.2	0
2006	591	33.0	17.9	92.8
2007	680	37.0	18.4	91.4
2008	691	41.0	16.9	85.5
2009	712	39.0	17.8	94.9
2010	758	36.0	21.0	93.9
2011	759	n/a	n/a	94.2
2012	801	35.0	22.8	n/a
2013	794	34.5	23.0	91.7
2014	838	34.5	24.2	86
2015	675	28.0	24.1	91.6
2016	676	28.0	24.1	97.2
2017	681	31.0	21.9	91.2
2018	696	32.0	21.7	92.4
2019	698	31.0	22.5	91.1
2020	673	n/a	n/a	83.1
2021	674	28.0	24.0	87.1
2022	627	30.0	20.9	87.6
2023	685	29.0	23.6	95.2
2024	670	31.0	21.6	99.7

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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