Is Highland Elementary a good school?

Highland Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Highland Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 738 students attended Highland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary?

Students at Highland Elementary are 51% White, 41% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Standard Middle High : North High

Highland Elementary

Summary:

Highland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bakersfield, California, serving 729 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Standard Elementary District, which is ranked 1481 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 41.2% to 48.9% in recent years, which are much higher than the state average and the nearby Standard Elementary school. The school's academic performance is also a concern, with only 29.89% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 16.14% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. These performance gaps are evident across different student subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as for special education and low-socioeconomic status students.

While Highland Elementary and the nearby Standard Elementary school are both part of the Standard Elementary District, Standard Elementary consistently outperforms Highland Elementary, suggesting that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies employed at Standard Elementary that could potentially be replicated at Highland Elementary. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and the unique needs of the school's high-poverty student population will be crucial in improving academic outcomes and ensuring educational equity for all students at Highland Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

2900 Barnett St.
Bakersfield, CA 93308-1439

(661) 392-2115

District: Standard Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4690^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,452

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Standard Middle
High:	North High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.1

Number of students: 738

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.7%

Hispanic:

40.9%

African American:

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Highland Elementary ranks worse than 80% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Standard Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.78. (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 Highland Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Standard Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: White (50.7%), Hispanic (40.9%), African American (4.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Standard Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland Elementary is 20.1, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Standard Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Highland Elementary employs 36.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland Elementary is $6,452, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Standard Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highland Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Elementary 4690^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Highland Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Standard Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Standard Elementary 1481^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Highland Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	55.99	1878^th	4809	60.9%
2005	43.93	2487^th	4822	48.4%
2006	40.09	2719^th	4818	43.6%
2007	38.02	3042^nd	5113	40.5%
2008	35.43	3237^th	5113	36.7%
2009	48.51	2576^th	5193	50.4%
2010	48.16	2681^st	5314	49.5%
2011	36.78	3478^th	5377	35.3%
2012	38.57	3349^th	5390	37.9%
2013	45.63	2957^th	5530	46.5%
2015	28.42	3833^rd	5611	31.7%
2016	25.20	4160^th	5614	25.9%
2017	29.17	3904^th	5692	31.4%
2018	31.75	3690^th	5662	34.8%
2019	30.84	3869^th	5789	33.2%
2022	19.93	4871^st	5883	17.2%
2023	17.37	5120^th	5874	12.8%
2024	21.78	4690^th	5862	20.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.21	2085^th	2420	13.8%
2024	40.39	1300^th	2634	50.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.72	3340^th	5084	34.3%
2019	37.85	3287^th	5173	36.5%
2022	24.41	4295^th	5264	18.4%
2023	22.17	4531^st	5374	15.7%
2024	27.14	4220^th	5511	23.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.10	3598^th	5413	33.5%
2019	31.93	3673^rd	5492	33.1%
2022	25.41	4173^rd	5635	25.9%
2023	22.66	4462^nd	5617	20.6%
2024	27.19	4047^th	5605	27.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.05	1038^th	2128	51.2%
2019	37.48	1405^th	2585	45.6%
2022	23.62	1827^th	2227	18.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.62	3502^nd	5431	35.5%
2019	30.89	3722^nd	5510	32.5%
2022	16.47	5078^th	5663	10.3%
2023	14.20	5231^st	5650	7.4%
2024	18.26	4880^th	5636	13.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.89	3009^th	4830	37.7%
2019	37.53	3128^th	4963	37.0%
2022	25.20	4104^th	5084	19.3%
2023	20.51	4458^th	5098	12.6%
2024	21.75	4349^th	5102	14.8%

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Rank History for White students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.18	2510^th	2737	8.3%
2019	10.46	2615^th	2834	7.7%
2022	7.15	2595^th	2726	4.8%
2023	5.46	2574^th	2662	3.3%
2024	8.87	2478^th	2647	6.4%

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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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Enrollment information for Highland Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	661	0	1	32	1	n/a	n/a	0	695
1989	685	1	0	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	712
1990	714	0	1	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	744
1991	621	1	0	31	12	n/a	n/a	0	665
1992	661	1	7	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
1993	672	0	6	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	708
1994	669	0	10	38	4	n/a	n/a	0	721
1995	569	0	7	26	6	n/a	n/a	0	608
1996	569	0	7	26	6	n/a	n/a	0	608
1997	602	0	8	37	5	n/a	n/a	0	652
1998	577	0	5	26	4	n/a	n/a	0	612
1999	612	0	6	28	4	n/a	n/a	0	650
2000	593	0	8	30	1	n/a	n/a	0	632
2001	591	2	6	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	630
2002	580	5	2	39	5	n/a	n/a	0	631
2003	580	5	2	39	5	n/a	n/a	0	631
2004	578	4	2	50	4	n/a	n/a	4	642
2005	577	4	5	91	4	n/a	n/a	0	681
2006	584	10	8	123	6	n/a	n/a	2	733
2007	606	15	10	134	9	n/a	n/a	4	778
2008	621	15	7	140	5	n/a	n/a	0	788
2009	629	8	11	146	7	0	51	0	852
2010	661	7	13	152	18	0	8	0	859
2011	679	12	12	154	16	0	12	0	885
2012	655	6	12	140	10	0	12	0	835
2013	633	7	17	146	7	0	5	0	815
2014	599	8	18	176	13	0	12	0	826
2015	566	12	19	213	16	0	18	0	844
2016	550	8	12	211	13	0	17	0	811
2017	529	9	13	233	12	0	15	0	811
2018	527	10	9	249	10	0	17	0	822
2019	466	14	5	256	7	1	13	0	762
2020	463	19	5	260	7	1	12	0	767
2021	419	22	3	255	4	2	11	0	716
2022	393	28	4	266	1	1	17	0	710
2023	378	22	4	307	1	3	14	0	729
2024	374	33	6	302	1	2	20	0	738

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 Highland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	695	30.5	22.7	n/a
1989	712	30.4	23.4	n/a
1990	744	29.3	25.3	n/a
1991	665	29.0	22.9	n/a
1992	697	29.5	23.6	26.1
1993	708	29.3	24.2	22.7
1994	721	29.0	24.9	35.6
1995	608	26.0	23.4	36
1996	608	26.0	23.4	36
1997	652	28.0	23.3	40.8
1998	612	31.5	19.4	48.5
1999	650	33.5	19.4	45.1
2000	632	33.2	19.0	46
2001	630	34.9	18.1	50.5
2002	631	32.5	19.4	44.1
2003	631	32.5	19.4	44.1
2004	642	29.0	22.1	55.8
2005	681	33.0	20.6	47.3
2006	733	37.0	19.8	51.3
2007	778	38.0	20.5	57.4
2008	788	41.0	19.2	63.5
2009	852	40.0	20.3	59
2010	859	38.0	22.6	63.8
2011	885	n/a	n/a	69.4
2012	835	34.0	24.5	n/a
2013	815	36.0	22.6	68.5
2014	826	36.0	22.9	61.4
2015	844	36.0	23.4	65.9
2016	811	36.0	22.5	69.8
2017	811	37.0	21.9	65.4
2018	822	37.0	22.2	73.8
2019	762	38.0	20.0	80.6
2020	767	n/a	n/a	81.5
2021	716	36.0	19.8	83.8
2022	710	37.0	19.1	83.2
2023	729	37.5	19.3	83.5
2024	738	36.6	20.1	86.3

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 Highland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	695	30.5	22.7	n/a
1989	712	30.4	23.4	n/a
1990	744	29.3	25.3	n/a
1991	665	29.0	22.9	n/a
1992	697	29.5	23.6	26.1
1993	708	29.3	24.2	22.7
1994	721	29.0	24.9	35.6
1995	608	26.0	23.4	36
1996	608	26.0	23.4	36
1997	652	28.0	23.3	40.8
1998	612	31.5	19.4	48.5
1999	650	33.5	19.4	45.1
2000	632	33.2	19.0	46
2001	630	34.9	18.1	50.5
2002	631	32.5	19.4	44.1
2003	631	32.5	19.4	44.1
2004	642	29.0	22.1	55.8
2005	681	33.0	20.6	47.3
2006	733	37.0	19.8	51.3
2007	778	38.0	20.5	57.4
2008	788	41.0	19.2	63.5
2009	852	40.0	20.3	59
2010	859	38.0	22.6	63.8
2011	885	n/a	n/a	69.4
2012	835	34.0	24.5	n/a
2013	815	36.0	22.6	68.5
2014	826	36.0	22.9	61.4
2015	844	36.0	23.4	65.9
2016	811	36.0	22.5	69.8
2017	811	37.0	21.9	65.4
2018	822	37.0	22.2	73.8
2019	762	38.0	20.0	80.6
2020	767	n/a	n/a	81.5
2021	716	36.0	19.8	83.8
2022	710	37.0	19.1	83.2
2023	729	37.5	19.3	83.5
2024	738	36.6	20.1	86.3

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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