Grade Trends

Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary

Grades K–6 Public District: Bakersfield City

3401 Renegade Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93306 Map

Math (met standard)
25%
−16 state 41% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
38%
−9 state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
17%
−19 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
84%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
960
2024-25
Students per teacher
23.5
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 44% state 47% · 2025-26 46% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 28% state 42% · 2025-26 38% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 11% state 37% · 2025-26 28% state 49% · 2025-26 17% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6 18% state 37% · 2025-26 38% state 48% · 2025-26 —
All grades 25% state 41% · 2025-26 38% state 47% · 2025-26 17% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 25% state 41% 38% state 47% 17% state 35%
2024-25 21% state 40% 33% state 47% 13% state 33%
2023-24 25% state 39% 36% state 45% 10% state 33%
2022-23 26% state 38% 39% state 44% 19% state 32%
2021-22 22% state 37% 37% state 45% 17% state 31%
2018-19 33% state 43% 42% state 50% 12% state 32%
2017-18 31% state 41% 47% state 49% —
2016-17 35% state 39% 46% state 46% —
2015-16 33% state 37% 43% state 46% —
2014-15 29% state 35% 32% state 42% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Harding Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
0.8 mi
30%
−10 vs state
39%
−8 vs state
40%
+5 vs state
12% Average of math, English and science: 24% in 2022-23 → 36% in 2025-26 81% 542 Hispanic 80%
Compton Junior High
Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield City
0.9 mi
12%
−24 vs state
35%
−15 vs state
18%
−17 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 15% in 2022-23 → 22% in 2025-26 86% 586 Hispanic 86%
Henry Eissler Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
1.0 mi
23%
−18 vs state
40%
−7 vs state
8%
−28 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 24% in 2022-23 → 23% in 2025-26 85% 529 Hispanic 80%
Chipman Junior High
Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield City
1.0 mi
24%
−13 vs state
44%
−6 vs state
24%
−11 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 26% in 2022-23 → 31% in 2025-26 66% 708 Hispanic 76%
College Heights Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
1.0 mi
10%
−31 vs state
19%
−28 vs state
8%
−28 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 12% in 2022-23 → 12% in 2025-26 95% 761 Hispanic 86%
Washington Middle
Grades 6–8 · Bakersfield City
1.5 mi
8%
−29 vs state
25%
−25 vs state
14%
−21 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 8% in 2022-23 → 16% in 2025-26 91% 639 Hispanic 84%
Myra A. Noble Elementary
Grades K–5 · Bakersfield City
1.6 mi
9%
−32 vs state
20%
−26 vs state
5%
−30 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 15% in 2022-23 → 12% in 2025-26 91% 813 Hispanic 87%
Horace Mann Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
1.8 mi
18%
−23 vs state
30%
−16 vs state
25%
−10 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 18% in 2022-23 → 24% in 2025-26 95% 870 Hispanic 91%
Jefferson Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
2.1 mi
14%
−27 vs state
23%
−23 vs state
16%
−19 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 9% in 2022-23 → 18% in 2025-26 97% 510 Hispanic 90%
Williams Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
2.1 mi
11%
−30 vs state
25%
−21 vs state
15%
−21 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 10% in 2022-23 → 17% in 2025-26 99% 452 Hispanic 91%