Grade Trends

Downtown Elementary

Grades K–8 Public District: Bakersfield City

2021 M St., Bakersfield, CA 93301 Map

Math (met standard)
54%
+14 state 40% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
64%
+16 state 48% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
57%
+22 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
31%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
317
2024-25
Students per teacher
21.6
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 60% state 47% · 2025-26 62% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 58% state 42% · 2025-26 64% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 56% state 37% · 2025-26 63% state 49% · 2025-26 59% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6 52% state 37% · 2025-26 45% state 48% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 62% state 38% · 2025-26 82% state 51% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 36% state 36% · 2025-26 65% state 50% · 2025-26 55% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 54% state 40% · 2025-26 64% state 48% · 2025-26 57% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 54% state 40% 64% state 48% 57% state 35%
2024-25 52% state 39% 69% state 47% 48% state 33%
2023-24 53% state 37% 62% state 46% 63% state 31%
2022-23 55% state 36% 74% state 45% 53% state 30%
2021-22 53% state 35% 72% state 46% 48% state 30%
2018-19 67% state 41% 80% state 50% 48% state 31%
2017-18 62% state 40% 81% state 49% —
2016-17 63% state 39% 78% state 47% —
2015-16 62% state 37% 78% state 46% —
2014-15 50% state 34% 57% 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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Kern County Special Education
Grades K–12 Special education · Kern County Office of Education
0.2 mi
0%
−42 vs state
2%
−46 vs state
5%
Average of math, English and science: 4% in 2022-23 → 2% in 2025-26 75% 387 Hispanic 64%
Kern County Community
Grades K–12 Alternative · Kern County Office of Education
0.2 mi
1%
−33 vs state
10%
−44 vs state
0%
−34 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 3% in 2022-23 → 4% in 2025-26 92% 325 Hispanic 70%
Kern County Juvenile Court
Grades K–12 Alternative · Kern County Office of Education
0.2 mi
0%
−33 vs state
3%
−53 vs state
0%
−33 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 0% in 2022-23 → 1% in 2025-26 98% 191 Hispanic 61%
Central Academy of Arts and Technology
Grades K–12 Charter · Central Academy of Arts and Technology District
0.4 mi
26%
−14 vs state
44%
−4 vs state
29%
−6 vs state
Not enough years of data 66% 179 Hispanic 57%
Rafer Johnson
Grades K–8 Alternative · Bakersfield City
0.8 mi
4%
9%
0%
3% Average of math, English and science: 4% in 2022-23 → 7% in 2025-26 91% 32 Hispanic 53%
Franklin Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
0.9 mi
28%
−13 vs state
41%
−5 vs state
20%
−16 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 37% in 2022-23 → 30% in 2025-26 88% 475 Hispanic 70%
Valley Oaks Charter
Grades K–12 Charter · Kern County Office of Education
1.0 mi
20%
−18 vs state
48%
−2 vs state
42%
+6 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 34% in 2022-23 → 37% in 2025-26 40% 1,087 White 49%
Longfellow Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
1.1 mi
7%
−34 vs state
20%
−27 vs state
16%
−19 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 12% in 2022-23 → 14% in 2025-26 96% 780 Hispanic 82%
William Penn Elementary
Grades K–5 · Bakersfield City
1.1 mi
11%
−31 vs state
20%
−26 vs state
24%
−11 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 14% in 2022-23 → 18% in 2025-26 92% 235 Hispanic 77%
Stella I. Hills Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
1.1 mi
7%
−34 vs state
13%
−34 vs state
3%
−33 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 10% in 2022-23 → 7% in 2025-26 98% 670 Hispanic 63%