Elementary school (grades K-5) · Bakersfield, CA

Evergreen Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Evergreen Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060363007098
0/100100/10030/100
👥 S:T ratio
20
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Evergreen Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.

#35 of 97
elementary schools in Bakersfield · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
20:1
students per teacher
89.0%
free-lunch eligible

Evergreen Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Evergreen Elementary ranks #35 of 97 elementary schools in Bakersfield, CA.

School address

Enrollment

660

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

20:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-7% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

89.0%

vs 55.5% California avg

+60% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Evergreen Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Evergreen Elementary

Evergreen Elementary is a high-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Bakersfield, California, enrolling 660 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 20:1 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need is high: 89.0% of students qualify for free meals, 60% above the California average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 660 puts it in the larger third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.

Against 1,422 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #445.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 26/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 59.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 15.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Bakersfield's elementary schools, it stands alongside Dolores S. Whitley Tk-8 (1,151 students): Evergreen Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (20:1 vs 25.6:1).

Bakersfield City also operates Curran Middle (973 students) and Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary (960 students) alongside Evergreen Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Evergreen Elementary compares

Evergreen Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 20:1 ▼ 7% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 89.0% ▲ 60% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 660 top 27% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

20:1
Leaner classes than 16% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
660
Bigger than 78% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
89.0%
free-lunch eligible - 60% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
20:1
students per teacher - 7% below state mean
Top 35% in California - lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
59.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,295
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 85.3%
African American 8.2%
White 5.6%
Asian 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Two or More 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 85.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.3, Evergreen Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bakersfield City, which includes Evergreen Elementary.

$17,295
Per student
+5%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 6.5%
State 77.8%
Federal 15.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Evergreen Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Curran Middle Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Voorhies Elementary Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Walter Stiern Middle Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Horace Mann Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Evergreen Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bakersfield City · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Bakersfield

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Evergreen Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Evergreen Elementary

How many students attend Evergreen Elementary?

Evergreen Elementary has 660 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bakersfield, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Evergreen Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Evergreen Elementary is 20:1, which is 7% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 27% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Evergreen Elementary?

89.0% of students at Evergreen Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Evergreen Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Evergreen Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 85.3% of enrollment, in Bakersfield, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Evergreen Elementary?

Evergreen Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Evergreen Elementary rank among elementary schools in Bakersfield?

By Resource Investment Index, Evergreen Elementary ranks #35 of 97 elementary schools in Bakersfield, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Bakersfield on the city page.

Is Evergreen Elementary a good school?

Evergreen Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Bakersfield City?

Besides Evergreen Elementary, Bakersfield City also operates Curran Middle (973 students), Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary (960 students), and Voorhies Elementary (915 students). See the Bakersfield City district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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