School district · California
Panama-Buena Vista Union
Panama-Buena Vista Union in California: 25 public schools with 19,366 students and 23.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,447 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 25
- Students
- 19,366
- Students per teacher
- 23.2
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $17,447
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 837
- Counselors (FTE)
- 11.0
- Students per counselor
- 1,761
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 32.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%48%proficient
+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 59% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
12,433 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%31%proficient
+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
12,437 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 7.4% · $29.1M
- State
- 80% · $312.1M
- Local
- 13% · $50.2M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,206
- Support services
- $6,503
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $29.6M
- Long-term debt
- $159.4M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amy B. Seibert ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 628 | 23.1 | 22% | 13% |
Berkshire ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 932 | 25.9 | 32% | 19% |
Bill L. Williams ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 926 | 26.1 | 42% | 28% |
Buena Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 713 | 25.9 | 57% | 48% |
Charles H. Castle ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 832 | 27.1 | 26% | 18% |
Christa McAuliffe ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 524 | 21.4 | 45% | 33% |
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8Free meals for all | K–8 | 1,151 | 22.7 | 49% | 33% |
Douglas J. Miller ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 994 | 28.0 | 50% | 38% |
Highgate ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 732 | 25.2 | 79% | 68% |
Laurelglen ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 574 | 23.1 | 36% | 25% |
Leo B. Hart ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 705 | 26.4 | 57% | 41% |
Louise Sandrini ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 604 | 24.2 | 39% | 29% |
Old River ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 795 | 24.8 | 51% | 42% |
Panama ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 876 | 26.5 | 50% | 38% |
Ronald Reagan ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 831 | 25.0 | 70% | 60% |
Roy W. Loudon ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 807 | 23.6 | 41% | 23% |
Sing Lum ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 809 | 25.5 | 44% | 31% |
Stine ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 615 | 23.7 | 29% | 13% |
Stockdale ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 587 | 22.6 | 57% | 57% |
Wayne Van Horn ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 578 | 23.6 | 29% | 17% |
Earl Warren Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 965 | 21.1 | 69% | 42% |
Fred L. Thompson Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 714 | 17.0 | 32% | 9.8% |
O. J. Actis Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 681 | 16.2 | 34% | 15% |
Stonecreek Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 986 | 18.9 | 61% | 28% |
Tevis Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 807 | 19.7 | 49% | 26% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 4200 Ashe Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93313
- Phone
- (661)831-8331
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.