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Bessie E. Owens Primary School in Bakersfield, CA
(KG-03 • Public • Regular School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 32
Address
 815 Potomac Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Telephone
(661) 631-5420
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Website
http://www.bcsd.com/owenspri
City-data.com school rating
32
Students
690
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
35.0
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
616
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
28
School district
Bakersfield City
Charter school
No
Title I status
Title I schoolwide school
Magnet School Indicator
Yes
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
Vista Continuation High (1.1 miles):

44
Bessie E. Owens Intermediate (0.4 miles):

40
Bessie E. Owens Primary School:

32
Jefferson Elementary (1.5 miles):

16
Fremont Elementary (0.7 miles):

14
Emerson Middle (1.1 miles):

11
Williams Elementary (1.2 miles):

9
McKinley Elementary (1.0 miles):

8
Rafer Johnson (1.2 miles):

6
Bessie E. Owens Primary School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Kern County:

32
Bakersfield:

35
Bessie E. Owens Primary School:

32

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 690
Enrollment in 2015: 753
Enrollment in 2014: 723
Enrollment in 2013: 695
Enrollment in 2012: 696
Enrollment in 2011: 611
Enrollment in 2010: 622
Enrollment in 2009: 619
Enrollment in 2008: 641
Enrollment in 2007: 641
Enrollment in 2006: 576
Enrollment in 2005: 606
Enrollment in 2004: 643
Enrollment in 2003: 668
Enrollment in 2002: 659
Enrollment in 2001: 663
Enrollment in 2000: 666
Enrollment in 1999: 1,098

Bessie E. Owens Primary School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeKGG01G02G03Total
All students182149182177690
Female students80828986337
Male students102679391353
American Indian/Alaska Native students1 - 1 - 2
Asian students11114
Hispanic students142125143144554
Black students2215241980
White students137111142
Two or More Races students31228

Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 182
1st grade enrollment: 149
2nd grade enrollment: 182
3rd grade enrollment: 177

Bessie E. Owens Primary School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 337 (48.8%)
School:

48.8%
California:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 353 (51.2%)
Bessie E. Owens Primary School:

51.2%
California:

49.6%

Bessie E. Owens Primary School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 2 (0.3%)
Here:

0.3%
California:

1.0%
Asian enrollment: 4 (0.6%)
Here:

0.6%
State:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 554 (80.3%)
School:

80.3%
California:

46.0%
Black enrollment: 80 (11.6%)
Bessie E. Owens Primary School:

11.6%
State:

6.1%
White enrollment: 42 (6.1%)
Bessie E. Owens Primary School:

6.1%
State:

28.3%
Two or More Races enrollment: 8 (1.2%)
School:

1.2%
State:

4.5%

Bessie E. Owens Primary School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 644 (93.3%)
Here:

93.3%
State:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 616 (89.3%)
School:

89.3%
State:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 28 (4.1%)
Bessie E. Owens Primary School:

4.1%
California:

8.6%

Bessie E. Owens Primary School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 35

Number of FTE teachers in their second year of teaching: 4
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 21
Number of FTE nurses: 0.5
Number of FTE psychologists: 0.4

Student/Teacher Ratio
Bessie E. Owens Primary School:

19.7
California:

22.8

Bessie E. Owens Primary School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $5,276,544
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 35 (Salary Expenditures: $2,321,336)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 5.1 (Salary Expenditures: $121,235)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 39.4 (Salary Expenditures: $2,613,978)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 2 (Salary Expenditures: $219,994)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $735,020
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $110,260
  • Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $2,321,336
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 1.9 (Salary Expenditures: $110,260)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds: $22,917

Limited English Proficiency:
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Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 362 (male: 187, female: 175)
  • Hispanic: 355 (male: 182, female: 173)
  • White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 22 (male: 17, female: 5)

Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.

Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.

    Students with disabilities served under IDEA

  • Hispanic41
  • Black4
  • White4
  • LEP20
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 49 (male: 42, female: 7)
  • Hispanic: 41 (male: 34, female: 7)
  • Black: 4 (all male)
  • White: 4 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 20 (male: 16, female: 4)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 12 (male: 5, female: 7)
  • Hispanic: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
  • Black: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

Retention:
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(State average from 2,285 schools)
A student is retained if he or she is not promoted to the next grade prior to the beginning of the following school year. Students are not considered retained if they can proceed to the next grade because they successfully completed a summer school program or for a similar reason. At the high school level, a student who has not accumulated enough credits to be classified as being in the next grade is considered retained
Total number of students retained in Kindergarten: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2

Percent of Kindergarten students retained
Here:

1.1%
California:

5.3%

Gifted and Talented:
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(State average from 5,551 schools)
This school has students enrolled in one or more gifted/talented programs
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.

    Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment

  • Hispanic40
  • Asian2
  • Black7
  • White13
  • Multirace2
  • LEP4
  • IDEA4
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment: 64 (male: 30, female: 34)
  • Hispanic: 40 (male: 23, female: 17)
  • Asian: 2 (all female)
  • Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
  • White: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
Bessie E. Owens Primary School:

92.8
State:

84.3

Statewide Student Assessments


Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
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(State average from 10,463 schools)
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SB) is one of the online summative assessments - part of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.

The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.

The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.

    ELA Standard Met and Above

  • All38%
  • Males38%
  • Females39%
  • Black24%
  • Hispanic33%
ELA students tested: 170
ELA students with scores: 169

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

38%
State:

49%

Standard Not Met: 34.3%
Standard Nearly Met: 27.2%
Standard Met: 11.8%
Standard Exceeded: 26.6%

3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2418.7, Students tested: 170, Standard Not Met: 34.3%, Nearly Met: 27.2%, Met: 11.8%, Exceeded: 26.6%)
34.3%
27.2%
11.8%
26.6%

Bessie E. Owens Primary School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All40%
  • Males41%
  • Females39%
  • Black28%
  • Hispanic34%
Math students tested: 171
Math students with scores: 171

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

40%
California:

38%

Standard Not Met: 42.1%
Standard Nearly Met: 18.1%
Standard Met: 21.6%
Standard Exceeded: 18.1%

3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2412.7, Students tested: 171, Standard Not Met: 42.1%, Nearly Met: 18.1%, Met: 21.6%, Exceeded: 18.1%)
42.1%
18.1%
21.6%
18.1%

Bessie E. Owens Primary School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


California English Language Development Test:
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(State average from 9,932 schools)
Students in kindergarten through grade twelve whose home language is not English are required by law to take an English skills test. In California, the test is called the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

Bessie E. Owens Primary School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 368
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 88

Students who met CELDT criterion:

24.0%
California:

34.0%
Kindergarten:
Student Count: 109
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 9

Students who met CELDT criterion:

8.0%
State:

13.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

358.1
California:

364.6
Reading Mean Scale Score:

264.6
State:

276.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

368.8
State:

375.9
Writing Mean Scale Score:

281.6
California:

286.0
Grade 1:
Student Count: 86
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 33

Students who met CELDT criterion:

38.0%
California:

44.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

444.0
State:

439.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

382.4
California:

383.8
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

440.1
California:

446.4
Writing Mean Scale Score:

368.2
California:

386.5
Grade 2:
Student Count: 87
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 25

Students who met CELDT criterion:

29.0%
State:

27.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

493.3
California:

477.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

444.6
State:

440.5
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

484.1
State:

483.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

474.1
State:

456.4
Grade 3:
Student Count: 86
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 21

Students who met CELDT criterion:

24.0%
California:

26.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

472.8
California:

475.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

457.2
State:

459.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

477.5
State:

491.7
Writing Mean Scale Score:

467.3
State:

478.6

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 9,846 schools)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

Bessie E. Owens Primary School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
Here:

99.0%
State:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • Filipino100
  • Black95
  • White100
  • Multirace100
  • SED99
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 145 out of 145 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 95% (tested 17 out of 18 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 10 out of 10 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (tested 163 out of 164 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 99 out of 99 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 14 out of 14 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
Here:

99.0%
State:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • Filipino100
  • Black95
  • White100
  • Multirace100
  • SED99
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 145 out of 145 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 95% (tested 17 out of 18 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 10 out of 10 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (tested 163 out of 164 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 99 out of 99 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 14 out of 14 enrolled)

Health & Safety


Offenses:
(State average from 5,445 schools)
An incident refers to a specific criminal act involving one or more victims and offenders. For example, if two students are robbed without a weapon, at the same time and place, this is classified as two robbery victimizations but only one robbery without a weapon incident

A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.

Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.
At least one incident at this school that involved a shooting: No
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No

Incidents of physical attack or fight without a weapon: 31


Total incidents per 1,000 students
School:

44.9
California:

60.8

Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 8,737 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

    Chronic Student Absenteeism

  • Hispanic91
  • Black13
  • White13
  • Multirace2
  • LEP49
  • IDEA16
  • 5044
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 119 (male: 66, female: 53)
  • Hispanic: 91 (male: 53, female: 38)
  • Black: 13 (male: 8, female: 5)
  • White: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 49 (male: 26, female: 23)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 16 (male: 14, female: 2)
  • Section 504: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Bessie E. Owens Primary School:

172.5
State:

172.7

Suspensions:
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(State average from 1,406 schools)
Out-of-school suspension
  • For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
  • For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
In-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his or her regular classroom(s) for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes, but remains under the direct supervision of school personnel. Direct supervision means school personnel are physically in the same location as students under their supervision.

    School days missed due to out-of-school suspension

  • Hispanic24
  • Black9
  • White2
  • Multirace2
  • LEP16
  • IDEA1
  • 50411
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension: 37 (male: 29, female: 8)
  • Hispanic: 24 (male: 23, female: 1)
  • Black: 9 (male: 4, female: 5)
  • White: 2 (all male)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 16 (all male)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 1 (all male)
  • Section 504: 11 (all male)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 32

Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
Bessie E. Owens Primary School:

46.4
State:

84.8
Students without disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension: 2 (all female)
  • Black: 2

    Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension

  • Hispanic10
  • Black2
  • Multirace2
  • LEP5
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 14 (male: 10, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 10 (male: 8, female: 2)
  • Black: 2 (all male)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 5 (all male)
Students without disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 6 (male: 4, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 2 (all female)
  • White: 2 (all male)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students with disabilities): 1

Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students with disabilities)
School:

1.4
California:

28.1
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Section 504 only): 6

Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Section 504 only)
Bessie E. Owens Primary School:

8.7
State:

3.4
Students with disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 2
  • Section 504: 2

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