These are some of the top-rated public schools in Bakersfield based on a variety of measures. Find out more about GreatSchools ratings.
Districts
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Bakersfield City School District
28,835 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 45 schools -
Kern Union High School District
43,020 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades 9-12 & Ungraded | 26 schools -
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District
19,107 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 25 schools -
Greenfield Union School District
9,177 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 12 schools -
Rosedale Union Elementary School District
6,041 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 9 schools -
Kern County Office Of Education School District
2,054 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-12 | 7 schools -
Fruitvale Elementary School District
3,031 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 5 schools -
Norris Elementary School District
3,878 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 5 schools -
Beardsley Elementary School District
1,941 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 4 schools -
Lamont Elementary School District
2,696 students | LAMONT, CA
Grades K-8 | 4 schools -
Standard Elementary School District
3,046 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 4 schools -
Fairfax Elementary School District
2,678 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 4 schools -
Edison Elementary School District
1,092 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 2 schools -
Rio Bravo-greeley Union Elementary School District
1,012 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 2 schools -
Vineland Elementary School District
676 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 2 schools -
Lakeside Union School District
1,570 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 2 schools -
General Shafter Elementary School District
179 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades K-8 | 1 school -
Kern High Roc School District
0 students | BAKERSFIELD, CA
Grades 9-12 | 1 school
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Reviews From Schools in Bakersfield
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Parent / Guardian
July 27, 2025
We moved here from a school in Panama Buena Vista district and Eissler is far superior.
Review for
Henry Eissler Elementary School
Parent / Guardian
July 20, 2025
This school is wonderful! The teachers actually teach. When I lived in LA, my children didn’t know how to read or do basic math. Now the can read and know math. Anne Sandoval
Review for
Quailwood Elementary School
Current student
July 06, 2025
Many people have been getting jumped by the same person and they had done nothing about it
Review for
Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary School