- 1201 Williams St.
- Bakersfield, CA 93305
- (661) 631-5840
Magnet | Grades K-5 | Bakersfield City
About Williams Elementary School
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Williams Elementary School is located in Bakersfield, CA and is one of 33 elementary schools in Bakersfield City. It is a magnet school that serves 502 students in grades K-5.
Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs.
Williams Elementary School did not make AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Williams Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Williams Elementary School had an API growth score of 667 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Williams Elementary School's 2009 base score was 660 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Williams Elementary School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Williams Elementary School's students and teachers.
Williams Elementary School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
88 %
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Black
8 %
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White
2 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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Asian
< 1 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 53%
- Female 47%
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