Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary

Regular School · Bakersfield, CA

Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary is a regular school school in Bakersfield, California, serving grades KG–06 with 960 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 23.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 06

Enrollment

960

Teachers (FTE)

40.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

23.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	806	84%
White	94	10%
Black or African American	38	4%
Asian	12	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	1%
Two or more races	3	0%
Total enrollment	960	507M / 453F

English Language Learners: 116 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	.	33.9%	—
Reading Proficiency	.	48.7%	—
Science Proficiency	.	—	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.47 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

15 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

7.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	960	100%

Contact & Location

3401 Renegade Ave.

Bakersfield, CA 93306

Phone: (661)631-5400

http://nichols.bcsd.com

District

Bakersfield City

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,746

District enrollment: 28,835

Other Schools in District

Bessie E. Owens Elementary Elementary
Caroline Harris Elementary Elementary
Casa Loma Elementary Elementary
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary Elementary
College Heights Elementary Elementary
Downtown Elementary Elementary
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary Elementary
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 93306) → CensusDepth.com
California population & income data → CensusDepth.com
California teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

060363000311

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD