📍 1501 Hood St., Arvin, Kern County, 93203
Bear Mountain Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arvin, Kern County. The school has 745 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ricardo Salinas. It is part of the Arvin Union school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
Bear Mountain Elementary enrolls 745 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Black or African American and 1.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 707 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2.3% |
| White | 13 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
697 of the school's 745 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bear Mountain Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bear Mountain Elementary is one of 4 schools in Arvin Union, based in Arvin, California. The district serves 2,801 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 745 students, Bear Mountain Elementary is close to the district average of about 700 students per school.
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