📍 2400 Benton St., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93304
Frank West Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 695 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Russ Taylor. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
Frank West Elementary enrolls 695 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Black or African American and 4.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 571 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 10% |
| White | 31 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
670 of the school's 695 students (96%) 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.
Frank West Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Frank West Elementary is one of 45 schools in Bakersfield City, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 28,365 students district-wide and employs 1,336 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 695 students, Frank West Elementary is close to the district average of about 630 students per school.
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