📍 2400 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93301
Franklin Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 451 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carla Tafoya. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
Franklin Elementary enrolls 451 students across grades K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 299 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 15% |
| White | 58 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
385 of the school's 451 students (85%) 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.
Franklin 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.
Franklin 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 451 students, Franklin Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 630 students per school.
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