📍 4110 Garnsey Ln., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93309
Caroline Harris Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 573 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melissa Capilla. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Caroline Harris Elementary enrolls 573 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 422 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 13% |
| White | 62 | 11% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
472 of the school's 573 students (82%) 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.
Caroline Harris 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.
Caroline Harris 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 573 students, Caroline Harris Elementary is close to the district average of about 630 students per school.
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