📍 2301 Park Dr., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93306
Hort Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 641 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melissa Banal Hoyt. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
Hort Elementary enrolls 641 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 2.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 530 | 83% |
| White | 82 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
560 of the school's 641 students (87%) 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.
Hort Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Hort 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 641 students, Hort Elementary is close to the district average of about 630 students per school.