📍 816 Lincoln St., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93305
Jefferson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 533 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ana Rivera. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
Jefferson Elementary enrolls 533 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Black or African American and 3.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 467 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 7.1% |
| White | 21 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
509 of the school's 533 students (95%) 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.
Jefferson 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.
Jefferson 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 533 students, Jefferson Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 630 students per school.
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