📍 2161 Potomac Ave., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93307
Mt. Vernon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 678 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Teresa Arambula. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
Mt. Vernon Elementary enrolls 678 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Black or African American and 4.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 601 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 5.5% |
| White | 28 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
626 of the school's 678 students (92%) 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.
Mt. Vernon 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.
Mt. Vernon 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 678 students, Mt. Vernon Elementary is close to the district average of about 630 students per school.
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