📍 3801 Brave Ave., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93309
Munsey Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 621 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarah Riess. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Munsey Elementary enrolls 621 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 7.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 442 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 103 | 17% |
| White | 44 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
570 of the school's 621 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.
Munsey 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.
Munsey 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 621 students, Munsey Elementary is close to the district average of about 630 students per school.