📍 6001 Pioneer Dr., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93306
Voorhies Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 1,032 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sharleen Mckelvey. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
Voorhies Elementary enrolls 1,032 students across grades K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% White and 3.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 948 | 92% |
| White | 39 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
901 of the school's 1,032 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.
Voorhies 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.
Voorhies 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 1,032 students, Voorhies Elementary is larger than the district average of about 630 students per school.
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