📍 2551 Morning Dr., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93306
Walter Stiern Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 659 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Deicy Gonzalez. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
Walter Stiern Middle enrolls 659 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% White and 4.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 574 | 87% |
| White | 42 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
567 of the school's 659 students (86%) 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.
Walter Stiern Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Walter Stiern Middle 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 659 students, Walter Stiern Middle is close to the district average of about 630 students per school.
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