📍 4201 Mesa Marin Dr., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93306
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 509 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shannon Jensen. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary enrolls 509 students across grades K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 6.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 359 | 71% |
| White | 99 | 19% |
| Asian | 34 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 509 students (51%) 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.
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary 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.
Cesar E. Chavez 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 509 students, Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 630 students per school.
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