📍 2021 M St., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93301
Downtown Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 323 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lynn Mcentire. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
Downtown Elementary enrolls 323 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 4.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 180 | 56% |
| White | 105 | 33% |
| Asian | 14 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
101 of the school's 323 students (31%) 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.
Downtown Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large).
Downtown 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 323 students, Downtown Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 630 students per school.
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