📍 9801 Highland Knolls Dr., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93306
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 770 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Denise Flowers. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary enrolls 770 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 18% White and 3.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 571 | 74% |
| White | 136 | 18% |
| Asian | 30 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
453 of the school's 770 students (59%) 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.
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher 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 770 students, Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary is larger than the district average of about 630 students per school.
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