📍 1001 Tenth St., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93304
Rafer Johnson is an Alternative/PRU serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 32 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jesse Beed. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.8:1.
Rafer Johnson enrolls 32 students across grades K–8. The student body is 72% male and 28% female. A teaching staff of 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 34% |
| White | 7 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 3.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
25 of the school's 32 students (78%) 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.
Rafer Johnson 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.
Rafer Johnson 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 32 students, Rafer Johnson is smaller than the district average of about 630 students per school.