📍 1100 Citadel St., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93307
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 703 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bakersfield City school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary enrolls 703 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 5.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 563 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 12% |
| White | 38 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
664 of the school's 703 students (94%) 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. Martin Luther King Jr. 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. Martin Luther King Jr. 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 703 students, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is close to the district average of about 630 students per school.
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