📍 6547 Buena Vista Rd., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93311
Buena Vista Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 718 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daniel Hansford. It is part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
Buena Vista Elementary enrolls 718 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 16% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 403 | 56% |
| White | 135 | 19% |
| Asian | 116 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
457 of the school's 718 students (64%) 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.
Buena Vista Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Buena Vista Elementary is one of 25 schools in Panama-Buena Vista Union, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 19,366 students district-wide and employs 790 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 718 students, Buena Vista Elementary is close to the district average of about 775 students per school.
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