📍 9400 Stine Rd., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93313
Panama Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 797 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brian Malavar. It is part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.6:1.
Panama Elementary enrolls 797 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Two or more races and 8.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 499 | 63% |
| Two or more races | 123 | 16% |
| Asian | 68 | 8.6% |
| White | 65 | 8.2% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
636 of the school's 797 students (80%) 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.
Panama Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Panama 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 797 students, Panama Elementary is close to the district average of about 775 students per school.