📍 5501 Kleinpell Ave., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93309
Wayne Van Horn Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 604 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Montrelle Henry. It is part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
Wayne Van Horn Elementary enrolls 604 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 406 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 15% |
| White | 66 | 11% |
| Asian | 23 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
548 of the school's 604 students (91%) 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.
Wayne Van Horn 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.
Wayne Van Horn 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 604 students, Wayne Van Horn Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 775 students per school.
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