📍 6001 Edgemont Dr., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93309
Charles H. Castle Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 839 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Adam Straw. It is part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
Charles H. Castle Elementary enrolls 839 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 8.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 582 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 124 | 15% |
| White | 74 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
779 of the school's 839 students (93%) 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.
Charles H. Castle 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.
Charles H. Castle 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 839 students, Charles H. Castle Elementary is close to the district average of about 775 students per school.
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