📍 8900 W.wold Dr., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93311
Christa McAuliffe Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 600 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cristina Ishii. It is part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
Christa McAuliffe Elementary enrolls 600 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 322 | 54% |
| White | 130 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 28 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
412 of the school's 600 students (69%) 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.
Christa McAuliffe 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.
Christa McAuliffe 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 600 students, Christa McAuliffe Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 775 students per school.
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