📍 3900 Berkshire Rd., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93313
Berkshire Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 926 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Mensing. It is part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.8:1.
Berkshire Elementary enrolls 926 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Asian and 7.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 655 | 71% |
| Asian | 117 | 13% |
| White | 66 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 2.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
741 of the school's 926 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.
Berkshire 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.
Berkshire 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 926 students, Berkshire Elementary is larger than the district average of about 775 students per school.
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