📍 9815 Campus Park Dr., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93311
Old River Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 867 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kathy Josephson. It is part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.5:1.
Old River Elementary enrolls 867 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 9.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 481 | 55% |
| White | 178 | 21% |
| Asian | 81 | 9.3% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 6.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
621 of the school's 867 students (72%) 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.
Old River 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.
Old River 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 867 students, Old River Elementary is close to the district average of about 775 students per school.
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