📍 2923 McKee Rd., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93313
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 987 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joshua Porter. It is part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 enrolls 987 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Asian and 7.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 689 | 70% |
| Asian | 144 | 15% |
| White | 72 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
841 of the school's 987 students (85%) 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.
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 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 987 students, Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 is larger than the district average of about 775 students per school.
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