📍 13401 Pemberley Passage Ave., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93311
Highgate Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 544 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Morgan Hicks. It is part of the Panama-Buena Vista Union school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
Highgate Elementary enrolls 544 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Asian and 20% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 211 | 39% |
| Asian | 118 | 22% |
| White | 111 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 6.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 544 students (48%) 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.
Highgate 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.
Highgate 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 544 students, Highgate Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 775 students per school.
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