📍 42600 Hwy 58, Buttonwillow, Kern County, 93206
Buttonwillow Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buttonwillow, Kern County. The school has 313 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rebecca Castellanos. It is part of the Buttonwillow Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
Buttonwillow Elementary enrolls 313 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% White and 1.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 288 | 92% |
| White | 17 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
286 of the school's 313 students (91%) 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.
Buttonwillow Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Buttonwillow Elementary is one of 1 schools in Buttonwillow Union Elementary, based in Buttonwillow, California. The district serves 288 students district-wide and employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 313 students, Buttonwillow Elementary is close to the district average of about 288 students per school.
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