📍 7500 Vaquero Ave., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93308
Discovery Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 726 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eva Martinez. It is part of the Fruitvale Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
Discovery Elementary enrolls 726 students across grades K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 5.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 364 | 50% |
| White | 265 | 37% |
| Asian | 41 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
400 of the school's 726 students (55%) 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.
Discovery Elementary 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.
Discovery Elementary is one of 5 schools in Fruitvale Elementary, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 3,069 students district-wide and employs 149 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 726 students, Discovery Elementary is larger than the district average of about 614 students per school.
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