📍 2400 Planz Rd., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93304
Planz Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 694 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Emily Guthrie. It is part of the Greenfield Union school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
Planz Elementary enrolls 694 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 4.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 555 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 11% |
| White | 29 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
656 of the school's 694 students (95%) 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.
Planz 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.
Planz Elementary is one of 12 schools in Greenfield Union, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 8,860 students district-wide and employs 411 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 694 students, Planz Elementary is close to the district average of about 738 students per school.