📍 29585 Pond Rd., Wasco, Kern County, 93280
Pond Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wasco, Kern County. The school has 184 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alex Lopez. It is part of the Pond Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
Pond Elementary enrolls 184 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% White and 1.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 175 | 95% |
| White | 4 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
166 of the school's 184 students (90%) 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.
Pond 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.
Pond Elementary is one of 1 schools in Pond Union Elementary, based in Wasco, California. The district serves 175 students district-wide and employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 184 students, Pond Elementary is close to the district average of about 175 students per school.