📍 5225 Kelso Valley Rd., Weldon, Kern County, 93283
South Fork Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Weldon, Kern County. The school has 344 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Richard Rhodes. It is part of the South Fork Union school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
South Fork Elementary enrolls 344 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 222 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 9.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 344 students (71%) 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.
South Fork Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
South Fork Elementary is one of 1 schools in South Fork Union, based in Weldon, California. The district serves 348 students district-wide and employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 344 students, South Fork Elementary is close to the district average of about 348 students per school.
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