📍 2900 Barnett St., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93308
Highland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 729 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Stewart. It is part of the Standard Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
Highland Elementary enrolls 729 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 42% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 378 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 307 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
609 of the school's 729 students (84%) 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.
Highland Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Highland Elementary is one of 4 schools in Standard Elementary, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 3,193 students district-wide and employs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 729 students, Highland Elementary is close to the district average of about 798 students per school.
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