📍 1120 S. Curry St., Tehachapi, Kern County, 93561
Tompkins Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tehachapi, Kern County. The school has 642 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Clair Rhea. It is part of the Tehachapi Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
Tompkins Elementary enrolls 642 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 43% White and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 295 | 46% |
| White | 276 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
279 of the school's 642 students (43%) 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.
Tompkins Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Tompkins Elementary is one of 7 schools in Tehachapi Unified, based in Tehachapi, California. The district serves 4,156 students district-wide and employs 177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 642 students, Tompkins Elementary is close to the district average of about 594 students per school.
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