📍 8301 Sunset Blvd., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93307
Sunset is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 325 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daniel Chairez. It is part of the Vineland Elementary school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Sunset enrolls 325 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 319 | 98% |
| White | 6 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
325 of the school's 325 students (100%) 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.
Sunset 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.
Sunset is one of 2 schools in Vineland Elementary, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 638 students district-wide and employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 325 students, Sunset is close to the district average of about 319 students per school.