📍 401 N. Griffith Ave., Wasco, Kern County, 93280
James A. Forrest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wasco, Kern County. The school has 571 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Steffanie Pollard. It is part of the Wasco Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
James A. Forrest Elementary enrolls 571 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 545 | 95% |
| White | 12 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
517 of the school's 571 students (91%) 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.
James A. Forrest Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
James A. Forrest Elementary is one of 6 schools in Wasco Union Elementary, based in Wasco, California. The district serves 3,474 students district-wide and employs 165 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 571 students, James A. Forrest Elementary is close to the district average of about 579 students per school.
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