American Elementary

Located at 800 Verdugo, in Bakersfield, California, American Elementary is a sizable elementary school that serves 701 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Rosedale Union Elementary. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so American Elementary sits 51% larger than that benchmark.

Within Rosedale Union Elementary, which oversees 9 schools and 6,202 students, American Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, American Elementary logs that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 38% White, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. That is considerably less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kern County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, American Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kern County put median household earnings sit near $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. American Elementary is one of 279 public schools in Kern County (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students).

The closest other public school is Liberty High, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, American Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 746 students in 2018 compared to 701 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 35% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

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