Amy B. Seibert Elementary

Amy B. Seibert Elementary, a reasonably sized K-5 school in Bakersfield, California, one of the schools within Panama-Buena Vista Union, hosts 628 students, covering grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 35% above typical.

Panama-Buena Vista Union runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 19,366 students. Amy B. Seibert Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Amy B. Seibert Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%; the rest is composed of 11% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 57% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Amy B. Seibert Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kern County put median household income runs about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kern County runs 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), of which Amy B. Seibert Elementary is one.

Frank West Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Amy B. Seibert Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Amy B. Seibert Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 25.3%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Amy B. Seibert Elementary has decreased 12%, going from 715 students in 2018 to 628 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 68% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 today.

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