Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary, a moderately sized K-5 school in Bakersfield, California, one of the schools within Bakersfield City, teaches 621 students, covering grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 34% above typical.

Bakersfield City runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 28,365 students. Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Cesar E. Chavez Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school records 17% White, 5% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at school resources, Cesar E. Chavez Elementary logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Cesar E. Chavez Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Kern County) logs that median household earnings sit near $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is one of 279 public schools in Kern County (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students).

The closest other public school is Paul L. Cato Middle, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cesar E. Chavez Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Cesar E. Chavez Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 619 (now 621). Hispanic enrollment moved from 61% to 76% across the same window.

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