Del Rio Elementary

Del Rio Elementary operates as a medium-sized K-5 school in Bakersfield, California, run under Rosedale Union Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 595 students spanning grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 28% larger than typical.

Rosedale Union Elementary runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 6,202 students. Del Rio Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Del Rio Elementary lists that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Kern County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably less Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kern County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Del Rio Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.1%.

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. Del Rio Elementary is one of 279 public schools in Kern County (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students).

Nearest neighbor: Highgate Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Del Rio Elementary comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 54.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 36%: 437 students in 2018 compared to 595 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

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