Dolores S. Whitley TK-8

Set in Bakersfield, California, Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 is a big elementary campus, overseen by Panama-Buena Vista Union. It teaches 1,151 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 sits 148% larger than that benchmark.

Panama-Buena Vista Union runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 19,366 students. Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 shows that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 16% Asian, 5% White, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kern County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Kern County's rate of about 76%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.3%.

In the surrounding community, 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. Across Kern County's 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Stonecreek Junior High, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dolores S. Whitley TK-8. On composite proficiency, Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

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