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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,151
Elementary
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANAMA-BUENA VISTA UNION·NCES 060639014239
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8
2923 McKee Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93313 · (661) 885-6600 · Kern County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,151 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
997 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
CA avg 47.1% . -2.9pp since 2018
Math
32.7%
CA avg 35.6% . -5.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About 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.
On allk12, members of the Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Panama-Buena Vista Union
- Douglas J. Miller ElementaryElementary · 994 students
- Stonecreek Junior HighMiddle · 986 students
- Earl Warren Junior HighMiddle · 965 students
- Berkshire ElementaryElementary · 932 students
- Bill L. Williams ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Panama ElementaryElementary · 876 students
Other schools in Bakersfield
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
Nearby schools
- Stonecreek Junior High0.9 mi · 986
- Granite Pointe Elementary1.1 mi · 670
- Panama Elementary1.2 mi · 876
- Berkshire Elementary1.2 mi · 932
- Ridgeview High1.3 mi · 2,575
- Horizon Elementary1.4 mi · 845
Frequently asked questions
About Dolores S. Whitley TK-8How large is Dolores S. Whitley TK-8?
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 enrolls approximately 1,151 students in grades KG-08.
Is Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Dolores S. Whitley TK-8?
Approximately 22.7:1 students per teacher at Dolores S. Whitley TK-8.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dolores S. Whitley TK-8?
At Dolores S. Whitley TK-8, the student body is approximately 5% White, 71% Hispanic, 4% Black, 16% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 in?
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 is part of Panama-Buena Vista Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.