Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary

Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary, a substantial elementary campus in Bakersfield, California, run under Bakersfield City, teaches 705 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Bakersfield City runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 28,365 students. Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school records 15% White, 5% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Kern County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.0%, the actual is 41.9%, a residual of +2.9 points.

In the broader community, Kern County reports that median household income runs about $70,210, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Paul L. Cato Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 29.8%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary's enrollment has rose 9% since 2018, when it stood at 647 (now 705). White enrollment moved from 24% to 15% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

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