Grow Public Schools

Grow Public Schools is a large elementary school that serves part of Bakersfield, California. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 1,446 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 211% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.

Grow Public Schools District is responsible for Grow Public Schools.

Of every 100 students at Grow Public Schools, about 91 are Hispanic. The school is also 6% White. That is higher than the 57% Hispanic share among all Kern County residents. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Grow Public Schools are from different groups.

The school's 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 76% average among public schools in Kern County.

In Kern County, home to about 915,075 people, the median household earns about $70,210 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Kern County number 279, with about 197,431 students.

Grow Public Schools's closest public school neighbor is Earl Warren Junior High, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Grow Public Schools holds at least 8 other public schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Grow Public Schools is Rural: Fringe. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

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