Grow Public Schools

Grow Public Schools is a K-5 school of well-populated scale in Bakersfield, California, run under Grow Public Schools District, enrolling 1,446 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Grow Public Schools sits 211% bigger than that benchmark.

Grow Public Schools sits inside Grow Public Schools District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Grow Public Schools shows that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 57% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kern County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Kern County reports that 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. Grow Public Schools is one of 279 public schools in Kern County (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students).

Earl Warren Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site. Grow Public Schools operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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