Karl F. Clemens Elementary

Located at 600 Griffith Ave., in Wasco, California, Karl F. Clemens Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school that enrolls 551 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Wasco Union Elementary.

Wasco Union Elementary runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,473 students. Karl F. Clemens Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Karl F. Clemens Elementary records that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 2% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

On the resource side, Karl F. Clemens Elementary lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 95% of students at Karl F. Clemens Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Karl F. Clemens Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.6%; this one delivers 17.3%.

Across the wider county, Kern County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,210 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kern County runs 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), of which Karl F. Clemens Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Thomas Jefferson Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Karl F. Clemens Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.9%.

Karl F. Clemens Elementary operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Karl F. Clemens Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 568 (now 551). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

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