Ramon Garza Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in Bakersfield, California, Ramon Garza Elementary teaches 658 students from grades K through 5, run under Bakersfield City. That puts it 42% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 44 schools in Bakersfield City (28,365 students total), Ramon Garza Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ramon Garza Elementary lists that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 57% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Ramon Garza Elementary lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Ramon Garza Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.4%, the actual is 20.6%, a residual of -1.8 points.

In the surrounding community, 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 roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ramon Garza Elementary is one of 279 public schools in Kern County (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sierra Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ramon Garza Elementary comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 20.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ramon Garza Elementary has contracted 29%, going from 922 students in 2018 to 658 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.