Rio Bravo Elementary

Rio Bravo Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Bakersfield, California, one of the schools within Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 589 students spanning grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 27% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Rio Bravo Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary, a district that instructs 1,055 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Rio Bravo Elementary logs that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 46% White, 4% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Rio Bravo Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kern County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rio Bravo Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kern County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Rio Bravo Elementary is one of 279 public schools in Kern County (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rio Bravo Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 34.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 7%: 553 students in 2018 compared to 589 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 54% to 46% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Rio Bravo Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.