Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary

Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary is an intermediate school of modestly sized scale in Bakersfield, California, operated by Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary, serveing 466 students in grades 3 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 1,055 students. Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%; the rest breaks down as 40% White, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 51% of students at Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.2%, the actual is 47.0%, a residual of -2.1 points.

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

The closest other public school is Rio Bravo Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 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-Greeley Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 476 (now 466). White enrollment moved from 54% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

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