Veterans Elementary

Set in Bakersfield, California, Veterans Elementary is a large K-5 school, operated by Norris Elementary. It teaches 1,002 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 115% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Veterans Elementary is one of 5 schools operated by Norris Elementary, a district that teaches 4,153 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Veterans Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 37% White, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Veterans Elementary reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 38% of students at Veterans Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kern County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Veterans Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.9%; this one delivers 54.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kern County put median household income runs about $70,210, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Kern County's 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), Veterans Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Norris Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Veterans Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Veterans Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Veterans Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 1,009 (now 1,002). Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.