W. A. Kendrick Elementary

As a sizable elementary campus in Bakersfield, California, W. A. Kendrick Elementary enrolls 699 students from grades K through 5, run under Greenfield Union. Enrollment runs roughly 50% above the state mean of about 465.

Greenfield Union runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 8,860 students. W. A. Kendrick Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, W. A. Kendrick Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). The remainder comes out to 6% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Kern County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, W. A. Kendrick Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 24.2%; actual is 66.2%, +42.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Kern County) reports that median household earnings sit near $70,210, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Kern County runs 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), of which W. A. Kendrick Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Greenfield Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W. A. Kendrick Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 29.5%.

W. A. Kendrick Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. W. A. Kendrick Elementary's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 766 (now 699).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.