Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary

Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary is one of the small primary schools in Lake Isabella, California, overseen by Kernville Union Elementary, with 390 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Kernville Union Elementary comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 764 students; Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary reports that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Kern County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 87% of students at Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.4%; this one delivers 18.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Kern County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,210 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kern County runs 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), of which Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Woodrow Wallace Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 29.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary has decreased 18%, going from 478 students in 2018 to 390 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 73% to 67%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 in 2025.

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