Elementary · California

Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Free meals for all

Christa McAuliffe Elementary, a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California: grades k–6, 524 students, 21.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Panama-Buena Vista Union.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 524
Teachers (FTE): 24.5
Students per teacher: 21.4
Grades: K–6; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 62% of elementary schools in California

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 90% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 64% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Larger than 70% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–6
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Panama-Buena Vista Union

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Panama-Buena Vista Union.

Location

Address: 8900 Westwold Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93311
Phone: (661)665-9471
City or town: Bakersfield
County: Kern County

Quality of life in Bakersfield Schools in Bakersfield

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Leo B. Hart ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	705	26.4	0.4 mi
Laurelglen ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	574	23.1	0.7 mi
Old River ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	795	24.8	1.1 mi
Sing Lum ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	809	25.5	1.2 mi
Stockdale ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	587	22.6	1.4 mi
Ronald Reagan ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	831	25.0	1.7 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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