Elementary · California

Independence Elementary

Free meals for all

Independence Elementary, a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California: grades k–6, 709 students, 22.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Rosedale Union Elementary.

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: 709
Teachers (FTE): 31.0
Students per teacher: 22.9
Grades: K–6; Elementary

More students per teacher than 57% of elementary schools in California

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 94% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 88% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Larger than 90% 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: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Rosedale Union Elementary

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Rosedale Union Elementary.

Location

Address: 2345 Old Farm Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93312
Phone: (661)588-6011
City or town: Rosedale
County: Kern County

Website Quality of life in Rosedale Schools in Rosedale

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Rosedale-North ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	537	18.2	0.9 mi
Patriot ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	931	24.4	1.4 mi
Centennial ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	576	19.1	1.4 mi
American ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	701	21.8	1.6 mi
Endeavour ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	724	21.9	2.0 mi
Almondale ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	631	21.4	2.1 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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