Elementary · California

Virginia Avenue Elementary

Free meals for all

Virginia Avenue Elementary, a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California: grades k–6, 644 students, 21.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Fairfax 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: 644
Teachers (FTE): 29.5
Students per teacher: 21.8
Grades: K–6; Elementary

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

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 82% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Larger than 85% 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: Fairfax Elementary

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

Location

Address: 3301 Virginia Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: (661)366-3223
City or town: East Niles
County: Kern County

Website Quality of life in East Niles Schools in East Niles

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Ramon Garza ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	658	20.4	0.8 mi
Pioneer Drive ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	562	19.8	0.9 mi
Horace Mann ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	870	21.2	1.2 mi
Mt. Vernon ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	614	18.7	1.2 mi
Zephyr Lane ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	797	24.2	1.3 mi
Shirley Lane ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	617	22.0	1.6 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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NCES 061329001507