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Bessie E. Owens Elementary

Regular School · Bakersfield, CA

Bessie E. Owens Elementary is a regular school school in Bakersfield, California, serving grades KG–06 with 867 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 06
Enrollment
867
Teachers (FTE)
40.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
21.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 728 84%
Black or African American 81 9%
White 49 6%
Asian 5 1%
Two or more races 3 0%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 867 439M / 427F

English Language Learners: 261 (30% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9%
Reading Proficiency . 48.7%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
21 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
3
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
173
20% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 867 100%

Contact & Location

815 Potomac Ave.

Bakersfield, CA 93307

Phone: (661)631-5420

http://owensprimary.bcsd.com

District

Bakersfield City

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,746

District enrollment: 28,835

NCES ID

060363000313

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD