- 2021 M St.
- Bakersfield, CA 93301
- (661) 631-5920
Magnet | Grades K-7 | Bakersfield City
About Downtown Elementary School
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Downtown Elementary School is located in Bakersfield, CA and is one of 43 schools in Bakersfield City. It is a magnet school that serves 298 students in grades K-7.
Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs.
Downtown Elementary School made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Downtown Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Downtown Elementary School had an API growth score of 877 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Downtown Elementary School's 2009 base score was 870 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Downtown Elementary School had 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Downtown Elementary School's students and teachers.
Downtown Elementary School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
43 %
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White
42 %
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Black
9 %
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Multiple or No Response
3 %
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Filipino
1 %
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Asian
1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 53%
- Male 47%
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