Bessie E. Owens Elementary (Bakersfield City SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Bessie E. Owens Elementary is a Elementary in Bakersfield, CA. It currently serves 900 students (grades KG-06). The school is part of the Bakersfield City School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Bakersfield City School District and all schools in California.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:900

Number of Teachers: 43

Student/Teacher Ratio: 20.94

Location Info

Location: 815 Potomac Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93307

Mailing Address: 815 Potomac Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93307-1450

Phone: (661)631-5420

Website: http://owensprimary.bcsd.com

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	98
Grade 2	128
Grade 3	138
Grade 4	126
Grade 5	144
Grade 6	130
Kindergarten	136

Gender/Sex of Bessie E. Owens Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	455	50.56
Female	445	49.44

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Bessie E. Owens Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	0.44
Black or African American	87	9.67
Hispanic/Latino	749	83.22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.11
Two or more races	7	0.78
White	52	5.78

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	43	9.45
Hispanic/Latino	381	83.74
Two or more races	4	0.88
White	27	5.93

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	0.90
Black or African American	44	9.89
Hispanic/Latino	368	82.70
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.23
Two or more races	3	0.67
White	25	5.62

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.02
Black or African American	12	12.25
Hispanic/Latino	81	82.65
Two or more races	1	1.02
White	3	3.06

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	15	11.72
Hispanic/Latino	107	83.59
Two or more races	2	1.56
White	4	3.13

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	13	9.42
Hispanic/Latino	118	85.51
Two or more races	1	0.73
White	6	4.35

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	12	9.52
Hispanic/Latino	106	84.13
White	8	6.35

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	1.39
Black or African American	19	13.19
Hispanic/Latino	112	77.78
Two or more races	1	0.69
White	10	6.94

Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.77
Black or African American	11	8.46
Hispanic/Latino	106	81.54
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.77
Two or more races	1	0.77
White	10	7.69

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	5	3.68
Hispanic/Latino	119	87.50
Two or more races	1	0.74
White	11	8.09