Dolores S. Whitley TK-8
Public · Grades K–8 · 1,151 students
Panama Elementary
9400 Stine Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93313
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
876
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
26.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Panama-Buena Vista Union
Kern County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Panama Elementary
Panama Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving grades K–6. It is part of Panama-Buena Vista Union. The school is located in a large city in Kern County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 876 students were enrolled, with about 26.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 876 students
- Students per teacher
- 26.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Panama-Buena Vista Union
- County
- Kern County
- NCES school ID
- 060639009329
Schools near Panama Elementary
All 170 schools in Bakersfield →
Douglas J. Miller Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 994 students
Berkshire Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 932 students
Granite Pointe Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 670 students
Roy W. Loudon Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 807 students
Bill L. Williams Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 926 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.