Bill Williams Elementary School in Bakersfield, California on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Bill Williams Elementary School is an urban public school in Bakersfield, California that is part of Panama - Buena Vista Union School District. It serves 962 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 30.1:1. Its teachers have had 139 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

962 Students

32 Teachers

5601 Harris Rd

Bakersfield, CA 93313 View local requests

https://williams.pbvusd.k12.ca.us/

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Bill Williams Elementary School Demographics

85%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

84%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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