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Bessie E. Owens Intermediate

(661) 631-5950

Physical Address:
815 Eureka ST
Bakersfield, CA  93305
Mailing Address:
815 Eureka St.
Bakersfield, CA  93305

School Information

District:
Bakersfield City
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Kern County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
4 - 6
Number of Students:
487

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Bessie E. Owens Intermediate

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 75.98% 56.61% 48.34%
Black 11.50% 6.73% 8.03%
White 8.42% 31.86% 31.61%
Asian/Pacific 2.87% 3.57% 10.31%
American Indian 1.23% 1.40% 2.10%

Genders in Bessie E. Owens Intermediate

This School County Average State Average
Male 60.37% 52.17% 53.03%
Female 39.63% 47.83% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Bessie E. Owens Intermediate

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 379 334 370
Black 65 58 56
White 42 45 41
Asian/Pacific 12 16 14
American Indian 3 5 6
Others 0 1 0
Total 501 459 487

Enrollment by Gender for Bessie E. Owens Intermediate

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 284 267 294
Female 217 192 193
Total 501 459 487

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Bessie E. Owens Intermediate

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 501 459 487
# Eligible for free lunch 378 (75%) 373 (81%) 405 (83%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 42 (8%) 37 (8%) 45 (9%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 420 (84%) 410 (89%) 450 (92%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Bessie E. Owens Intermediate

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 501 459 487
Fulltime teachers 31.0 24.9 22.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 16.20 15.80 22.14
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.14 18.03 20.48