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  • Downtown Elementary School
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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We are a small school with a small library. What we do have are students who are well prepared with a thirst for knowledge and a love of literature. Because we are a K-8 school, the students have been reading the same books, year after year. By 5th grade, it is hard to find a book in the library they have not already read. I really love the look of excitement on their face when they find something new, and again, after they finish it and it is their new favorite. Even in this world where everything is digital, they still love to check out a real book.

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We are a small school with a small library. What we do have are students who are well prepared with a thirst for knowledge and a love of literature. Because we are a K-8 school, the students have been reading the same books, year after year. By 5th grade, it is hard to find a book in the library they have not already read. I really love the look of excitement on their face when they find something new, and again, after they finish it and it is their new favorite. Even in this world where everything is digital, they still love to check out a real book.

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