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EL Parent Night is on November 30th. Click the graphic to register.
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Red Ribbon Week
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Join the Fruitvale Family! Do you work in our district boundaries? Your child could qualify for a transfer to one of our award - winning schools!
Image in Spanish: ¿Trabajar en los límites de nuestra escuela? ¡Su hijo(a) podría calificar para una transferencia a nuestra escuela!
History Day Participants
Transitional Kindergarten will soon be available to all 4 year olds in California. Your child can start TK at the beginning of the school ear with the following birth dates: Students born between Sep 2, 2018 and April 2, 2019 can start TK in school year 2023-2024. Students born between Sep 2, 2019 and June 2, 2020 can start TK in School year 2024-2025. Students born between September 2, 2020 and August 30, 2021 can start TK in school year 2025-2026. Call our district for more information at 661-589-3830

Parent Project

Are you having challenges with school performance, talking back, truancy, and screen time? Fruitvale is offering a highly effective parenting class called Parent Project to families and using the Loving Solutions curriculum.  It helps guardians navigate parenting challenges through strategies and folding in child development concepts.  Taught by our certified counselors and school social worker, it is for children in grades TK - 8th grade. Dinner and daycare provided.
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California Healthy Kids Survey

Fifth, sixth, and seventh grade students will take part in our school’s California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS), sponsored by the California Department of Education. This is a very important survey that will help promote better health and well-being among our youth, improve the school learning environment, and combat problems such as drug abuse and violence. You can preview the survey here.
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About Us

The Fruitvale School District is located in northwest Bakersfield. Founded in 1895, the District includes Columbia Elementary, Discovery Elementary, Endeavour Elementary, Quailwood Elementary and Fruitvale Junior High Schools, and has a current TK-grade 8 enrollment of 3,062 students.
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Mission

We will provide an environment of excellence where students and staff are engaged responsibly in 21st Century learning within the context of priority standards. We will inspire each student to innovate, collaborate, and persevere as critical thinkers in real world problem solving.
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Vision

The Fruitvale District School Board, staff members, and parents are committed to providing high-quality programs and ongoing instructional improvement.
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Alumni

Welcome to our school! We believe that parent participation is key to student success; our new website is designed to provide parents with all the information they need to be active participants in their student’s education. You will find that the site works just as well on mobile devices as it does on a desktop so you can find information on the go.