The Bakersfield City School District is meeting Tuesday night to talk about a new elementary school that would be near E. Belle Terrace and Cottonwood Road in Southeast Bakersfield.

BCSD selected the land for the new elementary school which occupies approximately 24 acres west and south of Citadel and Mardi Gras Roads.

The new school would accommodate 891 students, according to BCSD.

The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the district office on 1300 Baker Street.