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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
745
Teachers (FTE)
42.3
Student-Teacher Ratio
17.6:1
FRPL Eligible
570
(76.5%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 570 of 745 (76.5%)
Free Lunch: 511 (68.6%)
Reduced-Price: 59 (7.9%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 175 (23.5%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
744
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 445 | 59.8% | |
| White | 250 | 33.6% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 29 | 3.9% | |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.2% | |
| Asian | 7 | 0.9% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.5% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
745
Students
| Grade 6 | 256 | 34.4% | |
| Grade 7 | 244 | 32.8% | |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 32.9% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
51.1%
Male Students
380
F
48.9%
Female Students
364