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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
621
Teachers (FTE)
32.7
Student-Teacher Ratio
19.0:1
FRPL Eligible
597
(96.1%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 597 of 621 (96.1%)
Eligible (Combined): 597 (96.1%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 24 (3.9%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
621
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 432 | 69.6% | |
| Black or African American | 107 | 17.2% | |
| White | 60 | 9.7% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 21 | 3.4% | |
| Asian | 1 | 0.2% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
621
Students
| Grade 1 | 90 | 14.5% | |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15.6% | |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 17.2% | |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 18.8% | |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 15.9% | |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 15.5% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 15 | 2.4% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
54.3%
Male Students
337
F
45.7%
Female Students
284