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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
440
Teachers (FTE)
32.1
Student-Teacher Ratio
13.7:1
FRPL Eligible
319
(72.5%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 319 of 440 (72.5%)
Free Lunch: 307 (69.8%)
Reduced-Price: 12 (2.7%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 121 (27.5%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
440
Students
| Black or African American | 271 | 61.6% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 115 | 26.1% | |
| Asian | 32 | 7.3% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 8 | 1.8% | |
| White | 7 | 1.6% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 5 | 1.1% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.5% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
440
Students
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16.4% | |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 17.7% | |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14.1% | |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% | |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17.3% | |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13.2% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 18 | 4.1% | |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0.2% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
50.2%
Male Students
221
F
49.8%
Female Students
219