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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
421
Teachers (FTE)
34.5
Student-Teacher Ratio
12.2:1
FRPL Eligible
399
(94.8%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 399 of 421 (94.8%)
Free Lunch: 393 (93.3%)
Reduced-Price: 6 (1.4%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 22 (5.2%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
421
Students
| Black or African American | 275 | 65.3% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 121 | 28.7% | |
| White | 7 | 1.7% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 5 | 1.2% | |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 5 | 1.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.7% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
421
Students
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12.4% | |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14.7% | |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12.1% | |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% | |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16.9% | |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 16.6% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 49 | 11.6% | |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0.7% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
47.7%
Male Students
201
F
52.3%
Female Students
220