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Elementary School
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
887
Teachers (FTE)
69.0
Student-Teacher Ratio
12.9:1
FRPL Eligible
862
(97.2%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 862 of 887 (97.2%)
Free Lunch: 849 (95.7%)
Reduced-Price: 13 (1.5%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 25 (2.8%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
887
Students
| Black or African American | 583 | 65.7% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 240 | 27.1% | |
| White | 34 | 3.8% | |
| Asian | 12 | 1.4% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 7 | 0.8% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.7% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 5 | 0.6% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
887
Students
| Grade 1 | 86 | 9.7% | |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 9.1% | |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 10.1% | |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 9.7% | |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 11.2% | |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 11.2% | |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 14.8% | |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 16.9% | |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 7.2% | |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0.1% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
50.2%
Male Students
445
F
49.8%
Female Students
442