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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
600
Teachers (FTE)
56.2
Student-Teacher Ratio
10.7:1
FRPL Eligible
577
(96.2%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 577 of 600 (96.2%)
Free Lunch: 573 (95.5%)
Reduced-Price: 4 (0.7%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 23 (3.8%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
600
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 430 | 71.7% | |
| Black or African American | 149 | 24.8% | |
| White | 8 | 1.3% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 7 | 1.2% | |
| Asian | 3 | 0.5% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 3 | 0.5% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
600
Students
| Grade 1 | 82 | 13.7% | |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13.7% | |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14.5% | |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 14.3% | |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 14% | |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 95 | 15.8% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
47.8%
Male Students
287
F
52.2%
Female Students
313