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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
653
Teachers (FTE)
59.4
Student-Teacher Ratio
11.0:1
FRPL Eligible
629
(96.3%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 629 of 653 (96.3%)
Free Lunch: 626 (95.9%)
Reduced-Price: 3 (0.5%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 24 (3.7%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
653
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 445 | 68.1% | |
| Black or African American | 190 | 29.1% | |
| White | 5 | 0.8% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 4 | 0.6% | |
| Asian | 4 | 0.6% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 3 | 0.5% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.3% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
653
Students
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14.7% | |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 15.6% | |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 14.9% | |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 16.5% | |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 14.7% | |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 16.2% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 47 | 7.2% | |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0.2% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
51.1%
Male Students
334
F
48.9%
Female Students
319